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Target stores’ registers are down across the country
20 years since children's online protection law COPPA was passed, it has been weakened by court rulings, uneven enforcement, and relentless technological change
Thanks to HBO, more tourists are flocking to the eerie Chernobyl nuclear disaster site
Sources: Zuckerberg contacted Pelosi to discuss viral misinformation, but she has not engaged, frustrated by how Facebook handled a manipulated video of her
A look at the debate about streaming Broadway shows, as one service, BroadwayHD, ramps up, offering 300+ shows on Roku, Google Play, and more for $8.99/month
The US government and airlines are scanning faces of people not suspected of crimes, normalizing faces as data that can be kept, tracked, and inevitably, stolen
TV meteorologist objected to management’s ‘code red’ orders
How a rule, allowing US companies to apply for exemptions from the Huawei ban, was created when the Obama administration was contemplating sanctions against ZTE
Facebook, Google and other tech giants to face antitrust investigation by House lawmakers
Sources: FTC and DOJ have reached an agreement to divvy up antitrust oversight of Google and Amazon, putting Amazon under FTC's watch and Google under DOJ's
Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
As more esports players go pro, a growing number of doctors are devoting their time to treating injuries like "gamers thumb" that put players at risk
Sources: DOJ began work on a possible Google antitrust investigation after brokering a deal with FTC, which considered and opted not to pursue the case in 2013
Salesforce changes its acceptable-use policy to bar gun-selling retailers from using its software if they sell military-style rifles
It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to?
Experts say ransomware victims like Baltimore have not taken sufficient measures to protect against the EternalBlue exploit two years after it first leaked
Facebook, Twitter suspend accounts related to a disinformation campaign that seemed to originate in Iran; messages targeted reporters, policymakers, dissidents
Study: many iOS apps, including the Washington Post's, use "background app refresh" to send tracking info like location and IP address, even late at night
Head of NOAA says 5G deployment could set weather forecasts back 40 years. The wireless industry denies it.
How San Francisco broke America’s heart – The Washington Post
A distorted video of Speaker Pelosi, in which her speech is made to appear slurred, has 2M+ views on Facebook; YouTube says it has removed uploads of the video
To reduce the tedium of work and increase productivity at its warehouses, Amazon has created several video games where workers compete by fulfilling real orders
Techmeme · 4 weeks ago