Notices by Ian Brown :fedi: (1br0wn@eupolicy.social)

‘The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently approved landmark legislation aimed at preventing the largest online platforms from using their dominance in mobile software to thwart the entry of new rivals.

‘The rules — a narrower version of the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act — seek to offer more choices for consumers, such as by making it easier to switch between mobile operating systems and allowing users to download apps from other sources.’
https://on.ft.com/4ajcSbA

‘The move in Tokyo comes as officials in South Korea intend to introduce wide-ranging legislation to regulate online platforms, targeting ecommerce players to streaming services and social media providers. In Australia, watchdogs are pushing to widen the regime for online regulation into areas including digital payments.’

“Unfortunately, despite our efforts to find a new home for EU Voice and EU Video in other EUIs, we have been unable to secure new ownership to maintain the servers and sustain operations at the high standards that EUIs and our users deserve”. 😢
https://social.network.europa.eu/@EDPS/112336512619585488

Tech titans “profit off technologies which, while encouraging our own social withdrawal, are focused on capturing as much information about us as possible. That is, we are both more isolated and less private than we’ve ever been.” https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n03/rebecca-solnit/in-the-shadow-of-silicon-valley

Germany’s former head of domestic intelligence is under investigation as a suspected rightwing extremist — by the agency he once led
https://on.ft.com/3SGpd4j

‘“For the first time, you will be able to see the price of an audiobook when browsing, easily buy it and quickly start listening,” #Spotify said… “For years, even in our own app, #Apple had these rules where we couldn’t tell you about offers, how much something costs or even where or how to buy it. We know, pretty nuts. The #DigitalMarketsAct means that we’ll finally be able to share details about deals, promotions and better-value payment options in the #EU.”’ #DMA
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/45d4d10d-9ef6-43eb-9268-647dd928ec7b?shareToken=73d74bf61241235bb793ccd7b1e1c791

Tesco “is plotting to sell access to our data, on an anonymised basis, to suppliers, so they can target adverts. Analysts say such moves could boost profits by hundreds of millions of pounds a year.” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/16363f44-5a09-11ee-9c2e-1c7fe7ce2a43?shareToken=d8e8c38122fb176ae9db25914c31b229

As appalling as #Bolsonaro’s attempted coup was, this is a fair criticism, and a warning about the potential damage to voter trust of e-voting https://www.ft.com/content/a6143da4-50ae-4a69-ba29-190a8bfa37c1

Sigh. The “balancing” of innovation and privacy idiocy is everywhere ??♂️

RT @DPL_rewind@twitter.com

on this day in 2022 entered into force the ?? Federal Decree Law No. 45/2021 on the Protection of #PersonalData https://ai.gov.ae/personal-data-protection-law/

??: https://twitter.com/DPL_rewind/status/1609779896309383170

Loving Toot! so far (iOS ? app) especially the icons ? h/t @mikarv@twitter.com

The only better icon on my phone is the pun-tastic #ConjuGato (a play on conjugate and cat in Spanish ?)

Best #TwitterMigration meme yet ? h/t @hanscees@twitter.com