The European Consumer Organization BUEC has filed a complaint saying TikTok’s Terms of Service are unfair, unclear, ambiguous and work to the detriment of users.
FinTech digital platform, Flybits, releases Privacy-First Opt-in Experience Helping consumers with privacy requires good tools and teaching them why and how to use them. Flybits is in the midst of a series of releases that aim to aid banking consumers do both.
In a move to add pressure on the the biggest tech giants, Microsoft is launching a project to have the EU establish an Australia-style arbitration system that mandates pay for use of news content. Google and Facebook have been fighting back at Australia’s rules. Goolge has cut licensing deals while Facebook has gone further and blocked sharing Australian news on its service. Countries including Canada and the UK are considering laws similar to Australia.
It barely feels like news when industry giants add AI features, since that’s what they’re expected to do. But lots of people use their products, so their announcements are probably of higher interest than most. With that in mind, let’s note that Adobe has just announced general availability of agents for audience creation, journey orchestration, experimentation, journey insights, website optimization and agent support.