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Lawsuits say Siri and Google are listening, even when they’re not supposed to (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 06:21Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election, study says (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 06:20European lawmakers welcome South Korean action on Apple and Google app stores, promise more regulatory effort (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 10:26Russia’s Internet censor threatens to fine Google and Apple over an opposition app (Washington Post)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 10:25Apple agrees to give some App Store developers more control over customer relationships
Apple announced a new concession for some App developers, giving apps such as Netflix and online publishers the ability to provide links to outside sign-up pages. Apple’s App Store rules currently prohibit all developers from notifying their customers about alternative payment options where Apple cannot collect a sales commission. The new rules will only apply to sharing links within “reader apps” that provide previously purchased content or subscriptions for content such as newspapers, books, music and video.