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When Raúl Torrez, then a young prosecutor in a rural New Mexico, was preparing one of his first child abuse cases, he went to his father for advice.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling on federal regulators to scrutinize a location data broker amid its bankruptcy proceedings, saying he’s concerned about its ownership of data showing people visiting sensitive places such as reproductive health clinics. Wyden addressed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a letter on Tuesday…

Progressives are divided over the important internet legislation, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren on one side and the ACLU on the other. Heres why.

Are we doing enough to combat the risk of AI interference and misinformation in elections?

Two tech advocacy groups are pushing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, alleging the company has reneged on a promise it made after the Supreme

Leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees are facing pressure to increase funding for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division to aid the agency in bringing cases against the nation’s dominant tech companies, according to a letter sent Thursday. More than a dozen advocacy groups underscored the need for increased funding, based…

Tech Advocacy Groups Call for More DOJ Antitrust Funding

The company pledged to increase privacy for abortion seekers, but a study shows Google hasn’t followed through.

Eighteen months have passed since Google committed to wiping out all location data tied to users' visits to abortion clinics, a vow made in response to the Supreme Court's decision on federal abortion protections. Recent findings, however, reveal that Google has fallen short, still retaining location history data in 50% of cases.

Tech giant said it would delete entries for locations deemed ‘personal’ or sensitive, but 18 months later, it’s still retaining data in some cases