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Amnesty International calls for ban on facial recognition
The NGO is creating a crowd-sourced map of facial recognition cameras in NYC, as part of a global campaign to ban the tech. ...
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Merkel calls Trump's Twitter ban 'problematic'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined a growing list of European politicians who've criticized Twitter's decision to ...
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Why Uber’s supreme court battle won’t solve its drivers' biggest problem
The UK supreme court has just heard an appeal from Uber that has far-reaching implications for UK drivers and the wider gig ...
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Here’s what a ‘startup nation’ is — and why governments are desperate to create them
Did you know we have an online event about the future of work coming up? Join the Future of Work track at TNW2020 to hear ...
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Why our laws can't protect me from my digital stalker
I don't want to be a victim, but let my story remind authorities how much they need to improve, and urge everyone to support ...
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Here's everything European businesses need to know about California's data legislation
European businesses are understandably preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, but they need to be ready to comply with ...
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States are suspending public records access due to COVID-19
On March 4, Hawaii had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, but officials had started to take action in anticipation of an ...
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Why designers should be involved in the law-making process
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full 'Sprint' ...
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Tinder and Bumble under investigation over underage use, sex offenders, and data handling
Yesterday, a subcommittee announced an investigation into Tinder and Bumble for allegedly allowing minors and convicted sex ...
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Why machines should have rights, just like humans
Like it or loathe it, the robot revolution is now well underway and the futures described by writers such as Isaac Asimov, ...
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Dutch crypto payment fraudsters could face 6 years in prison under new bill
Law makers in the Netherlands could increase the maximum prison sentence for those committing payment fraud with cryptocurrency ...
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Racehorse fund owned by accused OneCoin money launderer enters voluntary liquidation
Amer Abdulaziz, the founder of racehorse investment firm Phoenix Thoroughbreds, is denying allegations that he stole $100 ...
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Russia to pre-install its own apps on all phones, PCs, and TVs sold in the country
Russia has officially passed a law banning the sale of electronic equiment that are not pre-installed with Russian software. ...
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We can’t just regulate — we must teach our AIs values
We need to instill universal values into our intelligent machines themselves, as a way to ensure our coexistence with them. ...
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Senior UK judges say cryptoassets, including Bitcoin, are property
Cryptoassets can be treated as tradeable property and smart contracts are "enforceable agreements" under English law.
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Telegram denies SEC allegations that its token is a security in new court filing
Messaging app Telegram wants a US court to dismiss the allegations put forward by the Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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China’s tech race with the US heats up as it readies to launch its digital currency
China has approved a law to regulate cryptography as it readies to launch its own digital currency. But, what does this mean ...
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The UK's controversial porn block law has been scrapped for good
The UK government has scrapped a controversial plan to require age verification for accessing porn online, after repeated ...
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Apple reportedly pulls app that warns Hong Kong citizens about police activity (Updated)
Apple has approved an app that allows people in Hong Kong to keep track of protests and police activity in the city state ...
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EU top court rules Google doesn’t need to apply the ‘right to be forgotten’ globally
Google argued if search results were removed globally, it would risk abuse by authoritarian governments. Now it only needs ...
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Swedish court fines Facebook group admin for failing to delete hate speech
An admin of the Facebook group “Stand Up For Sweden," has been fined by a Swedish court for not regulating and deleting ...
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Having an ethical framework is the best way to mitigate risks in autonomous technology
Many technology professionals bristle at the word ethics as an intangible topic more likely to show up as a required ...
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Julian Assange: Convicted, unrepentant, and behind bars
Julian Assange will spend 50 weeks at Her Majesty's pleasure
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Here's why privately-owned cities are a terrible idea
Over the last five years, something strange has happened at the eastern edge of Karachi, the crowded megalopolis in southern ...
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Bittrex: New York’s denial of our BitLicense application contained 'factual inaccuracies'
Seattle-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is “saddened and disappointed” by the New York Department of Financial ...
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Stop trying to solve Brexit with blockchain
With so much at stake, it’s incredibly frustrating that technologists are taking the opportunity to tout blockchain as ...
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Swiss watchdog says cryptocurrency mining firm’s $90M ICO was illegal
Swiss regulators have disclosed the fraud committed by Envion AG, a cryptocurrency startup that illegitimately collected ...
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Inside GitHub’s fight to protect devs from EU’s disastrous Copyright Reform
The EU will have a final vote on its controversial Copyright Reform and March 26. If it's passed, it could risk open source ...
