Associated Press
Verizon to end location data sales to brokers
Verizon is pledging to stop selling information on phone owners’ locations to data brokers, stepping back from a business practice that has drawn criticism for endangering privacy.
Win for local news? Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink 'news deserts' (Associated Press)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 13:43US plans for fake social media run afoul of Facebook rules
Facebook said that the US Department of Homeland Security would be violating the company’s rules if agents create fake profiles to monitor the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country.