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The Coronavirus Crisis
Zoom is wildly popular, but it's now under scrutiny for security and privacy issues.

A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning

Apr 03, 2020
Federal and state law enforcement are asking questions about Zoom's security and privacy policies, as millions flock to the videoconferencing service for meetings, classes and social gatherings.
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World
A pedestrian uses a smartphone while standing under surveillance cameras in Beijing last May.

In China, A New Call To Protect Data Privacy

Jan 05, 2020
China produces huge amounts of online data, much of it unprotected. A small group of advocates is pushing to hold people accountable for selling stolen personal info.
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Technology
Google is being sued by the Australian consumer watchdog agency, which accuses the tech giant of breaking a consumer protection law.

Australia Accuses Google Of Misleading Consumers Over Location Data

Oct 29, 2019
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that Google purposefully misled Android users into thinking their personal data were not being collected.
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Technology
The BBC made a more secure version of its website available on the Tor, a privacy-focused browser that makes it more difficult to monitor a user's online activity.

BBC Launches Tor Mirror Site To Thwart Media Censorship

Oct 24, 2019
The BBC hopes people in countries that have blocked their website, such as China, Iran and Vietnam, could now have unrestricted access to the British news service.
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Technology
Google only has to remove search results from its EU sites if European citizens have requested the move — not from all its search engine sites globally, a new court ruling says.

'Right To Be Forgotten' Only Applies To Websites Inside EU, European Court Says

Sep 24, 2019
The ruling is a win for Google, adding new restrictions to a 2014 European Union court decision that affirmed individuals' right to have URLs removed from search results.
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Technology
As part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could be subject to penalties if his company doesn't comply with an agreement over privacy violations.

FTC To Hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Liable For Any Future Privacy Violations

Jul 24, 2019
Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the company will pay $5 billion and its co-founder could be subject to penalties if Facebook doesn't comply with the agreement.
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Technology
Facebook has been paying young users as young as 13 years old up to $20 a month to install an app called Facebook Research, TechCrunch reported.

Facebook, Google Draw Scrutiny Over Apps That Collected Data From Teens

Jan 30, 2019
In the latest revelation to raise privacy concerns, the Silicon Valley giants offered adults and teens gift cards for installing apps that would let the companies collect data on their smartphones.
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All Tech Considered
In California, an initiative expected on November's ballot would be one of the broadest online privacy regulations in the U.S.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

May 28, 2018
A sweeping new data privacy law has gone into effect in Europe, and California may soon follow with its own protections. Backers say the state's move could prompt such standards across the U.S.
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All Tech Considered
Biometric data is considered a special category requiring explicit consent under the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation law, which goes into effect Friday.

3 Things You Should Know About Europe's Sweeping New Data Privacy Law

May 24, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect Friday, but it also has implications in the U.S. Firms like Spotify and eBay now say you can ask them to delete data about you they've stored.
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Digital Life
"Facebook is looking to know basically as much as possible about its users," Julia Angwin says.

Facebook And Other Firms Have A Ton Of Data On You. Here's How To Limit That

Apr 12, 2018
Following revelations from Mark Zuckerberg's testimony Tuesday and Wednesday, reporter Julia Angwin shares the ways Facebook and other companies collect data — and how to prevent them from doing so.
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Law
Tucked deep within a 2,300-page congressional spending bill is a provision that will likely make a Supreme Court case on tech privacy moot.

A Needle In A Legal Haystack Could Sink A Major Supreme Court Privacy Case

Mar 28, 2018
A Supreme Court case undone? The CLOUD Act, recently passed in the omnibus spending bill, is likely to moot one of the term's blockbuster cases.
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The Two-Way
The Department of Justice has narrowed the scope of a warrant it served to web hosting company DreamHost. The government has demanded information about DisruptJ20.org, a website used to organize protests in Washington, D.C., during the Inauguration in Ja

Justice Department Narrows Request For Visitor Logs To Inauguration Protest Website

Aug 23, 2017
Dropping a request for some 1.3 million IP addresses, the Trump Administration says its will instead focus "on evidence of the planning coordination and participation in a criminal act."
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The Two-Way
The Department of Justice has issued a warrant for a web hosting company to turn over all records related to the website of #DisruptJ20, a group that organized actions to disrupt President Trump's inauguration in January.

