Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022, for having ~1.4M UK users under the age of 13 and misusing their personal data  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020.  —  LONDON — The U.K.’s data regulator … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexander Martin / The Record: Genesis Market, a stolen credentials marketplace and one of the top cyber fraud platforms, was seized in an FBI-led operation with over a dozen global partners  —  Genesis Market was seized on Tuesday in an FBI-led operation involving more than a dozen international partners … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022, for having ~1.4M UK users under the age of 13 and misusing their personal data  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020.  —  LONDON — The U.K.’s data regulator … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Apple’s System Status says the company resolved a Weather service issue that made the app slow or unavailable on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS for 12+ hours  —  Apple is currently experiencing issues with its weather data provider, leaving many users unable to see live weather information and forecasts for regions in the Weather app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sasha Luccioni / Wired: Instead of halting AI research, an unfeasible task, the industry must improve transparency and accountability by being open to external audits and to regulation  —  Tech leaders’ Open Letter proposed a pause on ChatGPT.  But researchers already know how to make artificial intelligence safer. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M for misusing children’s personal data, saying the app “should have done better”, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M for misusing children’s personal data, saying the app “should have done better”, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Germany says Twitter has repeatedly failed to remove user-reported illegal content and starts a Network Enforcement Act proceeding that may lead to fines  —  In an early FAFO test for Elon Musk, Germany could be set to fine Twitter for repeatedly failing to comply with a social media hate … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google backtracks on its decision to cap all Google Drive users to 5 million files and will “explore alternate approaches to ensure a great experience for all”  —  The reaction to Google Drive’s secret 5 million file limit makes Google hit “undo.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft debuts the Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock for $300, offering a USB-C port instead of a proprietary Surface Connect port and supporting non-Surface devices  —  Priced at $299.99, the new Surface dock will connect over USB-C instead of the proprietary Surface Connect port. Lees verder op Tech Meme