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Google Play to hide app permissions, makes developers responsible for data collection
Developers have time till July 20 to fill out a data privacy form for their apps, and they "alone" must make "complete and accurate declarations" for their apps. Google said when it becomes aware of a discrepancy between "your app behaviour and your declaration, it may take appropriate action, including enforcement action".
After India, US aims to crackdown on VPN service providers
The VPN industry is extremely opaque, and many VPN providers exploit, mislead, and take advantage of unwitting consumers, the lawmakers added. In India, a directive from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has also sought additional compliance requirements for all VPN providers whose users are in the country.
Musk texted Parag Agrawal before terminating $44 bn Twitter deal
Musk texted the Twitter executives that the company's lawyers were trying to "cause trouble" after they requested information about the status of Musk's financing for a deal to buy Twitter, according to a lawsuit filed in Delaware, reports Business Insider. "Your lawyers are using these conversations to cause trouble. That needs to stop, "Musk was quoted as saying in a text to CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal on June 28."
Apple challenges injunction against self-preferencing services
In a cross-appeal brief submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Apple lays out its argument as to why the anti-steering injunction was "legally improper," reports AppleInsider. More specifically, the iPhone maker argues that the court handed down an "unprecedented result" even though Epic did not prove harm, the report said. "Epic failed to prove direct or indirect harm," the brief reads.
Subway Surfers mostly downloaded in India, US in June: Report
According to Sensor Tower, Subway Surfers was the most downloaded mobile game worldwide for June 2022, with more than 26 million installs, representing a 63.5 per cent increase from June 2021. Garena Free Fire from Garena was the second most installed mobile game worldwide last month with 24.7 million installs, which represented a 26.9 per cent increase from June 2021.
Tesla getting closer to integrating Steam for in-car gaming
According to the auto-tech website Electrek, Tesla has been investing heavily into integrating video games into its in-car entertainment system. But it still surprised many when Tesla said earlier this year that it planned to go as far as integrating Valve's Steam, an online video game store and distribution platform, in its vehicles. It would result in a massive increase in games playable inside Tesla vehicles.
Chinese fraudsters on the prowl to scam Indians using fake loan apps
The complainant had taken a loan from a Loan App, Cash Advance, she repaid the same in time. But after repaying the loan she started getting threat calls and messages on WhatsApp from Cash Advance employees. It was not an isolated case, rather several Indians have in recent times fallen prey to such high-end cyber crimes in which people are being defrauded to the tune of hundreds of crores ofrupees everyday.
Centre aims to make Big Tech pay for using content from news publishers
According to Minister of State for IT and Electronics, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the government is mulling revision in IT laws to effect this change. "The market power on digital advertising that is currently being exercised by the Big Tech majors, which places Indian media companies at a position of disadvantage, is an issue that is seriously being examined in the context of new legalisations and rules," the minister told The Times of India.
Microsoft may unveil much-awaited 'Windows 12' in 2024
Microsoft is shifting back to a three-year release cycle for Windows, which means the next major version of Windows is now due in 2024. It is another big change to how Microsoft develops Windows, reports The Verge. The company initially moved away from its three-year cycle with the release of Windows 10 in 2015, prioritising the idea of Windows as a service.
Sony completes $3.6 billion acquisition of game maker Bungie
The Sony-Bungie acquisition evaded the antitrust scrutiny while Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of �Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard is facing formal investigations in the US, the UK and South Korea. Bungie will "continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games," its CEO Pete Parsons had said in a statement earlier this year.
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