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Tout comprendre au DSA : la loi européenne qui encadre les géants du web
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 24 August, 2023 - 06:09
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Manga Piracy Apps Stay Up on Google & Apple, Publisher Moves to Unmask Devs
news.movim.eu / TorrentFreak · Thursday, 17 August, 2023 - 10:38 · 2 minutes
Japanese manga comics remain massively popular online but with that comes high levels of piracy that publishers are struggling to contain.
On top of dedicated websites pulling in tens of millions of visits each every month, there’s a thriving market of Android and iOS apps offering premium manga content for free but without appropriate licenses.
Many of these apps, especially those Android-based, are made available outside official app ecosystems, but some still make their way onto Google Play and Apple’s App Store, with all the convenience that entails. To have the apps removed, publishers file takedown notices with Google and Apple but as recent court documents suggest, takedown notices aren’t always successful.
On June 16, 2023, manga publisher Kadokawa sent two takedown notices, one to Google and another to Apple. In broad terms the notices are identical, the only differences being the recipient and links to the content to be taken down.
The notice sent to Google lists works by manga artist Kugane Maruyama and requests the removal of two apps; one titled ‘SuA Manga Đọc truyện tranh’ and another titled ‘Mangalek’.
The takedown notice sent to Apple lists three works by two manga artists – Shachi Sogano and Patora Fuyuhara – and requests the removal of three apps: ‘Manga Reader: Comic & Webtoons’, ‘Manga Reader: Top Manga Here’, and ‘Manga Reader – Comics and Novels’.
Whether these takedown requests are more complex than they first appear is unknown, but it seems that neither Google nor Apple removed the apps in question. At the time of writing they remain available both on Google Play ( 1 , 2 ) and Apple’s App Store ( 1 , 2 , 3 ).
It’s possible that Kadokawa always intended to take further action, whether its takedown notices were effective or not. In any event, the manga publisher has now filed requests with a California court to compel both Apple and Google to hand over the identities of the apps’ developers.
The information requested from both companies is broadly the same and comprehensive. (Apple request shown below)
– Any and all information showing all names, addresses (including postal codes and addresses used for address (PIN) verification, e-mail addresses (including email addresses used for recovery or other purposes), and telephone numbers (including, but not limited to, those required for Apple account registration);
– Any and all information showing access log (including dates, times, IP addresses, and access type) of each of the Infringer’s Accounts, including access log along with timestamp for each login (namely, login history);
– Any and all information showing (a) all names, telephone numbers, and addresses (including postal codes), any payment method, including but not limited to credit card holders, bank accounts, registered with; and (b) the type of the payment method and the name of the company or financial institution associated with such payment method registered with any and all of the Infringer’s Accounts.
Publicly available information suggests that some of these apps and/or their developers may have links to full-blown pirate sites, so any information obtained here may prove useful in progressing investigations elsewhere.
Kadokawa’s DMCA subpoena application can be found here (Google 1 , 2 / Apple 1 , 2 , 3 , pdf)
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Supreme Court denies Epic’s request to open up App Store payments during appeals
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 9 August, 2023 - 20:13 · 1 minute
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The Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that a federal judge's injunction against Apple would not be allowed to take effect immediately, rather than waiting for Apple's own Supreme Court appeal. That means Fortnite- maker Epic Games and other developers in Apple's App Store will still be barred from pointing customers to outside purchase points to avoid Apple's commission.
Justice Elena Kagan, who handles emergency petitions for California and other states, turned down Epic's request, as seen on the case's Supreme Court page (and initially reported by Reuters , among others). Epic's application stems from a complex series of rulings related to Epic's initial 2020 lawsuit . Apple had largely won in decisions from a district court in 2022 , and then the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in April . Those decisions found that Apple's policies that iOS apps only be available through its App Store, and those apps only use its own in-app payment systems, did not violate antitrust rules.
The 9th Circuit court did, however, affirm a lower-court decision that there was anti-steering language in Apple's developer agreement. Prohibiting developers from pointing to outside purchase methods violated California's Unfair Competition Law, the courts ruled. The 9th Circuit allowed an injunction prohibiting Apple from enforcing its anti-steering language to remain in place but put a stay on it until a potential Apple appeal to the Supreme Court had run its course.
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With new Game Controller app, Netflix games move from mobile to the TV
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 8 August, 2023 - 20:56
This is the virtual gamepad as seen in the photos included in the app's App Store listing. [credit: Samuel Axon ]
In the surest sign yet that Netflix plans to expand its gaming offerings, the company quietly released an iOS app called "Game Controller" that it says will allow subscribers to play games on their TVs.
Until now, Netflix has offered a curated selection of mobile games—mostly from established developers of premium mobile games who have found prior success on Apple's App Store. It has not, however, released any games that are playable on a living room TV.
That's technically still the case. When you open up the iPhone app, you're told to "choose a game on your TV and follow the directions to connect," but that process does not appear to be supported by any of Netflix's smart TV, game console, or streaming box apps yet. In fact, there's absolutely nothing you can do with the Game Controller app right now. "Netflix Games on TV are in beta. Some devices may not be supported at this time," a note at the bottom of the app says.
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Apple supprime plus de 100 applications en lien avec l’IA
news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Thursday, 3 August, 2023 - 11:00
Apple ne veut pas d'applications génératives d'IA sur l'App Store chinois. La Pomme a fait le ménage sur ordre du pouvoir de Pékin.
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Elon Musk défie Apple : peut-il convaincre Tim Cook de renoncer à des millions de dollars ?
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Thursday, 3 August, 2023 - 08:41
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“Blaze your glory!”—Twitter’s “X” becomes first one-letter iPhone app
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Monday, 31 July, 2023 - 19:19
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Apple has granted a rare exception to its strict App Store rules, allowing Twitter to rebrand as X and become the first-ever one-character iPhone app.
Two days ago, Bleeping Computer reported that Apple had rejected Twitter's attempt to update its app name to simply X due to minimum character requirements. As a result, the app was temporarily listed in its App Store as Twitter—alongside the X logo and the X tagline "Blaze your glory." This potentially further confused users over what to call the app during Elon Musk's sloppy rollout of Twitter's new branding .
It stayed that way for days, until about 2:30 this morning, when Apple updated the listing in its mobile App Store, Bleeping Computer reported—allowing the App Store's first-ever single-character name. A product designer and data scientist who founded a growth consulting agency called Next, Nick Sheriff, posted a screenshot confirming that historically the App Store only accepted app names with a minimum of two characters.
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Apple will require app devs to explain exactly why they use certain APIs
news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 28 July, 2023 - 21:58
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon)
Apple has announced an additional hoop developers must jump through to get their apps approved on its App Store. Soon, developers of apps that use certain APIs will have to clarify their reasons for using them when submitting those apps.
Apple is trying to close some fingerprinting loopholes here. The term "fingerprinting" in this context refers to various techniques for learning information about a device or its user and tracking them across multiple unrelated apps or websites.
It's something that Apple has been saying is not allowed in iPhone apps for a while, and the company introduced the controversial App Tracking Transparency initiative in 2021 to give users a choice in whether things like mobile ad networks (for example) could track them in this way.
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App Store : quelles sont les premières apps que vous avez téléchargées ?
news.movim.eu / Numerama · Tuesday, 11 July, 2023 - 14:28
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