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Silicon Underground (Dave F)<p>For several years, the US government banned Toshiba equipment. In this blog post, I traced the reason to a deal a Toshiba subsidiary made in the early 1980s. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Toshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toshiba</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NuclearScandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearScandal</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/USGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HistoryUncovered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryUncovered</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ColdWarHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWarHistory</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CorporateEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateEthics</span></a> <a href="https://dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-soviet-nuclear-submarine-scandal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dfarq.homeip.net/toshibas-sovi</span><span class="invisible">et-nuclear-submarine-scandal/</span></a></p>
techi<p>Meta’s Expansion of Anti-Fraud Facial Recognition Tool in UK, a Security Measure or Privacy Risk?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivacyRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnlineFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BiometricData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiometricData</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AIinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ScamPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScamPrevention</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MetaAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetaAI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalIdentity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.techi.com/meta-launches-anti-fraud-facial-recognition-tool-uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techi.com/meta-launches-anti-f</span><span class="invisible">raud-facial-recognition-tool-uk/</span></a></p>
Winbuzzer<p>Microsoft has completed its EU Data Boundary, ensuring that all cloud data from European customers is stored and processed entirely within the EU</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Azure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft365</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CloudSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CloudCompliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudCompliance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/02/27/microsoft-completes-its-eu-data-boundary-keeping-cloud-data-within-europe-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/02/27/micro</span><span class="invisible">soft-completes-its-eu-data-boundary-keeping-cloud-data-within-europe-xcxwbn/</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>🚨 The EU applies DSA’s VLOP rules to WhatsApp! 🔒 After Meta's Feb 14 report, Channels hit ~46.8M MAUs in the EU in H2 2024, surpassing the 45M threshold. 📊 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VLOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMediaTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaTrends</span></a></p><p><a href="https://posivi.com/whatsapp-now-falls-under-the-european-unions-dsa-rules-for-vlops/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">posivi.com/whatsapp-now-falls-</span><span class="invisible">under-the-european-unions-dsa-rules-for-vlops/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1829844/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1829844/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> UK Orders Apple to Allow Access to User Data <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AppleCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleCloud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/international" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>international</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PYMNTSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechREG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechREG</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/What" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>What</span></a>'sHot</p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>India has released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, to enforce the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. 📜💻 Public comments now invited! 🗣️ A crucial step for data privacy in India. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalProtection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a></p>
Rawatly<p>In recent months, there has been growing speculation and concern about the future of WhatsApp’s operations in India. The popular messaging app, owned by tech giant Meta (formerly Facebook), has faced increasing scrutiny and conflict with the Indian government over new IT regulations and user privacy issues.<br>Read More at: <a href="https://www.rawatly.com/whatsapps-future-in-india-it-minister-addresses-shutdown-speculations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawatly.com/whatsapps-future-i</span><span class="invisible">n-india-it-minister-addresses-shutdown-speculations/</span></a><br>.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsAppIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsAppIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rawatly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rawatly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UserPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ITRegulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITRegulations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MessagingApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MessagingApp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatsAppNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsAppNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndiaTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaTech</span></a></p>
IT News<p>On DMA eve, Google whines, Apple sounds alarms, and TikTok wants out - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) </p><p>For months, som... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008325" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2008325</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/europeancommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europeancommission</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalmarketsact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalmarketsact</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/techregulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techregulations</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/europeanunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europeanunion</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/antitrustlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrustlaw</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bytedance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bytedance</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alphabet</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/linkedin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linkedin</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windows</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dma</span></a></p>