Massachusetts Moves to Kill the Location Data Trade with Landmark Privacy Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers unanimously pass the Consumer Data Privacy Act, targeting data brokers and Big Tech by banning the sale of precise location and biometric data.
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The End of the Glue-In Era: How EU Mandates are Forcing a Battery Renaissance
New EU regulations are forcing tech giants to move away from glued-in batteries. From headphones to e-readers, here is how the landscape of repairability is shifting.
The ‘Do Not Sell’ Button is a Lie: Why Privacy Requests Fail in the Data Broker Era
Analyzing the gap between CCPA/GDPR privacy buttons and the reality of the $200 billion data brokerage industry.
California’s Age Verification Law May Spare Open Source Projects Like Linux
A proposed amendment to California's AB 1043 could exempt open-source operating systems from strict age verification mandates, providing a critical win for Linux and FreeBSD.
California Weighs Open-Source Exemption for Age Verification Mandates
California is considering an amendment to the Digital Age Assurance Act that would exempt open-source operating systems like Linux from mandatory age checks.