October 2018

Reddit has dedicated ‘war room’ to fight Russian misinformation (Hill, The)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 06:12

Inside Facebook’s election war room, a global effort to fight misinformation (Vox)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 06:11

Democratic candidates for Congress have raised a record-shattering $1 billion this election (Washington Post)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 06:10

Despite rampant voter enthusiasm, the reality: Many don’t plan to vote in November (Washington Post)

Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 06:10

Sen Markey (D-MA): Kids Need Online Privacy 'Constitution'

At an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of his Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Sen Ed Markey (D-MA) said protecting children's privacy is a moving target, but a target that must be hit -- including taking on big companies who collect and mine children's data. Sen Markey said his strategy will be to push for extending COPPA protections to all children under 16 (currently it is under 13) and for an eraser button that allows parents and kids to delete information from their online history (the California privacy bill has such an eraser button).

Treasury Dept employee charged with leaks to BuzzFeed about Trump advisers (Politico)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 17:50

President Trump to Withdraw US From Postal Treaty, Squeezing China (Bloomberg)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 17:49

Hurricane Michael A Wake Up Call On Why Total Dereg of Telecom A Very Bad Idea.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Gov Rick Scott (R-FL) have expressed frustration with the slow pace of restoring communications in FL in the wake of Hurricane Michael. What neither Chairman Pai nor Gov Scott mention is their own roll in creating this sorry state of affairs. Their radical deregulation of the telephone industry, despite the lessons of previous natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy, guaranteed that providers would chose to cut costs and increase profits rather than invest in hardening networks or emergency preparedness.

Remarks of Chairman Pai's Public Safety Legal Advisor Zenji Nakazawa at IIT Real-Time Communications Conference

I want to share with you a snapshot of what the Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Ajit Pai’s leadership is doing to leverage technology to promote public safety.

Inside the race to hack-proof the Democratic Party (Politico)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 15:26

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