Safety

The European Union is formally investigating TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission has announced. Areas the Commission is focusing on in this investigation of TikTok are linked to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and the risk management of addictive design and harmful content, in said in a press release. The DSA is the bloc’s online governance and content moderation rulebook which, since Saturday, has applied broadly to — likely…

TikTok is in the EU's crosshairs over potential Digital Services Act (DSA) breaches around the safety of minors and other matters. The formal proceedings will focus on addictive algorithms, the "rabbit hole effect," age verification issues and default privacy settings. The European Commission is also probing ad transparency and data access for researchers, it said in a press release.The probe is focusing on the privacy and safety of minors. The Commission will look at the potentially negative aspects of TikTok's design…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced his support Thursday for a bill that would regulate how social media platforms operate for young users. Along with Schumer’s support, several LGTBQ advocacy organizations dropped their opposition to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) after the sponsors updated the text, inching the bill closer to passing. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) are the lead sponsors on the bill. “Children and teens have been subjected to…

The White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a "troubling" emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause "physical destruction" on Earth.White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials have information that Russia has obtained the capability, but that such a weapon is not currently operational.U.S. officials are analyzing the information they have on the emerging technology and have consulted with allies and partners on the…

Matthew Miller/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Suunto Wing. And they're fantastic.View at Amazon Two buttons are found on the underside of the headphones, controlling power and volume up/down. With a quick configuration on the smartphone app, you can then long press the volume down button to toggle the LED lights on and off, which makes things very convenient when you need more safety.Matthew Miller/ZDNETAnother unique feature of the headphones is the head movement control functionality. Again, this can be toggled…

With cybercriminals largely sticking to the same tactics, it is critical that security starts with the developer. "You can buy tools to prevent and detect vulnerabilities, but the first thing you need to do is help developers ensure they're building secure applications," Hanley said in a video interview with ZDNET. Also: The best password managers to save you from login hassleAs major software tools, including those that power video-conferencing calls and autonomous cars, are built and their libraries made available on…

Connectivity has several aspects, one is ‘performance related’ which is everything related to the vehicle. Another is safety, which deals with any unfortunate incident if it happens.Vehicle sales have been on the rise along with the technological advancements. There has been not only a quantum jump in sales but a paradigm shift in the intrinsic nature of vehicles by integrating with and leveraging the disruptive technologies. This transformation has created a web and…

February 15, 20244min readU.S. elected officials must protect public health and the foundations of our democracy by limiting the intrusion of guns into politicsBy Tim CareyTrump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Three years after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the U.S. finds itself at a crossroads of democracy. Inflamed by inciteful rhetoric, a “deeply disturbing spike” in threats against elected officials and perceived political foes has prompted increased attention from the…

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