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President Trump ramps up rhetoric on media, calls press 'the enemy of the people' (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 17:33Facebook struggling to deal with cybercrime on its platform, researchers say (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 14:59WH National Economic Council Director Kudlow says Trump administration opposes government intervention in 5G (Hill, The)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 15:39FTC has received 26,000 complaints about Facebook privacy violations since 2012 (Hill, The)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 12:15Net Neutrality Bill Clears Second Hurdle After Marathon Markup
After over nine hours of debate over mostly failed amendments, and delays, legislation that would re-regulate internet access by reinstating the Federal Communications Commission's 2015 Open Internet Order's Title II-based net neutrality rules is on its way to a vote in the full House, where it is likely to pass. An amended version of the Save the Internet Act (HR 1644) was approved by the House Commerce Committee on a party-line vote.
FTC says it only has 40 employees overseeing privacy and data security
The Federal Trade Commission told Congress that it only has 40 full-time employees dedicated to overseeing internet privacy and data security and requested lawmakers give the agency more resources to adequately police tech companies. FTC Chairman Joseph Simons wrote in a letter to House leaders that the commission lags far behind other developed countries’ data watchdogs.