Privacy Experts, Senators Demand Investigation of Amazon's Child Data Collection Practices
The complaint asks federal regulators to investigate allegations that Amazon’s “smart speaker” for kids violates a privacy law aimed at protecting children.
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The War on Immigrants
Peter Thiel’s Palantir Was Used to Bust Relatives of Migrant Children, New Documents Show
Palantir previously claimed its software was strictly involved in criminal investigations as opposed to deportations. This was false.
Avoid Surveillance With Helm, a Home Server Anyone Can Use to Keep Emails Truly Private
Helm is a well-thought-out product that’s as easy to set up as a smartphone. It’s $500 and $100 per year.
New Bernie Sanders App Democratizes Organizing — and Panics People Unfamiliar With Organizing
Some 60,000 Sanders backers attended house parties over the weekend, the official launch of his distributed campaign.
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.
Cameras Linked to Chinese Government Stir Alarm in U.K. Parliament
Hikvision is supplying its cameras to U.K. government departments, universities, and hospitals, raising national security and human rights concerns.
Facebook’s Ad Algorithm Is a Race and Gender Stereotyping Machine, New Study Suggests
For example, jobs with taxi companies were overwhelmingly delivered to black users and secretarial ads to women, despite neutral targeting preferences.
Lyft and Other Gig Economy Giants Cash In With IPOs Before Labor Laws Catch Up With Them
Gig economy giants rely on having huge workforces of contractors rather than employees, yielding huge IPO valuations. What happens if it's not kosher?
How to Think About Breaking Up Big Tech
Whether such policy boldness means anything in a brand-obsessed political landscape will be determined when ballots are cast.
Google Dragonfly
Google Is Conducting a Secret “Performance Review” of Its Censored China Search Project
Google normally assesses performance through open peer review. But it is evaluating its censored search team behind closed doors.