[ad_1] According to The New York Times, after the first debate, Gabbard was briefly the most searched-for candidate on Google. Purchasing ads would have helped the campaign get its website at the top of the search results, Tulsi Now Inc. said. The campaign team also believes its emails were being placed in Gmail spam folders […]
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House passes bipartisan bill to stop illegal robocalls
[ad_1] The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act requires carriers to authenticate every call and to offer opt-out blocking for free. To make that possible, it also supports the rapid implementation of call authentication technologies. The FCC will have to adopt critical consumer protections and to report its efforts against illegal callers to Congress if the bill […]
Facebook continues to grow like crazy, despite FTC fines
[ad_1] With that perspective, the SEC’s $100 million fine, which concerns “misleading disclosures” the company made around data risk, seems practically pointless. And then, of course, there’s today’s other big whoopsie: It turns out Facebook continued to give 12 partners access to user data even after saying it would cut them off. After accounting for […]
Study finds changes in Cuban diplomats’ brains, but no sign of attack
[ad_1] The study performed advanced brain imaging on 40 government personnel who were stationed in Cuba. A group of 48 healthy patients were used as a control. Compared to the control group, the brains of the Cuba patients showed distinct differences in brain volume and connectivity. There was reduced white matter in the affected patients. […]
Justice Department launches sweeping review of competition in tech
[ad_1] Officials vowed to “seek redress” if they found any lawbreaking. Wall Street Journal sources claimed that the DOJ wouldn’t ignore violations of other laws if discovered during the review. The Department didn’t name specific targets, but it’s not hard to guess which tech giants are likely to come under the crosshairs. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, […]
A new bill could ban facial recognition in federally-funded housing
[ad_1] If passed, the bill would prohibit facial recognition in public housing units that receive Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding. It would also require HUD to submit a report on facial recognition and its impacts on public housing units and tenants. The legislation will be proposed by Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Ayanna […]
FTC to accuse Facebook of misusing phone numbers and facial recognition
[ad_1] The violations, expected to be announced tomorrow, are part of wide-ranging complaint and accompany the FTC’s probe into Facebook’s privacy practices. Last week, the FTC reportedly voted to approve a $5 billion settlement with Facebook. The settlement isn’t official yet, but it’s already being criticized for being too soft on the company. The complaint […]
Huawei lays off two thirds of its US research division
[ad_1] An employee still employed at Futurewei told Reuters that work ground to a halt after the ban took effect. This still leaves roughly 1,200 Huawei employees in the US, although most of them are involved in customer support, public affairs and the supply chain. Moreover, the company’s American ranks have been shrinking ever since […]
Microsoft will pay $25 million to settle Hungary bribery charges
[ad_1] The SEC also determined that Microsoft’s Saudi Arabian and Thai subsidiaries offered “improper travel and gifts” (read: more bribes) to officials and staff at non-government customers. The Turkish unit provided an “excessive discount” to a third party without any signs of services being offered, although US regulators stopped short of alleging bribery. In a […]
Huawei allegedly developed a spy-friendly phone network for North Korea
[ad_1] It’s well-established that Koryolink enables spying on users, although the new details suggest the system is more elaborate than previously thought. While it’s known that the network is highly restrictive for locals (who can’t make international calls or reach the internet) and loosened for visitors (barred from local calls and the state intranet), the […]