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Facebook and Apple Are Beefing Over the Future of the Internet
Last July, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with the heads of Google, Amazon, and Apple, spent a long day fielding…
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Lawmakers Take Aim at Insidious Digital ‘Dark Patterns’
In 2010, British designer Harry Brignull coined a handy new term for an everyday annoyance: dark patterns, meaning digital interfaces…
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How Your Digital Trails Wind Up in the Police’s Hands
Michael Williams’ every move was being tracked without his knowledge—even before the fire. In August, Williams, an associate of R&B…
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Uber Faces a Fine for Refusing to Give Details on Assaults
The California Public Utility Commission has slapped Uber with a $59 million fine for refusing to hand over detailed records…
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Some UK Stores Are Using Facial Recognition to Track Shoppers
“The data is then held stored and shared proportionally with other retailers creating a bigger watchlist where all benefit,” a…
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