#NoGooLag #techbite #china #taiwan
Taiwan to block streaming services of Tencent and Baidu's iQiyi
Crackdown is latest setback for Chinese internet companies seeking growth abroad
HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Taiwan authorities are closing a regulatory loophole to block Tencent Holdings and Baidu from offering video streaming services on the self-governing island, the latest sign that rising geopolitical tensions are weighing on the global ambitions of Chinese internet giants.
Chinese players are already banned from offering video streaming in Taiwan, but Tencent and Baidu's popular iQiyi platform have managed to avoid those restrictions by partnering with local companies. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, however, announced on Tuesday night that it is tightening its regulations to prevent local businesses from distributing video content produced by mainland Chinese companies, effective Sept. 3.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Taiwan-to-block-streaming-services-of-Tencent-and-Baidu-s-iQiyi
Taiwan to block streaming services of Tencent and Baidu's iQiyi
Crackdown is latest setback for Chinese internet companies seeking growth abroad
HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Taiwan authorities are closing a regulatory loophole to block Tencent Holdings and Baidu from offering video streaming services on the self-governing island, the latest sign that rising geopolitical tensions are weighing on the global ambitions of Chinese internet giants.
Chinese players are already banned from offering video streaming in Taiwan, but Tencent and Baidu's popular iQiyi platform have managed to avoid those restrictions by partnering with local companies. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, however, announced on Tuesday night that it is tightening its regulations to prevent local businesses from distributing video content produced by mainland Chinese companies, effective Sept. 3.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Taiwan-to-block-streaming-services-of-Tencent-and-Baidu-s-iQiyi
Nikkei Asia
Taiwan to block streaming services of Tencent and Baidu's iQiyi
Crackdown is latest setback for Chinese internet companies seeking growth abroad
#NoGooLag #privacy #australia
Australia to use surveillance drones to enforce lockdowns and social distancing
The new invasive measures will be trialed in Melbourne.
Considering the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is being universally advised and implemented across the world. While governments are urging their citizens to stay indoors and maintain distance when outdoors, not everybody agrees with and is adhering to the guidelines.
And Australia are taking things to the extreme with their approach and they’re also introducing tracking drones to enforce lockdowns.
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-to-use-surveillance-drones-lockdowns/
Australia to use surveillance drones to enforce lockdowns and social distancing
The new invasive measures will be trialed in Melbourne.
Considering the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is being universally advised and implemented across the world. While governments are urging their citizens to stay indoors and maintain distance when outdoors, not everybody agrees with and is adhering to the guidelines.
And Australia are taking things to the extreme with their approach and they’re also introducing tracking drones to enforce lockdowns.
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-to-use-surveillance-drones-lockdowns/
Reclaim The Net
Australia to use surveillance drones to enforce lockdowns and social distancing
Australia is careering towards dystopia.
#NoGooLag #data #adobe
Adobe accidentally deleted people’s photos in latest Lightroom update
Pictures and presets are gone for good
For the past two days, photographers have been posting in a panic across Twitter, Reddit, and the Photoshop feedback forums. They’d downloaded Adobe’s latest update for Lightroom’s iOS app, and suddenly their photos and presets were gone. Adobe has now confirmed the issue, and it’s also said that the data is gone for good.
“I’ve talked with customer service for 4+ hours over the past 2 days and just a minute ago they told me that the issue has no fix and that these lost photos are unrecoverable,” complained one Reddit user, who says they’ve lost over two years’ worth of photo edits. The complaints were spotted by PetaPixel.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21377411/adobe-lightroom-ios-ipados-app-update-pictures-photos-presets-deleted
Adobe accidentally deleted people’s photos in latest Lightroom update
Pictures and presets are gone for good
For the past two days, photographers have been posting in a panic across Twitter, Reddit, and the Photoshop feedback forums. They’d downloaded Adobe’s latest update for Lightroom’s iOS app, and suddenly their photos and presets were gone. Adobe has now confirmed the issue, and it’s also said that the data is gone for good.
“I’ve talked with customer service for 4+ hours over the past 2 days and just a minute ago they told me that the issue has no fix and that these lost photos are unrecoverable,” complained one Reddit user, who says they’ve lost over two years’ worth of photo edits. The complaints were spotted by PetaPixel.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21377411/adobe-lightroom-ios-ipados-app-update-pictures-photos-presets-deleted
The Verge
Adobe accidentally deleted people’s photos in latest Lightroom update
The company says they’re gone for good.
#vice #NoGooLag #amazon
Book Publishers Warn Congress Amazon Is Too Powerful
In a letter to Congress, the Author’s Guild, American Association of Publishers, and the American Booksellers Association warned that Amazon has become too powerful.
Three of the publishing industry's largest groups have sent a letter to Congress warning of Amazon’s power in the industry. Representatives from the publishers told Congress that Amazon has too much power and is engaging in anti-competitive market behavior that has made it a de facto monopoly in the publishing world.
