Three senators have introduced draft laws that could require social media companies to ensure consumers have a way to move their personal data to other platforms when they want to, Axios reported earlier Tuesday. Things like friends lists and profile information should be exportable to other competing platforms. Republican Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic Senators …
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A letter from dozens of civil and human rights organizations has been sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to ensure the social media platform helps protect such rights. The letter, sent by the coalition called the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, was published online Monday and accuses Facebook of “reckless disregard for civil rights.” “Our trust …
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An initial coin offering by encrypted messaging service Telegram has been halted by a restraining order filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the SEC on Friday, the emergency action will temporarily prevent what it alleges is an unregistered ICO that’s already raised $1.7 billion. Around 2.9 billion digital tokens called grams have been sold to 171 …
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CEO Tim Cook defended the decision to remove the HKmap.live app from the App Store in an email to Apple employees Thursday morning. The email from Cook was published by the developers of the app, and confirmed by Apple. The decision was “not easy,” Cook said in the email, adding that “technology can be used for good or for ill.” “The …
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Facebook and its messaging tool WhatsApp will have to give UK police access to users’ encrypted messages under an upcoming treaty with the US, says a Saturday report by Bloomberg, which cites a confidential source. The treaty, which covers other US-based social media platforms as well, would require the sharing in regard to investigations of serious crimes, such as terrorism …
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Another state has joined the opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint merging. Pennsylvania has jumped aboard the lawsuit blocking the wireless carriers’ deal, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday. The multistate coalition against the merger is gaining strength, she said, with the latest addition meaning the lawsuit now represents “every region in the nation.” “Pennsylvania’s addition to our lawsuit …
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AT&T is facing a lawsuit alleging it created fake customer accounts to make it look like DirecTV Now was seeing customer growth ahead of the company’s merger with Time Warner. The lawsuit, which seeks class action status, alleges AT&T “encouraged” its employees to add the service to customers’ accounts without their knowledge, as reported earlier Monday by Bloomberg. The amended …
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A week after a lawsuit was filed by 14 women alleging sexual assault by Lyft drivers, the ride-hailing company has announced smart trip check-in. The new safety feature will predict when a customer needs help by sensing when a ride has “unexplained delays,” Lyft said Tuesday, and will push a notification message to riders and drivers asking if they need …
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New York City is suing T-Mobile, alleging the carrier violated consumer protection laws. According to the lawsuit filed Thursday in the New York County Supreme Court, T-Mobile allegedly sold used phones as new and put customers on expensive financing plans without their consent. The lawsuit also alleges it overcharged customers, didn’t provide them with legal receipts and deceived them over …
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Lyft is being sued over sexual assaults allegedly committed by the company’s drivers. The lawsuit alleges that 14 separate incidents across the US were reported to Lyft and that the ride-hailing company concealed the assault complaints from the public, media and law enforcement. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Superior Court of California for San Francisco County, calls Lyft’s response …
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