The new order calls for a broader review of a number of foreign-controlled applications that could pose a security risk to Americans and their data.
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Why A.I. Should Be Afraid of Us
Because benevolent bots are suckers. Plus, racism in medical journals, the sperm-count “crisis” and more in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.
India and Israel Inflame Facebook’s Fights With Its Own Employees
The social network wrongly bowed to government demands to take down content in the countries, employees said, in more signs of internal dissent.
How China’s Tencent Avoided an Antitrust Push, For Now.
Tencent’s popularity may help it avoid trouble with Beijing. But its vast power could still squelch innovation in the world’s largest online market.
Mob Violence Against Palestinians in Israel Is Fueled by Groups on WhatsApp
Israeli extremists have formed more than 100 new groups on the Facebook-owned encrypted messaging app in recent days to target attacks.
In China, Apple Compromises on Censorship and Surveillance
Apple built the world’s most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese government.
Clubhouse App Creates Space for Open Talk in Middle East
The social networking app is booming in authoritarian countries, where users are speaking freely about otherwise taboo topics.
A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived
Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry.
Vaccine Passports: What Are They, and Who Might Need One?
The concept of documenting vaccinations is being taken to new levels of sophistication, and experts predict that electronic verification will soon become commonplace.
Likely Legal, ‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide
Businesses and universities want fast, easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians have turned “vaccine passports” into a cultural flash point.