Month: December 2020
FAA lays out its Remote ID ‘license plate for drones’ requirements
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shared its latest set of drone regulations. When the new rules go into effect early next year, they’ll allow licensed drone operators to fly their UAVs at night, provided they complete additional t… Source
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ACLU is suing the FBI over its efforts to break into encrypted devices Phone security
The ACLU has announced that it is suing the FBI over how the government agency has been secretly breaking the encryption that secures the smartphones and computers of American citizens. The nonprofit organization has decided to file a lawsuit against the FBI as it refuses to acknowledge having information about…
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Daily Crunch: China presents ‘rectification’ plan for Ant Group
The Chinese government could reshape Ant Group’s business, Tesla plans to launch in India next year and the FAA announces a new ID requirement for drones. This is your Daily Crunch for December 28, 2020. The big story: China presents ‘rectification’ plan for Ant Group Less than two months ago,…
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Your car may be recording more data than you know
When we think about privacy and who can access our location data, we’re often focusing on our phones, and not on the machine that actually takes us places: our car. A recent report from NBC News goes into just how much data is collected by our vehicles, and how it…
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Feast your eyes on the space rocks Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission harvested from asteroid Ryugu
Japan’s ambitious second asteroid return mission, Hayabusa 2, has collected a wealth of material from its destination, Ryugu, which astronomers and other interested parties are almost certainly champing at the bit to play with. Though they may look like ordinary bits of charcoal, they’re genuine asteroid surface material — and…
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Unpacking Qualtrics’ brand-new S-1 filing
The Exchange is taking a break from vacation to dig into the new Qualtrics S-1 filing. Then the column and newsletter are back on hold until January 4. This afternoon, Qualtrics, a software company that helps companies poll their employee base, customers and others, filed to go public. It’s the…
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