The EU is facing a backlash over new AI rules that allow for limited use of facial recognition by authorities — with opponents warning the carveouts could usher in a new age of biometric surveillance. From a report: A coalition of digital rights and consumer protection groups across the globe, including Latin America, Africa and…

Also announces buttload of new products at Cloud Summit event Alibaba proclaimed at its Cloud Summit 2021 that it is ploughing $1bn into “Project AsiaForward”, an initiative focused on expansion and development in Southeast Asia.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

On Tuesday, Playdate, the portable, one-bit gaming system with an analog crank as a primary control option, took one more step toward being a bonafide thing you can buy and crank to your heart’s content. From a report: The diminutive portable system’s creators at Panic (publishers of games like Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game) hosted…

Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson are time-bending buddies in the most audacious Marvel Cinematic Universe series yet. …read more Source:: CNet

Here’s when and how to watch the Tom Hiddleston series, which arrives two days earlier in the week than previous Marvel Disney Plus shows. …read more Source:: CNet

The FBI and Australian law enforcement set up the encrypted chat service and ran it for over 3 years, seizing weapons, drugs and over $48m in cash. …read more Source:: Threatpost

The highs, the lows, the acquisitions, the resignations, and more Encryption and verification package Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) has celebrated a troubled 30 years of securing secrets and giving cypherpunks an excuse to meet in person, with original developer and security specialist Phil Zimmermann toasting a world where encryption is common but, he warns, still…

A company that provides a user engagement platform for US politicians has suffered a ransomware attack, leaving many lawmakers unable to email their constituents for days. From a report: The attack, which hit DC-based iConstituent, has affected the offices of nearly 60 House lawmakers across both parties, Punchbowl News reported earlier today, citing House officials,…

The Linux Foundation Public Health is releasing the infrastructure for the first international COVID-19 passport. It’s being considered for use by both the United Nations and the European Union. …read more Source:: ZDNet

But it seems the iPhone 6 and SE will be looked after until the end of time With the launch of MacOS Monterey, Apple plans to ditch support for a slew of machines, including all MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops released prior to 2015.… …read more Source:: TheRegister