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Facebook reportedly exempted high

Facebook reportedly exempted millions of high-profile users, including celebrities and politicians, from some or all of its community standards, apparently contradicting the social network’s public statements that its rules apply to everyone.  The Wall Street Journal, citing internal documents, reported Monday that the world’s largest social network created a program known as Cross Check, or XCheck, that shielded public figures …

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Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN as part of a $936 million deal

One of the industry’s leading virtual private networks, ExpressVPN, has been sold to software provider Kape Technologies as part of a $936 million deal announced Tuesday. In a release, Kape said the acquisition will more than double its overall customer base, from almost 3 million customers to more than 6 million. The purchase of ExpressVPN is Kape’s latest move to broaden …

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Biden to nominate privacy hawk and facial recognition critic to FTC

President Joe Biden said Monday that he plans to nominate online privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to a seat on the Federal Trade Commission in a move that is expected to lead to greater regulatory scrutiny for Big Tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google.  Bedoya, the founder of Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology, has been a leading critic …

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Pfizer seeks new clearance, Disney reveals release plan

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Business travelers as we knew them may be done. Now what?

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How to FaceTime friends who use Android and Windows devices

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