U.S. Senators Introduce Social Media Bill to Ban ‘Dark Patterns’ Tricks Two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data. Read More…
Read moreFacebook Blocks Page of Ex-Ecuadorian Leader Rafael Correa Facebook has blocked the page of former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in what the firebrand leader is lambasting as part of a “brutal persecution.” Read More…
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Checking on Social Security Estimates Is a Good Idea, but Many People Don’t Do It The Social Security Administration used to mail out many more statements each year. Now, it encourages workers to go online. A new report says millions haven’t looked. Read More…
Read moreNeo-Nazi Website Founder Must Return to US to Face Lawsuit A federal judge has ruled against a neo-Nazi website operator who asked to be excused from returning to the U.S. for questioning in a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an anti-Semitic “troll storm” against a Montana real estate agent’s family. Read More…
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‘The Most Dangerous Year’ Review: A Personal Look at Transgender Rights The director, Vlada Knowlton, who also narrates, is the parent of a transgender daughter. Read More…
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How Tech Companies Say They Care Companies have said for decades that we should be in charge of our data. Why now, more than ever, does it seem like we aren’t? Read More…
Read moreThe New Terminology for Privacy The language of digital privacy is changing. Get acquainted. Read More…
Read moreU.S. Senators Introduce Social Media Bill to Ban ‘Dark Patterns’ Tricks Two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data. Read More…
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