Silicon Valley-Funded Privacy Think Tanks Fight in D.C. to Unravel State-Level Consumer Privacy Protections
Silicon Valley-funded privacy think tanks’ positions on a federal online privacy bill mirror the tech industry’s lobbying priorities.
Silicon Valley-funded privacy think tanks’ positions on a federal online privacy bill mirror the tech industry’s lobbying priorities.
Hikvision is supplying its cameras to U.K. government departments, universities, and hospitals, raising national security and human rights concerns.
For example, jobs with taxi companies were overwhelmingly delivered to black users and secretarial ads to women, despite neutral targeting preferences.
Gig economy giants rely on having huge workforces of contractors rather than employees, yielding huge IPO valuations. What happens if it's not kosher?
Whether such policy boldness means anything in a brand-obsessed political landscape will be determined when ballots are cast.
Google Dragonfly
Google normally assesses performance through open peer review. But it is evaluating its censored search team behind closed doors.
The Pentagon cited a law permitting government agencies to block the disclosure of records that pertain to “critical infrastructure security information.”
Law enforcement in Davao City familiar with the IBM program said the technology had assisted them in carrying out Duterte’s controversial anti-crime agenda.
Palmer Luckey entered the tech industry with VR headsets for gaming. Now, he's deploying them for real battles through the military's Project Maven initiative.
Voices
Elizabeth Warren's call to break up Facebook, Google, and Amazon is imperfect and light on details — but it's a good start.
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