DOJ Demands Files On Anti-Trump Activists, And A Web Hosting Company Resists

Aug 15, 2017
Legal experts called the government's demand for information unusually broad. DreamHost says the warrant would require it to hand over logs of 1.3 million visits to its customer's website.
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The Two-Way
Google has announced it will no longer scan users' emails to target ads. Above, the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in 2015.

Google Says It Will No Longer Read Users' Emails To Sell Targeted Ads

Jun 26, 2017
The company says it will make the change later this year, bringing Gmail in line with its business products. But Google has already gathered a lot of data on users since it launched Gmail in 2004.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Senate Leader Proposes Internet Privacy Regulations

May 12, 2017

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Following the defeat of a federal internet privacy rule, Nevada's Senate leader is pushing to mandate websites disclose what types of personal information they collect from Nevadans.

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Newscast headlines

Nevada Senate Leader Proposes Internet Privacy Regulations

May 11, 2017

CARSON CITY — Following the defeat of a federal internet privacy rule, Nevada's Senate leader is pushing to mandate websites disclose what types of personal information they collect from Nevadans.

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Politics
Congress on Tuesday rolled back Internet privacy regulations established under the Obama administration.

Congress Overturns Internet Privacy Regulation

Mar 28, 2017
The rule, which had not yet taken effect, would have required Internet providers to ask permission before selling consumers' personal data. President Trump is expected to sign the rollback.
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All Tech Considered
Both chambers of the U.S. Congress have voted to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules for Internet service providers.

As Congress Repeals Internet Privacy Rules, Putting Your Options In Perspective

Mar 28, 2017
President Trump is expected to sign a bill to overturn new privacy rules for Internet service providers. An expert says there are steps you can take though they won't deliver absolute privacy.
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The Two-Way
In a party-line 50-48 vote Thursday, senators approved a resolution to undo sweeping privacy rules adopted by the Obama-era Federal Communications Commission.

U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal Obama-Era Internet Privacy Rules

Mar 23, 2017
The rules would require Internet providers to tell consumers what data they collect and get consent before selling. Republicans said ISPs were facing stricter regulations than companies like Google.
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The Two-Way
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit is moving to soften his predecessor's sweeping privacy rules for Internet service providers.

FCC Chairman Goes After His Predecessor's Internet Privacy Rules

Feb 24, 2017
The new telecom chief is moving to halt one part of the sweeping rules for Internet service providers, which were passed last year in part based on "net neutrality" regulations.
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All Tech Considered

Cryptoparties Teach Attendees How To Stay Anonymous Online

Feb 06, 2017
In these days of cyber intrigue, journalists, activists and ordinary citizens are interested in learning how to navigate the Internet anonymously. At cryptoparties, they learn how to do just that.
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All Tech Considered
Tim Wu is a professor at Columbia Law School. His previous books include <em>The Master Switch</em> and <em>Network Neutrality.</em>

How Free Web Content Traps People In An Abyss Of Ads And Clickbait

Oct 17, 2016
Author and law professor Tim Wu says much of the "free" content on the Web comes at a price to users, who are subjected to ads that are targeted specifically at them and increasingly hard to ignore.
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All Tech Considered
Private online chat channels on Slack are the modern-day "safe spaces" for co-workers.

Workers Find Safe Spaces In Private Slack Channels, But How Safe Are They?

Jun 21, 2016
Workers always find ways to confide — through sign language on assembly lines or now, digitally, on private Slack channels. But privacy experts warn these spaces may not be as safe as they seem.
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The Two-Way
Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.

Microsoft Sues Justice Dept., Seeking To Inform Customers About Seized Data

Apr 14, 2016
Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a 1986 federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.
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The Two-Way
FBI Director James Comey said this week at Ohio's Kenyon College that "I saw something in the news, so I copied it. I put a piece of tape — I have obviously a laptop, personal laptop — I put a piece of tape over the camera. Because I saw somebody sma

Why The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam

Apr 08, 2016
After a speech about encryption and privacy, James Comey said he puts tape over his laptop's camera. Privacy activists seized on that as hypocritical, given the FBI's stance on "unhackable" devices.

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