The bill elevates the conversation surrounding the “right to repair” to the national stage, following efforts to advance legislation at the state level. …read more Source:: Open Source S
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EU lawmakers propose a “right to repair” for mobile phones and other devices
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•About two in three Europeans would like to keep using their current digital devices for longer, the European Commission says …read more Source:: Open Source S
Bipartisan lawmakers roll out bill to keep Huawei blacklisted
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•The legislation, introduced in the House and the Senate, would stop the president from reversing the US trade ban against Huawei. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Facebook asked by lawmakers to pause Libra cryptocurrency project
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•Congresswoman Maxine Waters asked Facebook to halt movement of its Libra project until hearings can be held to examine concerns, while French Finance Minister has called for tighter cryptocurrency regulation. …read more Source:: Legal
iPhone Facetime eavesdrop bug: Now lawmakers demand answers from Apple
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•Apple accused of not being transparent about its response to the Group FaceTime eavesdropping bug. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Google to lawmakers: Yep, Gmail data is still open to app developers
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•Google says third-party developers can access users’ Gmail, but it manually vets them first and uses machine learning to monitor apps. …read more Source:: Open Source S
The iPhone doesn’t spy on users, Apple tells US lawmakers
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•Apple again tells congress that iPhone customers are “not our product”. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Meltdown-Spectre: Why were flaws kept secret from industry, demand lawmakers
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•Great work on patching your own products, but why were smaller tech companies kept in the dark? …read more Source:: Legal
House lawmakers admit to being ‘held hostage’ over surveillance reforms
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•Congressional leadership gave lawmakers an option: pass a weak surveillance reform bill, or nothing. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Security experts warn lawmakers of election hacking risks
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•The hundred-plus security experts say many US states are “inadequately prepared” to deal with the rising cybersecurity risks of state and federal elections. …read more Source:: Open Source S