Huawei wins a temporary reprieve from US technology ban
Just hours after Google LLC and a number of prominent computer chipmakers announced they were suspending business with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the Chinese firm
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Google and major chipmakers reportedly cut ties to Huawei
Troubled Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has been dealt dual hammer blows with the news that Google LLC has decided to cease doing
Bolton Is Choking On Foreign Policy, Here’s Who Should Replace Him – Investment Watch
by disobedientmedia It’s been a bad year on the job for John Bolton. Whether it is blowing up the Hanoi Summit with a memo, embarrassing the US
President Trump signs executive order that mostly bans Huawei in the US
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday that bans American telecommunications firms from using foreign-made equipment that could present national security issues. The
San Francisco bans government use of facial recognition technology
Amid growing fears of facial recognition technology becoming an oppressive tool of surveillance down the line, the city of San Francisco voted today to ban
Friend portability is the must-have Facebook regulation
Choice for consumers compels fair treatment by corporations. When people can easily move to a competitor, it creates a natural market dynamic coercing a business
Zuckerberg says breaking up Facebook “isn’t going to help”
With the look of someone betrayed, Facebook’s CEO has fired back at co-founder Chris Hughes and his brutal NYT op-ed calling for regulators to split
Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over data misuse
Facebook might have another Cambridge Analytica on its hands. In a late Friday news dump, Facebook revealed that today it filed a lawsuit alleging South
Report: India’s antitrust watchdog is investigating Google over Android licensing
Google LLC is said to be facing fresh regulatory scrutiny over the way it licenses Android to handset makers. Citing two sources, Reuters reported today
Facebook opens European War Room ahead of elections
As the elections for a European Parliament approach, Facebook Inc. has opened a War Room in Dublin, Ireland, in an effort to combat the spread of
InCountry lands $7M in seed funding to help companies comply with data residency laws
Startup InCountry is exiting stealth mode today with $7 million in seed funding as it launches its first data-residency-as-a-service offering, designed to help companies adhere
FTC could require Facebook to appoint privacy executive, oversight committee
New details have emerged about Facebook Inc.’s looming settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over its mishandling of user data. Late Wednesday, the New York
Facebook and Instagram ban a number of ‘dangerous individuals’
Facebook Inc. today announced a cull of people the company said are “dangerous individuals” who disseminate extremist content. “We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that
Why carriers keep your data longer
Your wireless carrier knows where you are as you read this on your phone — otherwise, it couldn’t connect your phone in the first place.