Facebook’s ‘monopoly power’ hurts user privacy, U.S. Congress finds
When it comes to protecting users’ privacy and fighting the spread of misinformation, Facebook is getting worse.So claims a 449-page congressional report…
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Penang Upcoming World Congress on Information Technology & Techfest
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 14 — The Penang state government will be holding the 24th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) and Penang Techfest 2020…
Facebook Ad Boycotters to Congress: Don’t Let Zuckerberg Off Easy
The organizers of the #StopHateforProfit Facebook ad boycott have written a letter to the House Judiciary Committee asking the members to…
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google Will Testify Before Congress
The top chief executives from Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google will all appear before Congress in late July for an antitrust hearing, according to TechNews.…
Congress moves toward facial recognition regulation
A bipartisan group in Congress is working on legislation that could regulate the use of facial recognition by the private sector, federal government, and law…
US Congress seeks answers on patient privacy in Google, Ascension cloud…
SAN FRANCISCO: Four Democratic leaders on the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce committee on Monday wrote Alphabet Inc’s Google and Ascension…
Congress shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg no mercy during Libra hearing
Lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the platform’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency and the social media…
Iranian Official Says US Congress is Working to Block Iran’s Crypto Mining
According to Zarandi, Congress considers cryptocurrency a tool for evading sanctions and money laundering, and is therefore trying to legislate against Iran’s…
Congress push to regulate Big Tech in 2019
The newly installed US Congress is expected to see a fresh effort to develop new regulations for big technology firms, with a focus on tougher enforcement…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify before Congress
Data privacy online has become a massive talking point since last year after scandals started unfurling, which connected Facebook and a…