„We also know that the 65 million files that were reported is only a small fraction of what is in circulation,“ said Julie Cordua, head of Thorn, a nonprofit fighting child exploitation that supports Apple’s efforts. She added that US law requires tech companies to report exploitative material if they find it, but it doesn’t compel them to search for it.
On Nov. 3, MIIT ordered 38 apps from companies, including those of Tencent, to rectify the excessive collection of personal information. (Reporting by Brenda Goh Editing by David Goodman and Louise Heavens)
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Last year the government scuppered what would have been a world-record stock IPO by Alibaba’s financial arm, Ant Group, and in April fined Alibaba a record $2.78 billion for anti-competitive practices, which dragged Alibaba to a rare loss earlier
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The League of Legends 2022 World Championship final will be held at the Chase Center in tech-savvy San Francisco, game developer and tournament organizer Riot Games announced on Sunday.
Apple has long presented itself as one of the only tech companies that truly cares about user privacy or security. But a new technology designed to help an iPhone, iPad or Mac computer detect child exploitation images stored on those devices has ignited a fierce debate about the truth behind Apple’s promises.
Entain made an indicative offer to Olympic in recent weeks and is initially seeking to buy the company’s online business and Lithuania and Croatia operations, with an option to option to buy the remaining business in early 2023, the report website said.
* METALS: Aluminium prices jumped on supply disruption worry after a smelter in China reportedly stopped production after an explosion. * MARKET REPORT: Britain’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Thursday as heavyweight mining and energy stocks tracked weak commodity prices, while online gambling software developer Playtech jumped after receiving a third takeover bid in the past two months.
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Yicai, citing unnamed sources, said the Chinese social media and gaming giant had been required to do so by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) after some of its apps were found to have infringed users‘ rights and interests.
Chinese regulators have in over the past year mounted a wide-ranging crackdown on its tech giants, seeking to dismantle some of the industry’s long-held practices after accusing them of monopolistic behaviour and infringing user rights.
Nov 19 (Reuters) – Ladbrokes owner Entain has made a more than $1 billion approach for Estonian gambling company Olympic Entertainment Group, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
erism. Alibaba platforms saw more than $85 billion worth of transactions during the promotion, a new record, but the rate of growth was well below that seen in past years as the company faces increasing competition from rivals like JD.com and
untry. But it abruptly turned on the sector late last year as concerns mounted over its aggressive expansion, alleged monopolistic practices, and data security — paralleling similar unease with tech firms in the United States and
Nov 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening higher with futures up 0.39% on Friday.
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enues. Alibaba reported record sales on its platforms during its annual November 1-11 „Singles Day“ shopping festival — China’s answer to the US „Black Friday“ event — though it was markedly more low key than in past years due to government pressure to tone down the aggressive sales promotions and rampant co
The slippery slope concern privacy experts have raised is whether Apple’s tools could be twisted into surveillance technology against dissidents. Imagine if the Chinese government were able to somehow secretly add data corresponding to the famously suppressed Tank Man photo from the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square to Apple’s child exploitation content system.
Other companies do actively search for such photos and videos. Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Google (and its YouTube subsidiary) all use various technologies to scan their systems for any potentially illegal uploads.
It’s also adding a feature to its messages app to proactively protect children from explicit content, whether it’s in a green-bubble SMS conversation or blue-bubble iMessage encrypted chat. This new capability is specifically designed for devices registered under a child’s iCloud account and will warn if it detects an explicit image being sent or received. Like with Siri, the app will also offer links and resources if needed.