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The Biden administration still hasn't appointed a fifth commissioner at the FCC.

July 23, 2021 Share When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy. With few U.S. restrictions on what companies can do with the vast amount of data they collect from web page visits, apps and location tracking built into phones, there’s not much to stop similar spying on politicians, celebrities and just about...

Image via AP Photo/Hassan Ammar This article is republished here with permission from The Associated Press. This content is shared here because the topic may interest Snopes readers; it does not, however, represent the work of Snopes fact-checkers or editors. When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celi...

By Victor Omondi Tesla chief Elon Musk took to social media to break the news to the company customers, stating that their clients can finally buy the cars in Bitcoin. Musk, who is a known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the surprising announcement in a tweet. The company has heavily invested in digital currency, purchasing $1.5billion worth of Bitcoin. This is good news for Bitcoin enthusiasts who happen to also be Tesla customers. The move by the company has seen Bitcoin’s value hit a record high ...

Why some like Apple’s new privacy labels, despite their flaws Vox.com 2/24/2021 Open Sourced logo Apple’s privacy “nutrition labels” have been in the App Store for just over two months now. Privacy advocates were generally pleased to see these easy-to-read versions of app privacy policies; educating users about the secretive inner workings of their apps is almost always a positive development. The labels are just one of Apple’s new policies to give users more privacy at the possibl...

They’re not perfect, but regular App Store customers still got something out of them.

Eric Schmidt/PHOTO: jdlasica (CC) For a while after Joe Biden was recognized as the victor in the November presidential election, political punditry wondered which direction he would go: pro- or anti-Big Tech? That has been clearly answered, as Biden installed several Silicon Valley influencers on his transition team, which in turn have helped populate his administration with former Big Tech executives. Tops among them has been former Google/Alphabet CEO/Chairman Eric Schmidt, whose role hasn�...

22 Jan 2021 A year-old defense company backed by a $63 million investment from board member and former Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is already working its way into the good graces of the Biden administration. Two employees of the company, Rebellion Defense, are serving as staff members for President Biden’s transition team, alongside employees from more established tech companies like Uber and Amazon. The What is Rebellion Defense? With a  Star Wars allusion as its name, this firm is not yo...

Silicon Valley Takes the Battlespace Through an obscure startup named Rebellion Defense, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attempts to buy his way into the Biden White House. Days after winning the November election, Joe Biden announced the names of those staffing his transition. Big Tech landed prominent spots. Among the hundreds of personnel on the agency review teams serving the president-elect, there was one from Uber, two from Amazon, and one from Google. And then there were two people from R...

The Davison family By Greg Hoersten - For The Lima News John Hay Davison, photographed in an unknown year. Davison would gain prominence as a Lima lawyer and judge, and, like his father, enjoyed a long connection with the Allen County Historical Society. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society John Hay Davison, photographed in 1926, as an OSU law graduate. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society John Hay Davison began his law career in practice with the local firm of Parmenter and R...