"'We are not going to do any violence to the traditional definition of a security that has worked for a long time,' U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton told CNBC Wednesday."
"Since half the world's population lives within 120 miles of the coast, it thinks offshore data centers could be an efficient, low-latency way of delivering AI applications and gaming content to end users."
"He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies."
"Everyone's privacy rights are now solely in the hands of the government's intelligence oversight committee."
"Germany's federal network agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, has announced a ban on the sale of children's smartwatches because some models come with a remote listening capability, which counts as a spying device under German law. The same agency banned the sale of the talking doll Cayla and similarly told parents to destroy the toy after deeming it a spying device."
"Under the law, French authorities would be able to immediately halt the publication of information deemed to be false ahead of elections."
"The EU is voting to introduce aggressive new online copyright laws and 'widespread censorship' measures, which critics say could strangle new media websites and stifle satire and online meme culture."
"Here are some lesser-known examples of the social credit system’s real-life applications, from hospitals to K-pop."
"A large number of government agencies, marketing firms, healthcare organizations and IT support companies are publishing credentials via public Trello boards."
"The Department of Homeland Security intends to list and trackhundreds of thousands of news outlets, journalists, bloggers, and 'influencers' in traditional and new media alike. If you find yourself skeptical of this proposal of mass state monitoring of the press, consider yourself a bonafide member of the 'tinfoil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists,' DHS representative Tyler Houlton said Friday."