by admin | Nov 30, 2023 | Business News, Digital Markets Act, EU, European Economic Area, Microsoft, News, Technology News, Windows
As anyone who works with technology knows, change is the only constant (well that, and Patch Tuesday updates breaking things). Microsoft’s most recent updates to Windows 11 and 10, created specifically to align with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European... by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | Column, Columns, data privacy, EU, News, Other Tech News, TikTok, Toby Shapshak
Europe’s war against privacy issues keeps on rolling, with TikTok being the latest social media platform to be fined. This fine – amounting to €345 million or R6.8 billion – was for how it dealt with children’s accounts under the EU’s very strict General Data... by admin | May 24, 2023 | App News, Business News, EU, facebook, Industry News, Internet News, Meta, News, Other Tech News, Technology News
On Monday, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta received a staggering $1.3 billion fine from the European Union in another data trust (or lack thereof) scandal. The EU wants Meta to stop transferring data from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Why?... by admin | Apr 22, 2023 | Big Brother, Cryptocurrency News, Digital Euro, EU, News, Other Tech News, South Africa
Are you ready to go down the rabbit hole? That’s unfortunate because we’re not that familiar with the family of Leporidae. But… a representative of the European Union (EU), financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness, said earlier this week that a possible... by admin | Mar 9, 2023 | App News, EU, Internet News, messaging, News, Privacy Policy, Social media, WhatsApp
The European Union and European Commission have involved themselves in WhatsApp’s privacy policies. Their consensus? Some things need to change over at Meta. The most important of which is Meta’s promise to make it ‘easier’ for users to reject updates to the app’s... by admin | Dec 15, 2022 | Apple, Digital Markets Act, EU, Industry News, News, Phone News
Apple Inc. is reportedly considering allowing users to download and install third-party app stores and side-load apps to comply with inbound European Union regulations. If the reports turn out to be true, this will mark the first time Apple allows its precious...