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Microsoft, Mastercard, Hewlett Foundation launch institute to investigate cyberattacks
Facebook says it won’t remove posts from politicians even if they violate community rules
Court strikes down FCC media ownership rules
51 major CEOs urge Congress to pass privacy law blocking state data protections
Trump defends lightbulb efficiency rollback: ‘I look better under an incandescent light’
New York taxi regulator tries to put the brakes on free speech
Texas ransomware attacks deliver wake-up call to cities
FCC proposes new 3-digit suicide prevention hotline number.
The House Homeland Security Committee subpoenas 8chan owner Jim Watkins, demanding that he appear before the committee on September 5
Pentagon's internal watchdog says it is reviewing the $10B "war cloud" contract, which was set to be awarded to Microsoft or Amazon, over misconduct allegations
Russia warns Google to stop promoting ‘illegal mass events’ on YouTube
Google’s monopoly is killing small business
YouTube bans 14 year old for violating hate speech guidelines
US company will stop supporting 8chan after El Paso shooting
Facebook hit with new questions over Cambridge Analytica
Lawsuit filed against GitHub in wake of Capital One data breach
House Republican asks Mark Zuckerberg for answers on Facebook ‘romance scams’
House passes bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, requiring telcos to implement tech that verifies caller identity and increases FCC penalties
Leaked documents show Huawei helped North Korea build wireless network.
Court rules against Oracle in Pentagon 'war cloud' litigation
FEC approves a request from cybersecurity company Area 1 to provide discounted cybersecurity services to political campaigns for as little as $1,337/year
AT&T becomes first major wireless company to block spam calls automatically
FCC Blocks San Francisco Law Pushing Broadband Competition for Apartments
Two Republicans sue Ocasio-Cortez over Twitter blocks.
Think twice before giving results of your home DNA kit to the police
Ten-month-long bipartisan Senate investigation finds many federal agencies, including DHS, left sensitive data vulnerable to cyberattacks over the past decade
House committee to hold a hearing on Facebook's Project Libra on July 17, one day after the Senate; sources: Libra lead David Marcus expected to testify at both
Trump’s order to trim science advisory panels sparks outrage
Oberlin College case shows how universities are losing their way
Warren asks financial regulators for information about discrimination in algorithms
Senators call on McConnell to bring net neutrality rules to a vote
Maine governor signs into law one of the strongest privacy bills in the US, banning ISPs from using, selling, or distributing consumer data without consent
FCC votes to allow phone carriers to block robocalls by default
Privacy activists launch campaign against airlines using facial recognition technology
Britain goes two weeks without burning coal for first time since Industrial Revolution
On Friday, US began requiring most visa applicants to provide information on their use of social media; the policy was announced in March 2018
Net worth of Americans aged 18 to 35 has dropped 34 percent since 1996: study
Trump administration to ask most US visa applicants for social media information
Senate passes bill outlawing robocalls
Friend, foe, or unknown force flying overhead? Congress should find out
Supreme Court rules iPhone users can sue Apple over App Store prices
Twitter suspended more than 160,000 accounts over terrorism in second half of 2018
Facebook pushes back after co-founder calls for company’s break-up
Department of Energy’s scientists announced this week that they have designed a plastic that can be recycled over and over again.
Instagram considering a ‘pop-up’ to appear on vaccine-related misinformation
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