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Google previews Play Store ‘safety section’ and privacy policy requirement for all apps

Back in May, Google announced that all developers in the Play Store will have to fill out a new “safety section” that’s set to appear in app listings next year. Aimed at letting users see what data an application collects and shares, Google provided more details about this new policy today. This new safety section will provide developers a simple way to showcase their app’s overall…
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Kodak faces backlash for removing Instagram post from photographer who called China's Xinjiang region an 'Orwellian dystopia'

Eastman Kodak has come under fire recently after Instagram users noticed the company had removed a post from its profile that featured photographs depicting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of the People’s Republic of China: an area where the current Chinese administration is accused of numerous human rights violations against the Turkic ethnic group. Kodak, whose Instagram…
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Bluetooth-enabled tracking startup Wiliot raises $200M

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Wiliot, a startup creating a low-cost, self-powered chip that attaches to products to sense physical and environment data, has raised $200 million. The company’s latest tranche, a series C, was led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, and brings the company’s total raised to date to $270 million. Wiliot says that the new…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 27, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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