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Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - India is planning to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on all smartphones, which Apple, Google warn would turn phones into surveillance tools.The post Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal first appeared on iPhone in …

#techpolicy #apple #samsung #government #india #security #privacy #smartphone #satellite #digitalprivacy

Govt Mulls Always-On Phone Location Tracking Proposal For Smartphones: Report

3 months / inc42 / Bhupendra Paintola

India Reviews Telecom Industry Proposal For Always-On Satellite Location Tracking

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

India is reportedly considering another draconian smartphone surveillance plan

3 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 16633 / 4 stories in 3 months


Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.

#software #selfdriving #robotaxis #aiethics #government #alphabet #automotive #litigation #safety #regulation

Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses

2 months / reddit / /u/zsreport

Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses

3 months / npr / Jeff Brady

Waymo's robotaxi fleet is being recalled again, this time for failing to stop for school buses

3 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

Waymo's Self-Driving Taxis Seemingly Go Off The Rails In San Francisco

3 months / slashgear

Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses

3 months / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

Waymo Plans Software Recall to Address Bus Incidents

3 months / bloomberg / Natalie LungKara Carlson

Feds investigate Waymo robotaxis for reportedly passing school buses in Austin

3 months / mashable

Waymo has a school bus problem

3 months / qz / Hannah Parker

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 16629 / 8 stories in 3 months


CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide

Taylor Hatmaker / fastcompany - A powerful advisory group within the CDC voted Friday to overturn a longstanding precaution designed to protect newborn babies.If the change is approved by the acting director of the agency, the government will no longer universally recommend the hepatiti…

#techpolicy #digitalhealth #health #government #pharmaceuticals #law #medicine #regulation

ACIP Decides More Newborns Do Need To Catch Hepatitis B

3 months / techdirt / Timothy Geigner

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel weakens recommendation on hepatitis B shot for babies at birth, scrapping universal guidance

3 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide

3 months / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

CDC group no longer recommends hepatitis B shot for newborns. This is what it means.

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

What CDC panel’s renunciation of its hepatitis-shot recommendation really means

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

Federal panel picked by RFK Jr. votes to end Hepatitis B vaccines for newborns

3 months / qz / Catherine Arnst

Without evidence, RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel tosses Heb B vaccine recommendation

3 months / arstechnica / Beth Mole

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16626 / 7 stories in 3 months


Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

cnbc - It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."

#cybersecurity #china #government #business #cybercrime #apps #asia #scam #privacy #censorship #regulation

Taiwan opposition says ban of China's Rednote app is censorship

3 months / reuters / reuters.com

Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

3 months / cnbc

Taiwan blocks Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu

3 months / ft

Taiwan Bans China’s RedNote App for a Year, Citing Fraud Worries

3 months / bloomberg / Cindy Wang

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:21 am / permalink 16595 / 4 stories in 3 months


State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

/u/Hrmbee / reddit - submitted by /u/Hrmbee [link] [comments]

#techpolicy #politics #government #immigration #law #censorship #contentmoderation

State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

3 months / ycombinator

State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

3 months / reddit / /u/Hrmbee

State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

3 months / npr / Shannon Bond

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16594 / 3 stories in 3 months


Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses.

#robotics #selfdriving #robotaxis #aiethics #government #alphabet #law #automotive #safety #regulation

Waymo faces federal probe for dodgy driving around school buses

3 months / theverge / Robert Hart

Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

3 months / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

US Probes Reports Waymo Self-Driving Cars Illegally Passed School Buses 19 Times

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin

3 months / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16593 / 4 stories in 3 months


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