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Congress should prohibit discriminatory data practices. But how? (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/17/2019 - 19:19Opinion: The World Wide Web just turned 30. We’re celebrating with anti-tech fervor. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 19:012020 Presidential candidate Sen Klobuchar wants to tax big tech companies' on data use
As privacy scandals mount at firms such as Facebook, Presidential candidate Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is positioning her data tax as a way to make technology companies think twice about how they share and profit from users’ data. But implementing s
Facebook, Google and other big tech giants are about to face a “reckoning,” state attorneys general warn
Some of the country’s most influential state attorneys general are signaling they’re willing to take action against Facebook, Google and other tech giants, warning that the companies have grown too big and powerful -- and that Washington has been
Documents shed light on Russian hacking of Democratic Party leaders (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:09YouTube says it bans preteens from its site. But it’s still delivering troubling content to young children. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 15:11Video: How big a problem is disturbing kids’ content on YouTube? (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 15:11Analysis: Europe is leading the crackdown on tech companies and competition (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 03/14/2019 - 08:40
FCC to auction off wireless spectrum that could interfere with vital weather data, rejecting requests from US House and science agencies
The Federal Communications Commission intends to move ahead with a plan to auction off wireless radio frequencies that scientists say could negatively impact critical satellite data used in weather forecasting.