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Apple 'surprised' by Germany's new law to open up mobile payments

The law could force the company to open its Apple Pay platform to competitors.

By R. England, 5h ago

10.22.19

Senate bill aims to make user data 'portable' across social networks

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Senate bill aims to make user data 'portable' across social networks

The bi-partisan legislation is meant to help smaller companies compete.

By C. Fisher, 10.22.19

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10.17.19

Senator Wyden pushes his ‘Mind Your Own Business’ privacy act forward

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Senator Wyden pushes his ‘Mind Your Own Business’ privacy act forward

It would give the FTC more power to punish tech companies over data privacy violations.

By C. Fisher, 10.17.19

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10.07.19

A House bill could cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigs

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A House bill could cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigs

It’s another attempt to deter teens from vaping.

By C. Fisher, 10.07.19

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09.26.19

Amazon wants to write the rules regulating facial recognition tech

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Amazon wants to write the rules regulating facial recognition tech

It’s drafting laws that it hopes federal lawmakers will adopt.

By C. Fisher, 09.26.19

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09.18.19

Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate

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Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate

House lawmakers are planning legislation to probe tech giants.

By C. Fisher, 09.18.19

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09.18.19

California governor signs labor law meant to fix the gig economy

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California governor signs labor law meant to fix the gig economy

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash aren't thrilled by it, however.

By J. Fingas, 09.18.19

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09.15.19

New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

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New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

It's also stepping up efforts to curb the marketing of e-cigs to teens.

By J. Fingas, 09.15.19

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09.10.19

51 companies tell Congress it's time to tackle data privacy

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51 companies tell Congress it's time to tackle data privacy

Amazon, AT&T and Qualcomm are among those involved.

By J. Fingas, 09.10.19

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07.30.19

Senator wants to ban 'addictive' social network features in new bill

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Senator wants to ban 'addictive' social network features in new bill

Endless scrolling and autoplaying videos would be things of the past.

By J. Fingas, 07.30.19

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Legislation

Apple 'surprised' by Germany's new law to open up mobile payments

Senate bill aims to make user data 'portable' across social networks

Senator Wyden pushes his ‘Mind Your Own Business’ privacy act forward

A House bill could cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigs

Amazon wants to write the rules regulating facial recognition tech

Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate

California governor signs labor law meant to fix the gig economy

New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes

51 companies tell Congress it's time to tackle data privacy

Senator wants to ban 'addictive' social network features in new bill

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