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Wed, 04/21/2021 - 1:56pm -- tim New Legislation Prevents End-Run of Courts by Government Agencies Buying Americans’ Data; Reflects Supreme Court Rulings that Digital is Different; Reps. Nadler and Lofgren to Introduce House Companion Vermont Business Magazine US Senators Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, Ron Wyden, D-Ore, and Rand Paul, R-Ky, and 17 other senators, today introduced a bill to put a stop to shady data brokers buying and selling Americans’ Constitutional rights. The Fourth Amendment...

© Getty Silicon Valley giants are drawing battle lines over personal data collection practices and targeted ads as the threat of regulation looms. As Apple presses ahead with plans to give users greater control over their privacy, companies like Facebook and Google have aligned themselves over the latters more measured approach to scaling back tracking features. In what was billed as the latest step toward data privacy, Google announced this week that it would not replace its tracking feat...

TC Sessions: Justice 2021 is happening now — join the conversation Today’s the day we roll up our collective sleeves, engage in vital conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity in tech — and continue the important work of building a better industry for everyone. TC Sessions: Justice 2021 features an impressive agenda packed with interactive presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with some of the tech world’s brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists. T...

email article President Bidens sweeping new COVID-19 response plan has put the country in a stronger position to defeat the virus. But as the attack on the U.S. Capitol last month made clear, the single biggest challenge the Biden administration faces in saving American lives isnt vaccine distribution, its online misinformation. Just as the spread of election misinformation drove Americans to commit acts of sedition and attack the heart of our democracy, vaccine misinformation has the pow...

Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Justice TC Sessions: Justice, our second-ever dedicated event to diversity, equity, inclusion and labor in tech, is coming up on March 3, 2021. This is a virtual one-day conference featuring the brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists in the industry. We’re pumped to be able to host Backstage Capital founder and Managing Partner Arlan Hamilton, Gig Workers Collective’s Vanessa Bain, Alphabet Workers Union Executive Chair Parul Koul, Color of...

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Snapchat locked President Donald Trump’s account after pro-Trump rioters stormed the United States Capitol. A Snap spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that the action was taken on Wednesday and added that the company will monitor the situation closely before re-evaluating its decision. This is not the first time Snap has taken action against Trump’s account over […]

Originally published on December 24, 2020 6:20 am Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehls district sweeps from the beaches of Santa Monica to the San Fernando Valley. Among the two million people she represents are Latino communities hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic. "Many essential workers, many market and pharmacy and food service and restaurant and hotel workers and a lot of health care workers," she said. "So a lot of people just had to go to work." To reach them — am...

Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebooks Political Ads Ban at 6:48 am NPR Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehls district sweeps from the beaches of Santa Monica to the San Fernando Valley. Among the two million people she represents are Latino communities hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic. "Many essential workers, many market and pharmacy and food service and restaurant and hotel workers and a lot of health care workers," she said. "So a ...

English By Michelle Quinn Share on Facebook Print this page Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Download File OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - During the presidential campaign, candidate Joe Biden was mostly silent about so-called Big Tech. When Biden becomes the next U.S. president on January 20, Silicon Valley will be watching to see how the new administration a...