Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Technology Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by The New New World ByLi Yuan Sept. 3, 2018 Richard Liu, the Chinese technology executive arrested in the United States on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, has returned to China — where he is the No. 1 topic of conversation. Chinese news outlets and social media users were consumed on Monday by details of Mr. Liu’s arrest. His mug shot, taken by law enforcement officials in Minnesota, was everywhere. Chinese netizens speculated about how his wife — a celebrity in her own right, known as Sister Milk Tea — might respond, and parsed unfamiliar legal terms. The intense reactions to Mr. Liu’s legal troubles reflect the public’s fascination with China’s self-made tech tycoons, who have become symbols of the country’s rise as a global power and … [Read more...] about China’s Internet Obsesses Over Arrest of JD.com Founder Richard Liu
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Expanding Wi-Fi access in Tanzania: Facebook’s Boston office adds to global Internet push
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Andy Rosen Globe Staff August 20, 2018 Facebook has been working assiduously to solve a vexing problem: How to extend Internet access to areas of the world where connections are unreliable or nonexistent? The tech giant, eager to boost the number of global users for its services, has been studying extreme steps such as using lasers to beam signals to the earth from unmanned drones. Now, a group of engineers from Facebook’s Cambridge office say they have successfully adapted a wireless technology that you might use in your home to serve users on a larger scale. The company said it had helped build a Wi-Fi network big enough to serve about 2,600 people in Arusha, a northeastern city in Tanzania, with a system of Wi-Fi antennae designed to cheaply provide access to parts of the central business district. Access to Facebook and a limited number of company-approved … [Read more...] about Expanding Wi-Fi access in Tanzania: Facebook’s Boston office adds to global Internet push
Here’s how the GDPR is changing the internet in unexpected ways
The GDPR became active last Friday, bringing with is a wide swathe of changes that impact how personal data is handled in the European Union. EU citizens have to be specifically asked when personal data is collected and they have the right to be forgotten by companies that collect their data. But one of the effects of this is that website operators are changing what they do. Popular US website site, USA Today is now serving up a GDPR-compliant version of their website. Researcher Marcel Freinbichler did an analysis using the Chrome developer tool Lighthouse and discovered that about 90% of what was loaded with the site was tracking scripts and ads. Because of #GDPR, USA Today decided to run a separate version of their website for EU users, which has all the tracking scripts and ads removed. The site seemed very fast, so I did a performance audit. How fast the internet could be without all the junk! ???? pic.twitter.com/xwSqqsQR3s — Marcel Freinbichler (@fr3ino) May 26, 2018 … [Read more...] about Here’s how the GDPR is changing the internet in unexpected ways
Social media giants snub talks as culture secretary unveils new laws to tackle ‘Wild West’ internet
Only four out of 14 tech giants invited to help a government consultation on social media regulation showed up to talks, the culture secretary has admitted. Andrew Marr show presenter Emma Barnett said the lack of enthusiasm among the firms, coupled with the fact that Mark Zuckerberg had also resisted requests to give evidence before MPs, suggested Britain did not have "this kind of power". Matt Hancock admitted that as secretary of state he did not have the rank to get the companies invited to meet him. He replied: "I very much agree with you and that is one of the reasons we're legislating. The fact that only four of the companies turned up when I invited 14 gave me a big impetus to drive this proposal to legislate through. Before this and until now there has been this argument of 'work with the companies, do it on a voluntary basis, they'll do more that way because the lawyers won't be involved'." Over the weekend Hancock unveiled a new strategy to tackle the internet's "Wild West" … [Read more...] about Social media giants snub talks as culture secretary unveils new laws to tackle ‘Wild West’ internet
How Google, Facebook will adapt to Europe’s new privacy law
Anick Jesdanun, Ap Technology Writer Updated 8:38 am, Friday, May 18, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Richard Drew, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Many companies large and small are updating their privacy policies and service terms to comply with upcoming European Union rules governing data and privacy. In preparation for GDPR, Facebook in March updated its privacy controls in hopes of making them easier to find and understand. less FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq … [Read more...] about How Google, Facebook will adapt to Europe’s new privacy law