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Analysis: It’s not just Huawei. Trump’s new tech sector order could ripple through global supply chains. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Sun, 05/19/2019 - 20:59Analysis: Silicon Valley pans White House bias tool as a gimmick (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 10:32Margaret Sullivan: President Trump won’t stop coining nasty nicknames for his foes — but the media must stop amplifying them. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 09:40Trump’s Huawei sanctions underscore US dependency on China tech (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 19:00Russian government hackers targeted small county in Florida panhandle in 2016 (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 18:59Philip Bump: President Trump’s war against social media networks is largely about the fight itself (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 16:02Analysis: A researcher is still surfacing videos of the Christchurch attacks on Facebook and Instagram two months later (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 16:00
White House escalates war against Facebook, Google and Twitter with a campaign asking users to share stories of censorship
The White House announced an unprecedented campaign asking Internet users to share if they had been censored on Facebook, Google and Twitter, tapping into President Trump’s long-running claim that tech giants are biased against conservatives. The effort, which the White House said on Twitter was directed at users “no matter your views,” seeks to collect names, contact information and other details from Americans.
President Trump signs order to protect US networks from foreign espionage, a move that appears to target China
Amid a deepening trade war with China, President Donald Trump declared a “national emergency” to protect US communications networks in a move that gives the federal government broad powers to bar American companies from doing business with certain foreign suppliers — including the Chinese firm Huawei. President Trump declared the emergency in the form of an executive order that says foreign adversaries are exploiting vulnerabilities in US telecommunications technology and services. It points to economic and industrial espionage as areas of particular concern.