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Facebook Critics Dubious Of New Privacy Policies By Harper Neidig, THE HILL April 22, 2018 http://thehill.com/policy/technology/384224-facebook-critics-dubious-of-new-privacy-policies Facebook’s response to a massive data…
Apr 22, 2018
Facebook Rolls Out European-Style Privacy Protections By David Jones, TECHNEWSWORLD April 19, 2018 Facebook Rolls Out European-Style Privacy Protections Facebook on Tuesday…
Apr 19, 2018
Consumer Activists, Experts Advise Against Buying ZTE Phones By Jim Finkle, REUTERS April 19, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-zte-android/consumer-activists-experts-advise-against-buying-zte-phones-idUSKBN1HQ38S (Reuters) – Consumer activists and technology…
Apr 19, 2018
Tesla Banned From Crash Probe After Leaking Details The investigation could have a big impact on the development of autonomous vehicles —…
Apr 17, 2018
CA DMV First Applicant For Self-Driving Permit Without Driver Lacked Info By Lynn Walford, CAR CONNECTED NEWS April 16, 2018 CA DMV…
Apr 16, 2018
Kennedy: Unanswered Questions In Facebook Privacy Issue By Jim Hand, THE SUN CHRONICLE (Massachusetts) April 15, 2018 http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/kennedy-unanswered-questions-in-facebook-privacy-issue/article_656ebda5-bc13-5a9d-b2bc-12aa85b9fcca.html Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg…
Apr 15, 2018
Smart Speakers And Their Potential Privacy Concerns By Eric Lieberman, THE DAILY CALLER April 14, 2018 http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/14/smart-speakers-privacy-concerns-alexa/ Some of the biggest companies…
Apr 14, 2018
Facebook Data Debacle Sparks Calls For New Privacy Laws By Wendy Davis, MEDIAPOST DIGITAL NEWS DAILY April 11, 2018 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/317493/facebook-data-debacle-sparks-calls-for-new-privacy.html News that…
Apr 11, 2018
You’ll Be Paying For AT&T’s Purchase Of Time Warner Through Your Cable Bill By A.J. Dellinger, GIZMODO April 11, 2018 https://gizmodo.com/youll-be-paying-for-at-ts-purchase-of-time-warner-throu-1825192267 The…
Apr 11, 2018
Oil ‘Is Killing Us.’ Activists Call On Jerry Brown To Halt California Drilling By Angela Hart, SACRAMENTO BEE April 11, 2018 http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article208586479.html…
Apr 11, 2018
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint Against YouTube For Collecting Kids’ Personal data Without Parental Consent 23 consumer watchdog groups say Google is…
Apr 9, 2018
Over 20 Advocacy Groups Complain To FTC That YouTube Is Violating Children’s Privacy Law By Sarah Perez, TECHCRUNCH April 9, 2018 https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/09/over-20-advocacy-groups-complain-to-ftc-that-youtube-is-violating-childrens-privacy-law/…
Apr 9, 2018
YouTube Illegally Tracks Data On Kids, Groups Claim In FTC Complaint By Todd Spangler, VARIETY April 9, 2018 http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/youtube-children-data-illegal-tracks-ftc-1202747401/ Google’s YouTube for…
Apr 9, 2018
YouTube Hit With Complaint By Child Advocacy Groups, Which Say It Illegally Targets Kids By Marco della Cava, USA TODAY April 9,…
Apr 9, 2018
The Missing Billions Spent On Gasoline In California Each Year By Rob Nikolewski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE April 8, 2018 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/sd-fi-california-gasoline-20180402-story.html California…
Apr 8, 2018
Data Scandal Puts Facebook’s Business On Trial By Harper Neidig, THE HILL April 7, 2018 http://thehill.com/policy/technology/382038-data-scandal-puts-facebooks-business-on-trial The outcry surrounding the Cambridge Analytica…
Apr 7, 2018
Trump Nominates Interim NHTSA Chief To Lead Agency By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS April 6, 2018 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2018/04/06/trump-nominates-heidi-king-lead-nhtsa/33605587/ Washington — Fifteen months…
Apr 6, 2018
Facebook Declares Open Season On Russian Trolls By Richard Adhikari, ECOMMERCE TIMES April 5, 2018 https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85254.html Facebook has taken down more than…
Apr 5, 2018