Worker surveillance must comply with credit reporting rules
US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau demands transparency, accountability from sellers of employee metrics
Security26 Oct 2024 | 18
Law
AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP
Congress urged to act before year's end to support US competitiveness
AI + ML23 Oct 2024 | 8
Gary Marcus proposes generative AI boycott to push for regulation, tame Silicon Valley
Interview 'I am deeply concerned about how creative work is essentially being stolen at scale'
AI + ML21 Oct 2024 | 32
FTC drops hammer on unwanted subscriptions with 'click to cancel' rule
It 'will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money'
Legal16 Oct 2024 | 18
Digital River runs dry, hasn't paid developers for sales since July
Vendor told El Reg the biz's law firm claims merchant debts aren’t valid obligations
Software15 Oct 2024 | 60
Smart TVs are spying on everyone
Regulators know this is a nightmare and have done little to stop it. Privacy advocacy group wants that to change
Cybersecurity Month09 Oct 2024 | 128
NARROWER TOPICS
LinkedIn: If our AI gets something wrong, that's your problem
Artificial intelligence still no substitute for the real thing
AI + ML09 Oct 2024 | 21
Epic judge orders Google to let rivals set up app stores
Chocolate Factory vows to appeal
Applications07 Oct 2024 | 19
159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud
WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste
Software04 Oct 2024 | 39
Elon Musk's X mashed by Australian court for evading child protection reporting
Argument that it didn't inherit Twitter's legal obligations did not hit the spot
Legal04 Oct 2024 | 77
Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up
Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP
Networks03 Oct 2024 | 67
John Deere accused of being full of manure with its right-to-repair promises
Tractor maker has only turned over shoddy tools, half-baked info, may be breaking the law, says senator
Personal Tech03 Oct 2024 | 54
US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene
Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall
Science01 Oct 2024 | 83
WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine, potentially putting sites at risk
Updated That escalated quickly
Software26 Sep 2024 | 59
OpenAI to reveal secret training data in copyright case – for lawyers' eyes only
Counsel for aggrieved authors will view info in a secure room, without internet access, and no devices present
AI + ML26 Sep 2024 | 16
VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops
Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu
Virtualization25 Sep 2024 | 5
FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft
Still business as usual, we're told
Public Sector24 Sep 2024 | 3
Oracle urged again to give up JavaScript trademark
If there's one thing we know about Big Red, it's being entirely reasonable
Software17 Sep 2024 | 56
Australia’s government spent the week boxing Big Tech
With social media age limits, anti-scam laws, privacy tweaks, and misinformation rules Elon Musk labelled 'fascist'
Public Sector13 Sep 2024 | 41
Feds pull plug on domains linked to import of Chinese gun conversion devices
Illegal goods allegedly shipped to the US labeled as toys or jewels
Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 30
Google sued for using trademarked Gemini name for AI service
Even the chatbot allegedly admits to infringement claim
AI + ML12 Sep 2024 | 14
Google insists the ad tech business ain't broke, urges Washington not to fix it
As its other monopoly trial - the one brought by the DoJ and eight states - begins in Virginia
Legal10 Sep 2024 | 9
US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia
Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can't weaponise tech
Public Sector06 Sep 2024 | 4
Of course the Internet Archive’s digital lending broke the law, appeals court says
Sorry, no, you can’t just digitize, share copyrighted books without permission
Personal Tech05 Sep 2024 | 93
Canadian artist wants Anthropic AI lawsuit corrected
Interview Tim Boucher objects to the mischaracterization of his work in authors' copyright claim
AI + ML31 Aug 2024 | 17
France charges Telegram CEO with multiple crimes
Testing the idea that a platform boss can be responsible for the acts of others, or not helping to investigate them
Legal30 Aug 2024 | 128
Facebook whistleblower calls for transparency in social media, AI
Frances Haugen says navigating the digital world requires a North Star
Software27 Aug 2024 | 14
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Cracked Labs examines how workplace surveillance turns workers into suspects
Security27 Aug 2024 | 68
Microsoft Bing Copilot accuses reporter of crimes he covered
Hallucinating AI models excel at defamation
AI + ML26 Aug 2024 | 80
Telegram founder and CEO arrested in France
Rumors swirl that lack of content moderation has angered authorities
Personal Tech26 Aug 2024 | 194
Feds, US states sue RealPage for building rent-hiking software for landlords
Algorithm just a fancy way to collude using private info, prosecutors say
Applications23 Aug 2024 | 35
Amazon antitrust case in Washington DC is resurrected
DC appeals court reverses dismissal, finding enough evidence of anticompetitive behavior to proceed
Personal Tech22 Aug 2024 | 2
Shein, Temu escalate epic e-commerce squabble
Chinese fast fashion slingers get their Spider-Man meme moment
Legal21 Aug 2024 | 45
Writers sue Anthropic for feeding 'stolen' copyrighted work into Claude
Another day, another lawsuit over how AI lands training sets
AI + ML20 Aug 2024 | 35
Euro antitrust cop Margrethe Vestager to depart after decade of reining in Big Tech
Her legacy hinges on her successor – will they double down?
