Cybersecurity
Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry
Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.
Digital Government
Your Smartphone Was Probably Sharing Your Friends’ Facebook Data Behind Your Back
These new revelations could spell more trouble for Facebook.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Is Killing its “Trending” Feature, Proving Algorithms Aren’t Always the Answer
Algorithms can’t always do the job of a human.
Digital Government
The Genius of GDPR Is That It Forces Companies to Police Each Other
The threat of massive fines spurs companies to action.
Digital Government
A Court Has Ruled That Donald Trump Blocking Users on Twitter Is Unconstitutional
A decision for the social media age.
Digital Government
Trump can't block Twitter critics, judge rules
A federal judge took the side of First Amendment advocates and blocked social media users in a ruling that sets limits on what public officials can do to curate their Twitter accounts.
Emerging Tech
Are People Who Don't Use Facebook More Productive?
A question for the social media age.
Digital Government
You Can Now See Exactly How Creepy All the Facebook Russia Ads Were, Down to the Specific Targeting
The ads range from obvious partisan content to pictures of funny animals.
Digital Government
If You Want Facebook to Stop Targeting You For Ads, Follow These Instructions
There are 11 steps and one recommendation.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Testing Out Encrypted Messaging
The new feature could transform direct messaging on the platform.
Digital Government
Facebook Is Exploring a Subscription Fee
The company has looked into offering a service like this before.
Cybersecurity
Twitter Is Telling All of its Users to Change Their Passwords
The passwords of every account—all 336 million of them—have been exposed in an internal log.
Digital Government
Facebook’s New Data Sharing Policies, Translated So a 13-Year-Old Can Understand
A breakdown of the biggest takeaways from Facebook’s new terms of service, including its data and privacy policies.
Digital Government
A Facebook Co-Founder Says Facebook Should Pay Us For Our Data
“Data is the common wealth that we’re all creating for the future century."
Digital Government
Despite #deleteFacebook, U.S. Users Are Logging In As Much As Ever
The development is somewhat unexpected.
Digital Government
Facebook Has Revealed the Hyper-Specific Internal Rules It Uses to Police Content
The company is publishing updated “Community Standards” that spell out for users exactly what they are allowed to post, and what is forbidden.
Digital Government
The Man Who Harvested Facebook Data for Cambridge Analytica Doesn’t Think He Affected the 2016 Election
Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University academic who created the app that helped the data analysis firm obtain the personal information of millions, finally speaks out.
Digital Government
FTC's Facebook Audit Didn't Catch Cambridge Analytica Leaks
The audit missed a lot of key information.
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