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- 1Home Assistant renames its cloud service in swipe at Big Tech●Big Tech ruined the cloud, so we're renaming ours
Home Assistant, the open-source smart home platform, is renaming its cloud offering, arguing that Big Tech has degraded what 'cloud' means through data harvesting and lock-in. The company says its service exists only to provide remote access and voice features while keeping local control with users, and the rename is meant to draw a line between its approach and that of large technology vendors.
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WhatsApp has announced stronger safety measures for teenage users of its messaging service. The move adds to ongoing scrutiny of how major platforms protect younger people online, with privacy campaigners, parents and regulators closely watching how the changes will work in practice and what data controls will apply to teen accounts.