[ad_1] It isn’t clear if any particular behavior or network activity from the drones set off alarms at the Department of the Interior or if they were grounded due to the fact that DJI hardware is made in China. The company’s drones have been in the spotlight for years. As The Wall Street Journal points […]
Category: Politics
ACLU sues to reveal the FBI’s uses of facial recognition
[ad_1] The FBI has engaged in “political policing,” the ACLU said, including spying on peaceful activists. That raised the potential for abuse against innocent targets. The agency also claimed that it didn’t need to demonstrate probable cause to use facial recognition, and couldn’t confirm if it honored “constitutional obligations” to inform defendants in criminal cases […]
Mark Zuckerberg still won’t ban ‘political’ ads from Facebook
[ad_1] He added that, while it may be easier for Facebook to “choose a different path,” it is more important to stand up for free speech and free expression. “We need to be careful about adopting more rules that can restrict what people can say,” he said. “I don’t think it’s right for politicians to […]
Twitter will put a stop to political ads on November 22nd
[ad_1] Twitter has found a way to get around the ethical questions surrounding political ads: like TikTok, it’s getting rid of them entirely. Jack Dorsey has announced that the social network is stopping all political ads outside of non-partisan exceptions (such as voter registration), whether they come from candidates or interest groups. It’ll provide the […]
NCAA will allow college athletes to earn money off their likeness
[ad_1] While the NCAA says it made the decision following months of “comprehensive” input, the fact California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the state’s Fair Play bill into law at end of September likely influenced the policy change more than anything else. The legislation allows the state’s college athletes to accept endorsement deals and hire agents […]
FCC proposal would ban some US telecoms from using Huawei, ZTE gear
[ad_1] The rationale for the proposal won’t surprise you. Pai argued in an opinion piece that Chinese companies are beholden to demands from the country’s intelligence agencies, and that companies like Huawei could theoretically be forced to install backdoors or otherwise cooperate with surveillance on “sensitive” American communications. The Chairman claimed that vulnerabilities in Huawei […]
Hundreds of employees criticize Facebook’s political ad policies
[ad_1] In the letter, obtained by The New York Times, the employees argue that allowing misinformation to run could increase distrust in Facebook and undermine Facebook’s integrity. They recommend six ways to remedy the situation, including holding political ads to the same standards as other ads, restricting political ad targeting and clearer policies in general. […]
China passes law regulating data encryption
[ad_1] The law requires that all state secrets be stored and transmitted using “core and common” encryption, and that institutions working on cryptography have to establish “management systems” that guarantee the security of that encryption. Those managers won’t be allowed to ask private encryption developers to turn over “exclusive” info like source code, though, and […]
UK set to allow Huawei in ‘non-contentious’ parts of 5G networks
[ad_1] Earlier leaks suggested that all four of the UK’s largest carriers (EE, O2, Three and Vodafone) were using Huawei gear in their 5G networks. While they’re aware of concerns that China might task Huawei with using equipment to spy on UK targets, they may also have strong business incentives to adopt Huawei gear. It […]
Facebook takes down fake political ad meant to test its fact checking
[ad_1] The ad was prompted by a line of questioning from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who asked Mark Zuckerberg at an October 23rd House hearing if Facebook would let her get away with posting a misleading ad about Graham. The takedown suggests that Facebook is consistent in its approach to truthful ads. However, it also underscores the […]