Google exists to answer our small questions. But how will we answer larger questions about Google itself? Is it a monopoly? Does it exert too much power over our lives? Should the government regulate it as a public utility — or even break it up? In recent months, public concerns about Google have become more […]
Forget Facebook, Google. Here’s What I Worry About Much, Much More by John Stossel…
Upset because Facebook and Google invade your privacy? Be glad you don’t live in China. Facebook and other Western apps are banned there. The government views their openness as a threat. So the Chinese use platforms like WeChat and Alibaba. Now the Chinese government takes data from those platforms to assign all people who use […]
Facebook, Amazon, Google And Twitter All Work With Extreme Left-Wing SPLC…
Four of the world’s biggest tech platforms have working partnerships with a left-wing nonprofit that has a track record of inaccuracies and routinely labels conservative organizations as “hate groups.” Facebook, Amazon, Google and Twitter all work with or consult the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in policing their platforms for “hate speech” or “hate groups,” […]
Washington State Sues Facebook, Google…
Washington State has sued Facebook Inc. and Alphabet’s Google for alleged violations of state campaign finance laws. The companies reportedly failed to maintain information about political advertising, as required by state law. Washington State has a law that requires companies keep information about who purchases political ads, how they pay for it as well as […]
Tech Titans Tiptoe Toward Monopoly…
Imagine a not-too-distant future in which trustbusters force Facebook FB 1.15% to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp. Imagine a time when Amazon’s cloud and delivery services are so dominant the company is broken up like AT&T . Imagine Google’s search or YouTube becoming regulated monopolies, like electricity and water. Facebook Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc. […]
Googel Plans Not to Renew Its Contract for Project Maven, a Controversial Pentagon Drone AI Imaging Program…
Google will not seek another contract for its controversial work providing artificial intelligence to the U.S. Department of Defense for analyzing drone footage after its current contract expires. Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene announced the decision at a meeting with employees Friday morning, three sources told Gizmodo. The current contract expires in 2019 and there […]
Leaked Emails Show Google Expected Lucrative Military Drone AI Work to Grow Exponentially…
An Advocacy Group for Startups Is Funded by Google and Run by Ex-Googlers…
A Washington-based advocacy organization that purports to be a voice for startup tech companies is actually a sock puppet for Google, according to a report released Wednesday that details numerous links between the two. According to the report, startup advocacy group Engine has at least seven former Google employees and consultants on its board of […]
As New Privacy Rules Hit Europe, Google and Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion in Lawsuits…
Accusing Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and Instagram of “intentionally” violating Europe’s strict new privacy rules that officially went into effect on Friday, Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed four lawsuits against the tech companies arguing they are still “coercing users into sharing personal data” despite rolling out new policies ostensibly aimed at complying with […]
Alphabet Shareholders and Employees Want Executive Pay Linked to Diversity Goals…
A group of shareholders and several Google employees are teaming up to back a proposal that would tie executive compensation to the company’s ability to meet certain diversity goals. But Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is opposing the proposal, saying that linking executive pay to diversity metrics isn’t in the best interest of the company or […]
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