Good Morning! Apple and Intel, are protesting against India's new licensing rules for tech imports, which impose restrictions on the import of laptops, tablets, and PCs, requiring a valid license for their import. Meanwhile, Google has announced the initial release of Custom Audience Delegation, a feature that allows the creation of custom audiences for buyers without the need for an on-device SDK. Meta is also actively working on improving password security and preserving user privacy through the development of new privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs).

— Forrest Knight & Meghanadh Vasireddy

Apple, Intel and Other Companies Kick Against India's Restrictions on PC Imports

Several US-based tech companies, including Apple and Intel, have protested against India's new licensing rules for tech imports, which are set to take effect on November 1, 2023. The new rules impose restrictions on the import of laptops, tablets, and PCs, and require a valid license for their import. The companies have joined a coalition of US businesses in protesting against the sudden introduction of these restrictions, claiming that they will harm the Indian economy and stifle innovation. Apple, Google, Intel, and others have also asked the US government to push India to reconsider the new rule. The Indian government has not yet responded to the protests.

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Google's Privacy Sandbox Preview: Custom Audience Delegation

Google has recently announced Developer Preview 9 for the Privacy Sandbox on Android, which introduces the initial release of Custom Audience Delegation. This feature allows the creation of custom audiences for buyers without the need for an on-device SDK. It also integrates with Bidding and Auction services for more intricate ad auctions.

Features: Custom Audience Delegation is part of the Protected Audience API, which supports custom audience management. Custom audiences are distinct from Chrome's Protected Audience interest groups and cannot be shared across web and apps, helping limit the sharing of user information. An advertiser app or the integrated SDK may join or leave a custom audience based on user engagement in an app. Each custom audience contains metadata such as the owner (package name of the owner app).

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Meta's Approach to Improving Password Security and Preserving Privacy

Meta is actively working on enhancing password security and preserving user privacy by developing new privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs).

Private Data Lookup (PDL): One of the key innovations Meta has introduced is Private Data Lookup (PDL), which uses cryptographic techniques to allow users to privately query a server-side data set. PDL is used for data minimization and supports first-party passwords in Enterprise Center, Meta's platform for collaboration between external partners and Meta.

With PDL, Meta encourages the use of stronger passwords while minimizing the information revealed to the server in the password precheck process. Identifying weak passwords during the creation process offers a stronger security stance than checking weak passwords while they are already in use.

When a user creates a password, the password precheck service in the Meta Enterprise Center blinds the client's request with a long-term secret key. The resulting value is a double-blinded hash of the original password from the client.

Meta has published a white paper detailing how they balance privacy and integrity when using people's data to reduce bad experiences with their technologies. The paper covers topics such as automated image processing, retaining data about people who have committed severe Community Standards violations, verifying people's identities while protecting their privacy, and approaching privacy, safety, and security together in times of crisis.

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Telangana Government and UNESCO Join Forces for AI Development

The Government of Telangana in India and UNESCO have recently partnered to implement the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence(AI) for the first time. This collaboration aims to promote the ethical development and use of AI through various initiatives such as awareness raising, capacity building, and contributions to the UNESCO Global Observatory on AI Ethics.

The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI was adopted in November 2021 and represents the first-ever global standard on AI ethics.

Here are a couple summarized:

• The protection of human rights and dignity is the cornerstone of the Recommendation.

• AI development and use should respect human rights, privacy, and ethical values.

• Adequate data protection frameworks should be established.

• Multi-stakeholder and inclusive approaches should be adopted.

• AI should be developed and used in a transparent and accountable manner.

• AI should be designed to enhance social well-being and human development.

• AI should be used to promote sustainable development and environmental protection.

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Youtube Spotlight

Driving The New Fastest Car Ever Made!

Marques discusses the Rimac Nevera, an all-electric hypercar that aims to be the fastest car ever made. With impressive acceleration times, record-breaking performance, and advanced technology, the Nevera showcases the potential of electric vehicles in the automotive industry. The video also highlights the car’s multiple driving modes and its ability to offer both a smooth and comfortable driving experience as well as a high-performance ride.

• Zero to 60 miles per hour in 1.74 seconds, a world record.

• Zero to 100 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds, a world record.

• Quarter mile in 8.3 seconds, a world record.

• Zero to 200 miles per hour in 10 seconds, a world record.

• Zero to 250 miles per hour to zero in under 30 seconds, a world record.

• There are a total of 23 world records mentioned in the transcript, including the record for the most records broken in a day.

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