Secret Service bought location data pulled from common apps
Normally, law enforcement would need a warrant or court order to access that data.
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White House cautions against over-regulating AI in new guidelines
The White House will formally announce its AI regulation guidelines at CES Wednesday.
Fired Google employees will file federal labor charges against the company
They plan to report unfair labor practices to the National Labor Relations Board.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Amazon wants to write the rules regulating facial recognition tech
It’s drafting laws that it hopes federal lawmakers will adopt.
The FTC is reportedly investigating Juul's teen marketing tactics
It's one of several federal investigations.
LGBTQ+ creators file lawsuit charging YouTube with discrimination
They claim YouTube suppresses their videos and restricts their ability to monetize.
Comcast expands its low-cost internet to another three million households
Since 2011, it’s reached more than eight million low-income individuals.
A new bill could ban facial recognition in federally-funded housing
The No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act is expected to be proposed tomorrow.
Facebook reportedly invites federal oversight of its privacy practices
In exchange for ending the FTC's probe.
US federal judge rules that UberBlack drivers are not employees
Uber is understandably pleased with the decision.
The FCC is helping cable companies evade consumer protection rules
The dispute centers on the way VoIP is regulated.
US DOT outlines safe transition to self-driving cars
94 percent of serious crashes are due to human error.
New policy demands 20 percent of federal code be open source
Plus, agencies will have to share internally-developed code among themselves.