Public Sector20 Aug 2024 | 5
Game not over: Epic brings Fortnite back to iOS in Europe, using its own app store
But the cost of battling Apple and Google? A hefty $1B lost in revenue
Software17 Aug 2024 | 27
New Zealand minister OKs Kim Dotcom extradition to US
Entrepreneur vows to keep on buffering
Software16 Aug 2024 | 36
Google is a monopoly. The fix isn't obvious
Comment A business breakup may be coming – but what comes after may not be better
Software15 Aug 2024 | 114
India shuffles away draft law treating influencers like real broadcasters
Online celebs might find that flattering – but not if it means a committee must approve their next livestream
Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 12
AI chatbots amplify creation of false memories, boffins reckon – or do they?
We can misremember it for you wholesale
AI + ML13 Aug 2024 | 14
'Digital arrest' scams are big in India and may be spreading
Bad guys claim they're cops, keep you on hold for hours until you pay to make loved ones' crimes go away
Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5
Twilio's Segment SDK challenged with wiretapping claim
Mobile app analytics software said to surreptitiously snarf data
Applications09 Aug 2024 | 5
Illinois relaxes biometric privacy law so snafus won't cost businesses billions
Some scowl, some smile, as fines no longer apply every time your mugshot or fingerprint is shared
Security06 Aug 2024 | 4
IBM Canada can't duck channel exec's systematic age discrimination claim
'They actually replaced me with a younger employee'
Channel04 Aug 2024 | 34
San Francisco set to ban rent-hiking algorithms used by landlords
Automated price-fixing software screwing over tenants? Fog off!
Software02 Aug 2024 | 39
Amazon, you will do a total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks
E-super-souk isn't having any of it
Personal Tech30 Jul 2024 | 92
Revamped UK cybersecurity bill couldn't come soon enough, but details are patchy
Analysis Long overdue updates include expanded mandatory security incident reporting
Malware Month30 Jul 2024 | 28
Automation needed to fight army of AI content harvesters stalking the web
Analysis Just when you think you've ban-hammered them all, more pop up
AI + ML30 Jul 2024 | 21
ServiceNow president leaves after policy breach related to public sector boss hire
But the books look good, because of real AI
SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 2
Algorithmic wage discrimination: Not just for gig workers
Interview What's in the box! No seriously, what's in there that sets our wages
AI + ML06 Jul 2024 | 19
Texas court blocks FTC noncompete ban, and you can blame SCOTUS
That was quick: Supremes' gutting of Chevron deference is already paying dividends
Legal05 Jul 2024 | 57
RIP: WordPerfect co-founder Bruce Bastian dies at 76
Obit Tributes paid to passionate LGBTQ+ equality champion
Applications03 Jul 2024 | 51
EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law
And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow
Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 13
Brace for new complications in big tech takedowns after Supreme Court upended regulatory rules
Analysis Matters like antitrust cases against AI players, Adobe's subscription mess, and net neutrality could be decided by judges – not experts
Public Sector02 Jul 2024 | 64
Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation
Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech
Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 21
Microsoft CEO of AI: Your online content is 'freeware' fodder for training models
Unless you've got a lawyer, that is
AI + ML28 Jun 2024 | 60
As expected, Apple set to vanish Batterygate, dodgy audio lawsuits with money
Pocket-change payouts of $6M and $35M await approval in July
Personal Tech26 Jun 2024 | 15
Mozilla is trying to push me out because I have cancer, CPO says in bombshell lawsuit
Steve Teixeira, said to be CEO-in-waiting, now sues Firefox maker for discrimination, retaliation
Applications24 Jun 2024 | 91
Apple Intelligence won't be available in Europe because Tim's terrified of watchdogs
These privacy rules might harm privacy! No, really, that's totally why we're doing this
AI + ML21 Jun 2024 | 65
Hong Kong authorities halt alleged smuggler shifting 596 'high-end' CPUs to China
Images suggest they could be recent Intel Xeons – perhaps even the sort of kit subject to sanctions
Systems19 Jun 2024 | 15
EU attempt to sneak through new encryption-eroding law slammed by Signal, politicians
If you call 'client-side scanning' something like 'upload moderation,' it still undermines privacy, security
Security18 Jun 2024 | 75
Feds sue Adobe and execs for stinging subscribers with 'hidden' cancellation fees
Graphic design giant slammed for using graphic design to bury T&Cs
Applications17 Jun 2024 | 24
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