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Uber Says Its UK Drivers Are ‘Workers,’ but Not Employees
For years, Uber has deployed lobbyists to world capitals to protect its business model. Its lawyers have argued that Uber…
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Big Tech Targets DC With a Digital Charm Offensive
Did you know Facebook supports updated internet regulations? I know that. Boy, do I know it. I’m guessing everyone else…
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California Can Now Enforce Its Net Neutrality Law
California can start enforcing the net neutrality law it enacted over two years ago, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in…
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The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
For four years, the employment status of Uber drivers in the United Kingdom has been like a colorful beach ball:…
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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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A Startup Will Nix Algorithms Built on Ill-Gotten Facial Data
Late last year, San Francisco face-recognition startup Everalbum won a $2 million contract with the Air Force to provide “AI-driven…
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New York City Proposes Regulating Algorithms Used in Hiring
In 1964, the Civil Rights Act barred the humans who made hiring decisions from discriminating on the basis of sex…
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Uber and Lyft’s Gig Work Law Could Expand Beyond California
In November, gig companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart helped pass California’s Proposition 22, effectively writing their own labor…
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