An Irish Regulator Puts Facebook Data Policies Back in the Spotlight.
By: The New York Times Date: July 7, 2022 A draft decision by Irish regulators on Thursday threatened to block Facebook and Instagram from moving data about European Union users to the United States, the latest round in a yearslong dispute about protecting the data of European citizens from American spying. The order from […]
Battle Over Big Tech Bills Goes Down to the Wire
By: The Hill Date: July 5, 2022 Lobbying both for and against legislation to crack down on U.S. tech giants is intensifying as the Senate enters a critical month for the antitrust bills. All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who will need to decide whether to prioritize measures to regulate […]
EU Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Digital Regulations
By: The Wall Street Journal
Date: July 5, 2022
European lawmakers approved two sweeping new pieces of digital regulation, paving the way for clashes between regulators and some of the world’s biggest tech companies over how the rules should be applied.
The European Parliament on Tuesday voted its stamp of approval for the two laws—one focused on anticompetitive behavior, the other on content deemed illegal in Europe—after reaching an agreement on them with European Union member states in the spring.
Leaked Videos Show Disney Is the Biggest Ad Tech Giant You’ve Never Heard Of
By: Vice Date: July 5, 2022 The Muppets’ Bunsen and Beaker are best known for science experiments gone wrong while they’re explaining the nature of the universe; in videos obtained by Motherboard, however, they’re explaining something else altogether: Targeted online advertising. “I’m tickled pink to announce a solution to all of your digital ad […]
Ruling Could Dampen Government Efforts to Rein in Big Tech
By: AP News Date: July 3, 2022 The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet. In the 6-3 decision that was narrowly tailored to the Environmental Protection […]
What Porn Does to Teen Brains—and How to Keep It Off Their Devices
By: Wall Street Journal Date: July 2, 2022 In the pre-internet days, teens stashed Playboy magazines under their beds or sneaked peeks at late-night movies on cable. Pornography was in limited supply, even for the most curious kids. The world is different now. Many parents have expressed to me their concerns about how easily kids […]
With Clock Ticking, Battle over Tech Regulation Intensifies
By: Washington Post Date: June 27, 2022 The left-leaning advocacy group Fight for the Future watched as tech companies blanketed the airwaves with ads urging millions to tell their senators to block major antitrust bills winding their way through Congress. Trying to make the most of its significantly smaller budget for counter messaging, the […]
The #1 Period Tracker on the App Store Will Hand Over Data Without a Warrant
By: Vice News Date: June 27, 2022 Stardust, an astrology-focused menstrual tracking app that launched on the App Store last year, is one of Apple’s top three most-downloaded free apps right now. From sometime around Sunday evening until Monday mid-morning, it was in the number one spot. It’s also one of very few apps that […]
‘An Invisible Cage’: How China Is Policing The Future
By: NY Times June 22, 2022 The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched. They are recorded by police cameras that are everywhere, on street corners and subway ceilings, in hotel lobbies and apartment buildings. Their phones are tracked, their purchases are monitored, and their online chats are censored. Now, even their future is […]