Morning Docket: 08.23.23
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)* You'll never guess what Trump judges are doing to hurt minorities! Okay, they're ignoring the Supreme Court -- we all saw this coming. [Slate]* AI is writing...
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)* You'll never guess what Trump judges are doing to hurt minorities! Okay, they're ignoring the Supreme Court -- we all saw this coming. [Slate]* AI is writing...
When you block someone on Instagram, that user cannot view your profile; like, share, or comment on your posts; or mention, tag, or message you. Your account also will not show up in their search resu...
Sam Altman's crypto startup Worldcoin yesterday faced its first major hurdle in Africa when authorities in Kenya suspended its iris-scanning activities ("proof of personhood verification") over securi...
OneTrust has been raising money by the bushel since it was founded in 2016, raising a $200 million Series A in July 2019, a $210 million Series B in February 2020 and a $300 million Series C in Decemb...
Over the past couple of years, Apple has made positive strides when it comes to internet privacy. It automatically blocks cross-website cookies now, making it harder for ad networks to track you acros...
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)"Crooked Joe Biden's Targeted, Weaponized DOJ & FBI are a grave threat to our Democracy!" the former president screeched into the airless void of his social media si...
Yesterday, Congress members revealed the results of a seven-month investigation into tax-filing companies. Lawmakers found that H&R Block, TaxAct, and TaxSlayer "recklessly shared" potentially hundred...
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is worth $1.6 trillion. Thanks to a recently settled class action lawsuit, you can take a tiny fraction of Google's money for yourself. It's not for nothing, of cour...
Amid a bunch of new products, Apple announced a slew of privacy and safety related features at this week's WWDC 2023. Here are the best privacy and safety features that you can look forward to when yo...
[photo1]Christine HennebergMichele Gomez remembers the exact moment when she realized the problem. It was the fall of 2022. Gomez (who, like me, is a family physician and abortion provider in Californ...
[photo1]Lily Hay NewmanIn December, Apple announced that it was killing a controversial iCloud photo-scanning tool the company had devised to combat child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in what it said ...
Taiwan's Asustek Computer (known popularly as "Asus") plans to introduce a rental business AI server that will operate on-site to address security concerns and data control issues from cloud-based AI ...
Germany's antitrust watchdog made some interesting comments vis-a-vis the programmatic advertising market yesterday -- which question the appropriateness and sustainability of the (still dominant) tra...
A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit filed yesterday accused Ring, the home security camera company owned by Amazon, of invading users' privacy by "allowing thousands of employees and contractors to wat...
Screen sharing isn't just for work calls anymore. Maybe you want to play a game with a friend over a video call, or you need to walk your parents through a tech problem. Either way, screen sharing is ...
[photo1]Andy GreenbergFentanyl has long been one of the most dangerous wares of the underworld cryptocurrency economy--so dangerous, in fact, that even many dark-web markets have banned it. But new re...
[photo1]Matt BurgessEurope's GDPR has just dealt its biggest hammer blow yet. Almost exactly five years since the continent's strict data rules came into force, Meta has been hit with a colossal EUR1....
[photo1]* Allen & Overy finally finds its American match, announcing a deal with Shearman & Sterling. The new firm will be called "A&O Shearman"... for a couple of months before we just call it "Allen...
[photo1]Ah, there's nothing quite like the queasy blend of frustration and panic you get as in-house counsel when you discover the company has long engaged in a practice that could subject the company...
Upgrading your windows for privacy or to reflect light to keep your home cool can get expensive. Changing the shape of windows or the glass type can run into the hundreds per window and window treatme...