Democrats unveil bill to ban online ‘surveillance advertising’
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889903/democrats-targeted-advertising-facebook-google-surveillance
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Democrats unveil bill to ban online ‘surveillance advertising’
Most targeted advertising would be banned
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Reddit Co-Founder Says Play-To-Earn Crypto Games Will Be 90% Of Gaming Market In 5 Years
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/reddit-co-founder-says-play-to-earn-crypto-games-will-be-90-of-gaming-market-in-5-years/1100-6499700/
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GameSpot
Reddit Co-Founder Says Play-To-Earn Crypto Games Will Be 90% Of Gaming Market In 5 Years
Alexis Ohanian predicts the shift will come from gamers wanting to be "properly valued for [their] time."
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Returning travellers made to hand over phones and passcodes to Australian Border Force | Privacy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/returning-travellers-made-to-hand-over-phones-and-passcodes-to-australian-border-force
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Returning travellers made to hand over phones and passcodes to Australian Border Force
Sydney man says he doesn’t know what officials looked at on his phone or what happens to his data
Indonesian college student becomes millionaire after putting his selfies up for sale as NFTs as a joke
https://news.yahoo.com/indonesian-college-student-becomes-millionaire-185120727.html
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Indonesian college student becomes millionaire after putting his selfies up for sale as NFTs as a joke
A computer science student in Indonesia became a millionaire after selling his selfies on a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, sold NFTs of his hundreds of images under the title “Ghozali Everyday” on NFT trading platform…
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Farmers seek jury trial against John Deere for anti repair practices - Right to Repair
https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/20002-deere-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-right-to-repair
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Farm-Equipment
ONGOING COVERAGE: Right-to-Repair Impact on Dealers, Deere, Other OEMs
In a June 8 report, the Public Interest Research Group claimed that Michigan's House Bill 4673 would help dealers deal with technician shortages.
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Apple, Google say US antitrust bills would harm user privacy and security.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3163896/apple-google-say-us-antitrust-bills-would-harm-user-privacy-and?module=live&pgtype=homepage
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South China Morning Post
Apple, Google say US antitrust bills would harm user privacy and security
Apple and Google said new legislation would make it harder to protect users by undermining security features, but small tech firms support bills could increase competition in Big Tech ecosystems.
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Copyright Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of Your Right to Repair
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/copyright-shouldnt-stand-way-your-right-repair
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
Copyright Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of Your Right to Repair
If you bought it, you own it and you can do what you want with it. That should be the end of the story—whether we’re talking about a car, a tractor, a smartphone, a computer, or really anything you
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Lyft is spending millions to stop its Massachusetts drivers from becoming employees
https://www.engadget.com/lyft-massachusetts-13-million-ballot-measure-uber-025834250.html
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Engadget
Lyft is spending millions to stop its Massachusetts drivers from becoming employees | Engadget
Two years after kneecapping efforts to classify drivers in California as employees rather than contractors, Lyft is returning to the same, expensive playbook on the East Coast..
Microsoft Deal Wipes $20 Billion Off Sony's Market Value in a Day
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sony-drops-9-6-wake-001506944.html
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Microsoft Deal Wipes $20 Billion Off Sony's Market Value in a Day
(Bloomberg) -- Sony Group Corp. shares fell 13% in Tokyo on Wednesday, their biggest drop since October 2008, after PlayStation rival Microsoft Corp. announced a $69 billion deal to acquire games publisher Activision Blizzard Inc.Most Read from BloombergEarly…
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US introduces new privacy bill to ban targeted advertising on digital platforms
https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/us-introduces-new-privacy-bill-to-ban-targeted-advertising-on-digital-platforms/articleshow/88988570.cms
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Business Insider
US introduces new privacy bill to ban targeted advertising on digital platforms
The US has unveiled a new privacy bill that would ban targeted advertising on digital platforms by social media giants like Meta (formerly Facebook), Google
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Google Analytics declared illegal in the EU.
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/google-analytics
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Tutanota
Is Google Analytics illegal in the EU? Yes and no, but mostly yes.
Using Google Analytics in a legally compliant way is still possible in Europe. Here we explain how.
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Elon Musk laments the declining birth rate: 'If there aren't enough people for Earth, then there definitely won't be enough for Mars'
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-not-enough-people-for-mars-population-twitter-2022-1
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Business Insider
Elon Musk laments the declining birth rate: 'If there aren't enough people for Earth, then there definitely won't be enough for…
The SpaceX founder and CEO has said the company will land humans on Mars in five to 10 years.
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Apple and Google are pleading with US lawmakers not to pass antitrust regulation challenging app stores and search
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-google-antitrust-the-senate-and-silicon-valley-2022-1
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Business Insider
Apple and Google are pleading with US lawmakers not to pass antitrust regulation challenging app stores and search
More than 40 tech companies – including DuckDuckGo, Quora, and Silicon Valley juggernaut Y Combinator – signed an open letter backing the proposals.
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Starlink Satellites Are Photo Bombing Astronomy Images
https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-satellites-are-photo-bombing-astronomy-images
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PCMAG
Starlink Satellites Are Photo Bombing Astronomy Images
Satellite streaks aren't yet a huge problem, but they're bound to increase as SpaceX and other companies launch more low-Earth orbiting satellites, the American Astronomical Society says.
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Nine-year-old kids are launching DDoS attacks against schools
https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/nine-year-old-kids-are-launching-ddos-attacks-against-schools/
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Hot for Security
Nine-year-old kids are launching DDoS attacks against schools
Britain's computer crime cops are targeting youngsters as young as nine years
old in an attempt to dissuade them from embarking on a life of cybercrime.
old in an attempt to dissuade them from embarking on a life of cybercrime.
Microsoft has avoided the hot seat for years. Its new mega deal may change that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/19/microsoft-has-avoided-hot-seat-years-its-new-mega-deal-may-change-that/
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The inventor of the World Wide Web says his creation has been abused for too long
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-says-his-creation-has-been-abused-for-too-long
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TechRadar
The inventor of the World Wide Web says his creation has been abused for too long
Sir Tim Berners-Lee believes the web has veered away from its original purpose, but he has a plan to fix it.
How mRNA technology could create a new vaccine — against ticks | Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. This new vaccine could eventually protect against several of them
https://www.salon.com/2022/01/19/how-mrna-technology-could-create-a-new-vaccine--against-ticks_partner/
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Salon
How mRNA technology could create a new vaccine — against ticks
Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. This new vaccine could eventually protect against several of them
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Walmart Plans Launch Of NFTs Cryptocurrency And Tokens As It Dives Into The Metaverse And Virtual Reality
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/01/17/walmart-plans-launch-of-nfts-cryptocurrency-and-tokens-as-it-dives-into-the-metaverse-and-virtual-reality/
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/01/17/walmart-plans-launch-of-nfts-cryptocurrency-and-tokens-as-it-dives-into-the-metaverse-and-virtual-reality/
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Forbes
Walmart Plans Launch Of NFTs Cryptocurrency And Tokens As It Dives Into The Metaverse And Virtual Reality
Walmart plans to sell virtual goods, ranging the gamut from electronics, home decorations, children's toys and games, sporting goods, personal care products to physical fitness training services and health and nutrition classes in augmented and virtual reality.
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