“Amazon’s scale of operation and share of the market for book distribution has reached the point that no publisher can afford to be absent from its online store,” members of the Association of American Authors, the Author’s Guild, and The American Booksellers Association said in a letter to Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), the Chairman of Congress’ Antitrust Subcommittee.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxqkx5/book-publishers-warn-congress-amazon-is-too-powerful
Book Publishers Warn Congress Amazon Is Too Powerful
In a letter to Congress, the Author’s Guild, American Association of Publishers, and the American Booksellers Association warned that Amazon has become too powerful.
Three of the publishing industry's largest groups have sent a letter to Congress warning of Amazon’s power in the industry. Representatives from the publishers told Congress that Amazon has too much power and is engaging in anti-competitive market behavior that has made it a de facto monopoly in the publishing world.
“Amazon’s scale of operation and share of the market for book distribution has reached the point that no publisher can afford to be absent from its online store,” members of the Association of American Authors, the Author’s Guild, and The American Booksellers Association said in a letter to Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), the Chairman of Congress’ Antitrust Subcommittee.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxqkx5/book-publishers-warn-congress-amazon-is-too-powerful
Vice
Book Publishers Warn Congress Amazon Is Too Powerful
In a letter to Congress, the Author’s Guild, American Association of Publishers, and the American Booksellers Association warned that Amazon has become too powerful.
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#myshadow #NoGooLag #data
Me and my shadow - take control of your datađź‘ż
What are digital traces?
Through your computer, mobile phone, and other digital devices, you leave behind hundreds of digital traces (also called data traces) every day: bits of information about you that are created, stored, and collected.
When your digital traces are put together to create stories about you or profiles of you, these become your digital shadows. These can give others huge insight into your life; and they can also be totally wrong. Either way, once they're out there, they are almost impossible to control....
https://myshadow.org/
Me and my shadow - take control of your datađź‘ż
What are digital traces?
Through your computer, mobile phone, and other digital devices, you leave behind hundreds of digital traces (also called data traces) every day: bits of information about you that are created, stored, and collected.
When your digital traces are put together to create stories about you or profiles of you, these become your digital shadows. These can give others huge insight into your life; and they can also be totally wrong. Either way, once they're out there, they are almost impossible to control....
https://myshadow.org/
#NoGooLag #Asia #India #bank #face #recognition #biometrics #privacy #surveillance
400 Million Indians Might Soon Need To Use Facial Recognition To Access Their Bank Accounts
Four banks are currently testing facial recognition systems for two-week trial periods
More than 400 million people in India who have a government-sponsored bank account or receive financial assistance from the government may soon have to look into a facial recognition camera to get their money.
The Indian national government is testing a change to its digital identification program, Aadhaar, that would make facial and iris recognition necessary to receive benefits, according to the Economic Times’ tech site ETtech. Aadhaar allows people access to a range of services, including scholarships, pensions, and some welfare programs.
https://onezero.medium.com/access-to-welfare-programs-in-india-could-soon-depend-on-facial-recognition-scans-a09d21a96b1d
400 Million Indians Might Soon Need To Use Facial Recognition To Access Their Bank Accounts
Four banks are currently testing facial recognition systems for two-week trial periods
More than 400 million people in India who have a government-sponsored bank account or receive financial assistance from the government may soon have to look into a facial recognition camera to get their money.
The Indian national government is testing a change to its digital identification program, Aadhaar, that would make facial and iris recognition necessary to receive benefits, according to the Economic Times’ tech site ETtech. Aadhaar allows people access to a range of services, including scholarships, pensions, and some welfare programs.
https://onezero.medium.com/access-to-welfare-programs-in-india-could-soon-depend-on-facial-recognition-scans-a09d21a96b1d
Medium
400 Million Indians Might Soon Need To Use Facial Recognition To Access Their Bank Accounts
Four banks are currently testing facial recognition systems for two week trial periods
#NoGooLag #Russia #Google #Youtube #censorship
Russia accuses YouTube of censorship
Officials say the video giant is violating the country's constitution.
Russia isn’t a country that supports free speech and the government has been known to engage in censorship on a countless number of occasions. But now the government itself is crying censorship.
According to Valery Fadeyev, who heads the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC), YouTube banning several Russian media channels is censorship, which is against the Russian constitution.
In July, the Google-owned video-sharing platform banned the channels of several Russian news outlets, including Crimea 24, Anna News, Tsargrad, and News Front.
https://reclaimthenet.org/russia-accuses-youtube-of-censorship/
Russia accuses YouTube of censorship
Officials say the video giant is violating the country's constitution.
Russia isn’t a country that supports free speech and the government has been known to engage in censorship on a countless number of occasions. But now the government itself is crying censorship.
According to Valery Fadeyev, who heads the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC), YouTube banning several Russian media channels is censorship, which is against the Russian constitution.
In July, the Google-owned video-sharing platform banned the channels of several Russian news outlets, including Crimea 24, Anna News, Tsargrad, and News Front.
https://reclaimthenet.org/russia-accuses-youtube-of-censorship/
Reclaim The Net
Russia accuses YouTube of censorship
Officials say the video giant is violating the country's constitution.