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Top Democratic Senators unveil new online privacy bill, promising tough penalties for data abuse
Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led Sens Biran Schatz (D-HI), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Amy Klobuarch (D-MN) in unveiling the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA), which proposes tough new punishments for Facebook,
E-books at libraries are a huge hit, leading to long waits, reader hacks and worried publishers (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 06:55First target of Singapore’s ‘fake news’ law is Facebook post that alleged a failed state investment in Salt Bae (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:32Sacha Baron Cohen: The ‘Silicon Six’ spread propaganda. It’s time to regulate social media sites. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:15Analysis: The US is racking up tactical victories in Huawei fight (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:07Amazon’s formal challenge to huge Pentagon award uses videos that mark potential influence exerted by President Trump (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 06:45Global 5G deal poses significant threat to weather forecast accuracy, experts warn
A long-awaited international deal governing how the world’s technology companies should roll out 5G technology poses serious risks to weather forecast accuracy, according to data from federal agencies and the World Meteorological Organization.
Analysis: Getting digital evidence can be hard for police. This bill would create a new office to help. (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 18:12Congress agrees data privacy is a problem. So where’s the bill?
Congress has been promising federal privacy legislation for a year now and producing little more than a hodgepodge of conflicting piecemeal proposals.