Can states regulate the internet?
The days are numbered for federal net neutrality regulations. In response, some states are working on their own versions to prevent internet service providers (…
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Overhauling Digital Privacy In The EU
"The European Union is getting ready to enact sweeping new digital privacy laws. Facebook says it’s going comply. Is what’s good for Europe good for the U.…
Trump doesn’t like China’s economic nationalism. So why is his administration stirring it up?
On April 16, the Commerce Department denied export privileges to the Chinese phone and telecoms giant ZTE for seven years. This ban means that ZTE will no longe…
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With in-car delivery, Amazon is testing how much privacy you'll give up — even as backlash rocks Facebook
""Once this sort of behavior becomes normalized, it becomes harder to push back on both as a consumer and as a matter of policy," said Woodrow Ha…
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Facebook finally explains why it bans some content, in 27 pages
"Malkia Cyril, a Black Lives Matter activist in Oakland, Calif., who is also the executive director for the Center for Media Justice, was among a coalition…
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Portuguese NGOs urge Anacom to block zero-rating offers
"Thirteen civil society organisations (NGOs) have submitted a complaint to Portugal's National Communications Authority (Anacom), urging the regulator…
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A Match.com glitch reactivated a bunch of old profiles, raising concerns about user data
"There probably are good reasons to keep deleted profiles for some period of time — for example, to prevent or detect repeat users or fake users, etc,” Alb…
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How Looming Privacy Regulations May Strengthen Facebook and Google
"“I’m worried that a lot of people have invested a lot of hope in G.D.P.R., and I’m not sure it’s going to deliver,” said Ben Scott, a senior adviser to th…
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California's plan to protect net neutrality will shield consumers from telecom bullies
"At the hearing, Barbara van Schewick, director of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, succinctly put the kibosh on this notion. She…
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Data protection is a business issue, says IAPP
"This is a “special moment” in the history of data privacy and data protection, says Omer Tene, vice-president and chief knowledge officer for the Internat…
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Government hacking tactics questioned at OURSA
"Jennifer Granick had harsh words at the Our Security Advocates Conference for the growing state of mass surveillance and government hacking in the United…
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OpSec for activists
"We caught up with Malkia Cyril, founder and executive director of the group, to talk about organizing, digital privacy, and what comes next for Defend Our…