@rbreich What they’re basically saying is you can steal and manipulate data from US citizens if the company is US owned.
This bill doesn’t even remotely get to the root of the mega-social-media problem. #regulation#tictocban#x#meta#bluesky
Fun drinking game for the next 9-12 months: take a shot every time a news article uses the phrase "Section 230" or "chilling effect on free speech" -- that way you'll be in the hospital with liver poisoning instead of having to keep up with all the TikTok news and court challenges
#Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.
The new Bureau of Land Management #regulation, which applies to nearly 90,000 wells on federal public land, is hampered by math errors and overly optimistic cost projections.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is creating the first national regulation of PFAS, sometimes called “forever chemicals,” which are increasingly believed to be toxic. The oil-repelling and heat-resistant substances are widely used in common products like cookware and clothing and can take thousands of years to break down. The first regulation will be focused on limiting the amount of the substances in water, but traces of them can also be found in the air and soil. Read more from CBS News.
The U.S. and U.K. are teaming up to test the safety of AI models.
Engadget reports: "They're planning to share technical knowledge, information and even personnel as part of the partnership, and one of their initial goals seems to be performing a joint testing exercise on a publicly accessible model."
After high levels of lead was found in baby food last fall, sickening dozens of children, officials last month warned they are still finding the heavy metal in some powdered cinnamon products and urged the public to avoid certain brands. Most of the world moved to eradicate lead from nearly all products by the 1990s, so why do we keep finding the toxic element? Vox takes a deep dive into the issue, exploring why it remains a problem and who is most at risk.
How the U.S. Waged a Global Campaign Against #Baby Formula #Regulation
Records and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while thwarting the efforts of #Thailand and other developing countries to safeguard children’s #health.
"But Meta’s version of consent offers users a Hobson’s choice — of paying at least €9.99/month for an ad-free subscription (per each account they have on Facebook and Instagram); or agreeing to its tracking.
No other choices are available, despite the GDPR stipulating that for consent to be a valid legal basis for processing people’s information it must be freely given."
Soon it will be possible to run browsers on iOS that are not using Webkit. That is a big deal.
Apple is trying to frame it as dangerous.
Sadly it will only possible to run those browsers in the EU and browser makers need then to provide different browsers in the EU and outside. This requires more resources, which makes it harder for smaller developers.
Apple also wants developers to pay for the right to provide downloads from other app stores, which now become possible in the EU, and directly.
IMHO every user on an iPhone, as well as on any other device, should be allowed to run the browser of their choice!
Unregulated business is b.s.
Suck up all the water cause a drought make millions the rich don’t care, #capitalism doesn’t have a safeguard.
Sorry that’s that evil #socialism & #regulation that prevents people from dying from thirst so a few people can have more yachts
Regulate the absolute living crap out of the these bastards. (But who’s going to when the folks who should be regulating are having drinks with them at the pub every evening and eyeing their next gigs at them?*)
Did you know Google’s lobbying offices are literally round the corner from the European Parliament?
#Maine Rarely Sanctions Residential Care Facilities Even After Severe #Abuse or #Neglect Incidents
From 2020 to 2022, Maine’s state health department cited residential care facilities for dozens of resident rights violations and hundreds of other deficiencies.
The #EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking #Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them
The inaction on regulating contaminants — including those that likely cause #cancer, reproductive or developmental issues — found in the water of millions of Americans illustrates shortcomings in the U.S. response to environmental threats, say experts.
President Biden proposes a new FTC rule to prohibit “junk fees,” a business practice that hides the full price of goods and services from customers. Under the rule, businesses such as ticket sellers, hotels and car rental services that do not display the full price of their products up front will be fined and forced to compensate consumers.
Meta has to stop surveillance based advertising... in Norway.
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority imposes a ban on Meta carrying out behavioral advertising based on the surveillance and profiling of users in Norway.
This is an important first step, although temporary. What we really need is clear regulation and no way to opt in, as that is always misused.
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