Chao Liu
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Electronic Frontier Foundation
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- Jul 24, 2026
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Challengers Approach: Third Party App Stores Arrive to Google Play (opens the original)
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If you are an Android user, you may have noticed it already: Google has begun allowing rival, third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store. And if you are a developer, you may have noticed new options for billing and distributing your apps. For years, Epic Games, maker of games such as Fortnite, has been suing Google, alleging violations of antitrust law. Specifically at issue were Google's restrictions on the distribution of alternate app stores through the Play Store,
Governor Newsom Signs Student-Backed Digital Literacy Bills Alongside Misguided Bans (opens the original)
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Governor Newsom signed a package of 12 bills yesterday aimed at “protecting children” online. One of them was AB 1709 , which EFF has opposed this legislative session and serves as a functional ban on young people under 16 using social media. However, EFF supported two of the bills signed into law, AB 2071 and AB 2298 , which require that children learn critical digital literacy and cybersecurity topics. The bills are an affirmative and constitutional way for the state to address valid concerns
Farmers Are Getting Control Of Their Equipment Back (opens the original)
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For years, John Deere had actively made repairing their tractors near-impossible for anyone but itself and the few "authorized" repair shops—regardless of the ability of its customers to actually visit such shops. Now, in a major win for farmers and right to repair advocates, John Deere must soon provide farmers with not just the tools and resources to finally repair their own John Deere equipment, but also access to future updates for said equipment. In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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