Month: May 2021

Antitrust: Hawley and Klobuchar on the big tech battles to come

The Republican senator has written a sort of manifesto for the presidential primary. The Democrat seems focused on the supreme court Hawley rails at big tech firms but he has invested in them Antitrust is hot. In February, the Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar introduced the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021. Weeks …

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How the hacking of surveillance tech used by police could undermine Australian criminal cases

Revelations that information can be falsified on Cellebrite’s devices throws into question its reliability in court rulings Criminal lawyers could soon begin challenging a tool Australian police routinely rely on to extract messages, photos and other information from mobile phones for investigations after the discovery of security flaws that meant data could be falsified. Last …

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VW, Audi and Skoda owners angry over fault in SOS warning system

eCall contacts emergency services in an accident – but it is causing problems for some drivers The Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda group has been accused of knowingly selling cars with defective SOS warning systems that in some cases failed before the new owner had left the dealership. Since 2018 all new cars sold across the …

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