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Senators want tech companies to put a price on your personal data

User data is big business for social media and other tech companies, but most people outside of those businesses don’t know how much that data is worth. New legislation aims to make tech companies disclose the dollar value of your personal information. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, and Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, will introduce the …

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Apple fires back: Spotify pays fees on less than 1% of its members

Spotify pays Apple a 15% fee for only about 0.5% of its paid members, according to Apple’s response to Spotify’s complaint about App Store fees. In March, Spotify filed a complaint against Apple to Europe’s antitrust watchdog, claiming that Apple uses App Store policies and a system of fees to smother competition.  In its response, Apple said that Spotify doesn’t currently …

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