The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a new and broad review of on-line tech companies to investigate if their activity is violating antitrust laws. The DOJ announcement explains: “Review Focuses on Practices that Create or Maintain Structural Impediments to Greater Competition and User Benefits.” According to the Wall Street Journal, “The new antitrust inquiry […]
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Equifax to Pay $700M in Data Breach Settlement …
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the U.S. and states over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The settlement with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as 48 states and the District […]
Former Facebook Security Chief: ‘Completely Reasonable’ to Believe Foreign Governments Have ‘Subverted’ Big Tech…
Former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos recently backed billionaire investor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel on claims that foreign governments could have infiltrated the Masters of the Universe. Former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos recently backed up Paypal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel on his comments relating to the influence of foreign governments […]
Viral Aging ‘FaceApp’ Gives Russia-Based Firm “Perpetual, Irrevocable” Rights to Personal Content…
FaceApp, the popular application that has become a viral trend for showing what people would look like after they age 30 years, isn’t well known to be a Russia-based piece of software. Its even lesser known that the terms and conditions of the app grant it ‘perpetual, irrevocable’ rights to your content, according to a […]
Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Google Assistant?…
Google, Amazon, and Apple say their AI-powered virtual assistants make it easier to get things done on smartphones or at home. Last month, a couple in the Waasmunster area of Belgium got an unexpected lesson in how these supposedly automated helpers really work. Tom Simonite covers artificial intelligence for WIRED. Tim Verheyden, a journalist with […]
How Google Took on China–and Lost…
Google’s first foray into Chinese markets was a short-lived experiment. Google China’s search engine was launched in 2006 and abruptly pulled from mainland China in 2010 amid a major hack of the company and disputes over censorship of search results. But in August 2018, the investigative journalism website The Intercept reported that the company was […]
To Break Google’s Monopoly on Search, Make Its Index Public…
Recognition is growing worldwide that something big needs to be done about Big Tech, and fast. More than $8 billion in fines have been levied against Google by the European Union since 2017. Facebook Inc., facing an onslaught of investigations, has dropped in reputation to almost rock bottom among the 100 most visible companies in […]
Why It’s Hard to Escape Amazon’s Long Reach…
In 1994, soon after Jeff Bezos incorporated what would become Amazon, the entrepreneur briefly contemplated changing the company’s name. The nascent firm had been dubbed “Cadabra,” but Bezos wanted a less playful, more accurate alternative: “Relentless.” (Relentless.com redirects to Amazon.com to this day.) Twenty-four years later, perhaps no adjective better describes Bezos’ empire than the […]
I Found Your Data. It’s for Sale…
I’ve watched you check in for a flight and seen your doctor refilling a prescription. I’ve peeked inside corporate networks at reports on faulty rockets. If I wanted, I could’ve even opened a tax return you only shared with your accountant. I found your data because it’s for sale online. Even more terrifying: It’s happening […]
How Social Media Is Making Us Dumb, Angry and Addicted…
A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why. After a bit of reflection, I realized that it was because I wasn’t distracted by the temptation to check a device every now and then, allowing reading to be the kind of immersive experience I once took for granted. […]
Welcome to Social Government…
How is it that Facebook, who refuses to dox any of the violent Antifa terrorists that use its platform, are happy to give up the personal details of the Facebook user who anonymously uploaded a slowed video of Nancy Pelosi, within minutes, to some rando journalist on the phone? (How do you even call Facebook?) […]
Peter Thiel Slams “Treasonous” Google For Choosing China Over U.S. Military…
During a talk Sunday at the National Conservatism conference in Washington, Peter Thiel, perhaps the most visible tech entrepreneur to back President Donald Trump, earning the eternal enmity of his fellow Silicon Valley denizens (and necessitating a move to LA), had some harsh words for his one-time friends. The billionaire investor singled out Google for […]
KABOOMBOOMBOOM: LAWSUIT CLAIMS JULIAN ASSANGE CONFIRMED DNC EMAILS RECEIVED FROM SETH RICH–NOT A RUSSIAN ANYTHING…
A rather stunning report from Gateway Pundit outlines information contained within a lawsuit filing. The lawsuit, filed by Businessman Ed Butowsky, alleges Wikileaks founder Julian Assange confirmed to Fox News analyst Ellen Ratner that the DNC leaked emails were received from Seth Rich and his brother Aaron. The details contained within the lawsuit filing (full […]
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Facebooks FTC Fine Will Be $5B — Or One Month’s Worth of Revenue…
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reportedly agreed on a $5 billion fine that would settle the FTC’s privacy investigation into the social network. With Facebook having reported $15 billion in revenue last quarter, the $5 billion fine would amount to one month’s worth of revenue. The FTC voted 3-2 to approve the settlement […]
Court Rules in Favor of Pentagon in JEDI Lawsuit…
The Defense Department has triumphed in the eight-month-long U.S. Court of Federal Claims lawsuit filed by Oracle over its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract. On Friday, Senior Judge Eric Bruggink ruled in favor the Defense Department—and Amazon Web Services, which joined the lawsuit as an intervener—stating that Oracle could not meet certain gate […]
How U.S. Tech Giants Are Helping to Build China’s Surveillance State…
AN AMERICAN ORGANIZATION founded by tech giants Google and IBM is working with a company that is helping China’s authoritarian government conduct mass surveillance against its citizens, The Intercept can reveal. The OpenPower Foundation — a nonprofit led by Google and IBM executives with the aim of trying to “drive innovation” — has set up […]
The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn’t Want You to Know…
Silicon Valley. Nestled in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, the Valley is not just a geographical location. It’s an idea. It’s an expression of the urge to digitize all of the information in the world, and to database, track and store that information. And as we are now beginning to learn, […]
Facebook Issues New Policy Saying It’s Acceptable to Post Death Threats Against Me…Yes, Really…
Facebook has issued a new policy update saying it’s acceptable to post death threats and incite violence against me, despite this being a crime in the United Kingdom. No, I’m not joking. A Community Standards update published by Facebook states (emphasis mine); “Do not post: Threats that could lead to death (and other forms of […]
Mass Exodus from Tesla’s Autopilot Team…
Definitely see, Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars. A friend of mine, who happens to be involved with AI research, completely dismissed Musk’s claims that Tesla is anywhere near to having a full self driving capability. And now…Several key members of Tesla’s Autopilot team have left the company together after CEO Elon […]
Google’s ‘Respectful Code’ Policy to Edit Politically Incorrect Terms from Software, Including ‘Trumpssh’…
Google has undertaken a substantial program to ensure its code adheres to standards of political correctness. The “respectful code” policy, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily Caller, applies both to new code, and also includes an initiative to go back and edit old code that may include phrasing or words deemed problematic […]
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