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Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city
TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
The DoJ sued TikTok and its former parent company in August 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and collecting their informationTikTok and its Chinese former parent company ByteDance on Friday agreed to a $400m settlement to resolve the US Department of Justice’s allegations that the short-form video app violated children’s online privacy.The justice department sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy and illegally collecting their information. The defendants were accused of violating a law requiring online services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal information from users under age 13. Continue reading...
Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
European regulators have imposed billions in penalties on US technology companies due to privacy, competition and digital market rulesThe Dutch data protection authority has fined Uber €825m ($966m) for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to a 17 August decision.The penalty would be the second-largest issued yet under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Continue reading...
Nigeria orders investigation into second fake government agency
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into a man accused of creating a fake government agency
Chinese military practices strikes against U.S. missile defenses, Humvees
Aug 21, 2026 - World 
China's army is improving attack helicopter skills against U.S. missile defenses and ground vehicles, and recently practiced live-fire missile strikes against mockups of Patriot anti-missile launchers and Army Humvees, according to an Army think tank report.
