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As Amazon Faces Grilling in Congress, EU Launches Antitrust Probe of Online Behemoth
Close-up of sign with logo on facade of the regional headquarters of ecommerce company Amazon in the Silicon Valley town of Sunnyvale, California, October 28, 2018.
Despite Trump's Threats of Retaliatory Tariffs, France Passes 'Pioneering' Tax on Tech Giants
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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The move by French lawmakers came as the U.K. moved forward with a similar tax plan announced last year
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Weakening TV Programming Rules, GOP-Controlled FCC Throws Kids Under the Bus
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
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"Today's decision by the FCC will be remembered as one in which the commission'...
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Watchdog Groups Call on Congress and Federal Regulators to Impose Moratorium on Facebook's Proposed Cryptocurrency
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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According to 33 national organizations, the project "raises profound questions...
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a facial recognition system for law enforcement
Privacy Advocates Celebrate as Massachusetts City Becomes Second in US to Ban Facial Recognition Technology
Central American migrants cross the Rio Grande river in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on June 12, 2019, before turning themselves to US Border Patrol agents to ask for asylum.
Horror on the Border: Slew of Recent Incidents Highlight Human Rights Crisis
Instead of Bending to Hacker Ransom, Radiohead Donates Proceeds From Stolen Recordings to Extinction Rebellion
'Bombshell': Facial Recognition Data Collected by US Customs Agency Hacked
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Warning of 'Surveillance Capitalism' Nightmare, Big Tech Investor-Turned-Critic Pushes Toronto to Abandon 'Smart City' Waterfront Development
'This Stuff Freaks Me Out': Rep. Rashida Tlaib Raises Alarm Over Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Edward Snowden speaking via livestream on May 30, 2019 at Dalhousi University in Halifax
Edward Snowden: With Technology, Institutions Have Made 'Most Effective Means of Social Control in the History of Our Species'
'Fire Zuck' Projected onto Hotel as Facebook Shareholders Arrive for Annual Meeting
AOC
Ocasio-Cortez Ties Concerns Over Unregulated Facial Recognition Technology to 'Global Rise in Authoritarianism and Fascism'
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'Alexa, Stop Spying on My Kids': FTC Complaint Charges Amazon's Echo Dot Violates Child Privacy Law
Mark Zuckerberg
Citing 'Unprecedented' Power of Zuckerberg, Facebook Co-Founder Says: 'Time to Break It Up'
Instead of Correcting Lies, Corporate Media Use Twitter to Passively Amplify Misinformation From Trump, Study Shows

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Facebook Can’t Be Trusted. Regulators Are Unprepared.
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Oakland Approves Face Recognition Surveillance Ban as Congress Moves To Require Government Transparency
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
Social Media Platforms Increase Transparency About Content Removal Requests, But Many Keep Users in the Dark When Their Speech Is Censored, EFF Report Shows
Public Citizen
A Whopping 75% of FTC Officials Have Revolving Door Conflicts With Tech Corporations and Other Industries
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
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