Day: February 23, 2023

Africa’s internet registry could fail, warns head of ARIN – dodgy fellah scheming involved

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) has no board, no CEO, has sometimes been close to not being able to pay its staff, could fail, and other regional internet registries have therefore expressed interest in funding its ongoing activities, according to John Curran, president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). Curran Read more about Africa’s internet registry could fail, warns head of ARIN – dodgy fellah scheming involved[…]

Microsoft feels free to edit websites you browse: begs people to stick to Edge on Chrome download page

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Microsoft Edge has been spotted inserting a banner into the Chrome download page on Google.com begging people to stick with the Windows giant’s browser. As noted this week by Neowin, an attempt to download and install Chrome Canary using Edge Canary – both experimental browser builds – led to the presentation in the Edge browser Read more about Microsoft feels free to edit websites you browse: begs people to stick to Edge on Chrome download page[…]

Google’s Play Store Privacy Labels Are a ‘Total Failure:’ Study

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] “There are two main problems here,” Mozilla’s Caltrider said. “The first problem is Google only requires the information in labels to be self-reported. So, fingers crossed, because it’s the honor system, and it turns out that most labels seem to be misleading.” Google promises to make apps fix problems it finds in the labels, Read more about Google’s Play Store Privacy Labels Are a ‘Total Failure:’ Study[…]

AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection, the U.S. Copyright Office said in a letter seen by Reuters. “Zarya of the Dawn” author Kris Kashtanova is entitled to a copyright for the parts of the book Kashtanova wrote and arranged, but not Read more about AI-created images lose U.S. copyrights in test for new technology[…]