Privacy

Senate Launches Bill To Remove Immunity For Websites Hosting Illegal Content, Spurred By Backpage.com

August 30, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

The Senate on Tuesday introduced an amendment to a law that protects the hosts of websites from liability for content posted by others to go after...

Colorado Debuts Driverless Truck To Protect Road Crews

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

DENVER — Colorado’s transportation agency began using a driverless truck on Friday that is designed to protect highway work crews from oncoming traffic. The truck...

Tech Firms’ Fight Against Hate Could Haunt Them

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

By setting itself up as a gatekeeper against racism, Silicon Valley could weaken its arguments against legislation that targets other harmful online content The tech...

The Amazon-Whole Foods Deal Has Received The Green Light From The FTC

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

The Federal Trade Commission has given Amazon the green light to proceed with its Whole Foods acquisition. In a statement Wednesday, the FTC said it...

Amazon Deal For Whole Foods Wins U.S. Regulatory, Shareholder Approvals

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Wednesday cleared two of the biggest hurdles it needed to close its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole...

Amazon’s Whole Foods Acquisition Wins Approval From The FTC, Shareholders

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

The agency chose not to block the deal based off speculation Back in June, Amazon announced that it would be acquiring Whole Foods for $13.7...

FTC Approves Whole Foods-Amazon Merger

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Amazon.com Inc.’s takeover of Whole Foods Market Inc. cleared its biggest hurdle on Wednesday as federal regulators approved the e-commerce giant’s big bet on the...

War Over Backpage Moves To A New Battlefield

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

WASHINGTON — Big internet companies are pushing for language in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement that would undercut attempts by members of Congress,...

Internet Firms Seek to Put Liability Shield in New NAFTA

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

WASHINGTON—Big internet firms are seeking to get liability protections they enjoy in the U.S. inserted into a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, adding fuel...

Op-Ed: Another View — John M. Simpson: Closing A Loophole On Sex Trafficking

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

One victim of sex trafficking began her ordeal when she was 15. She was sold through website Backpage.com for sex to men across Massachusetts, New...

EDITORIAL: Closing Loopholes: While Protecting Online Speech

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Government restrictions on online speech should be undertaken with the greatest skepticism. But when internet companies knowingly facilitate illegal acts, such as human trafficking, that’s...

Consumer Watchdog Takes Fight Against Online Giant Amazon’s Deceptive Pricing to 11 States

August 24, 2017  ·  John M. Simpson

SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog took the fight against Amazon’s deceptive pricing practices to the state level today after the Federal Trade Commission approved...