Month: February 2020
Kirsten Gillibrand outlines new Data Protection Agency to take on Big Tech
On Thursday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released a proposal to overhaul the way the US government regulates privacy. Gillibrand’s Data Protection Act would found a new independent agency called the Data Protection Agency (or DPA), tasked with protecting consumer data at large. Consumers would file complaints with the DPA that…
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Facebook Dating launch blocked in Europe after it fails to show privacy workings
Facebook has been left red-faced after being forced to call off the launch date of its dating service in Europe because it failed to give its lead EU data regulator enough advanced warning — including failing to demonstrate it had performed a legally required assessment of privacy risks. Late yesterday…
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UAE to become first country in Middle East to use higher 5G frequency this year
The UAE will become the first country in the Middle East to use higher radio frequency (mmWave) for 5G in preparation for Expo 2020. On the sidelines of The 5th Middle East and North Africa Spectrum Management Conference, Tareq Al Awadi, executive director for spectrum management at the Telecommunications Regulatory…
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Tandem Bank’s chief product officer has joined Santander InnoVentures
Following the departure of it CTO last month, Tandem Bank, the U.K. challenger bank co-founded by fintech veteran Ricky Knox, has lost another key member of its team, this time seeing chief product officer Matt Ford departing for a career in venture. Ford joined Santander InnoVentures, the venture capital arm…
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Sonic the Hedgehog review: fast casual
When the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog was released in 2019, fans were horrified by CGI Sonic’s beady little eyes and human teeth — an uncanny valley horror. He had a face that was asking a lot of a mother to love, let alone moviegoers. So Paramount pushed back…
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FTTN NBN is the worst NBN, according to the ACCC
Australians on an NBN fibre to the node (FTTN) connection are less likely to get the speeds they’re paying for, a new report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed. The Australian regulator has found that 11% of households surveyed technically have an ‘underperforming’ NBN service –…
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