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Amazon’s iRobot Deal Would Give It Maps Inside Millions of Homes
After decades of creating war machines and home cleaning appliances, iRobot agreed to be acquired by Amazon for $1.7 billion,…
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The Supreme Court Accidentally Spurred a Data Privacy Push
Hi, folks. The winner of the week is Reed Hastings, who lost a million subscribers but saw Netflix’s stock skyrocket…
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Congress Might Actually Pass ADPPA, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
Under the new version of the ADPPA, Butler says, some forms of targeting would remain common, particularly targeting based on…
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2 Visions Clash Over How to Fight Online Child Abuse in Europe
Encrypted messenger services have been quick to condemn the Commission’s proposal. Julia Weiss, a spokesperson for the Swiss messenger app…
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The Fall of ‘Roe’ Would Put Big Tech in a Bind
In April 2017, Latice Fisher, a woman from Mississippi, arrived at a hospital suffering from a miscarriage. She was later…
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Europe Has Traded Away Its Online Porn Law
When someone IneÌ‚s Marinho trusted shared an intimate video of her online without her consent in 2019, she compared it…
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Biden Puts Surveillance Advertising on Notice
The digital advertising industry of course denies the bad rap that surveillance advertising has accrued. It argues that getting rid…
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Gear
Upgrade Your Zoom Setup With a Proper Webcam from Logitech for Just $60
Logitech C920x HD Pro Webcam | $60 | Amazon Many of you have even switched to a permanent work-from-home situation.…
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Face Recognition Is Out. So How Will the IRS Verify Identity?
Such problems led the IRS and many others to switch to alternatives, such as sending a code to a phone…
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The IRS Drops Facial Recognition Verification After Uproar
The Internal Revenue Service is dropping a controversial facial recognition system that requires people to upload video selfies when creating…
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