Business
Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee was indicted on fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges alleging that he and cohorts made over $13 million by fooling investors zealous over the emerging cryptocurrency market, ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Software
Fortnite-maker Epic Games on Monday put out word it is paying the equivalent of about $8 worth of its virtual money to some players to settle a lawsuit over so-called random-item "loot boxes."
Feb 23, 2021
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Internet
In denying news content to its Australian users, Facebook is arguably overplaying its hand, behaving as a big company that thinks it can intimidate governments.
Feb 18, 2021
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Internet
India's top court on Friday sought the government and Twitter's response to a petition seeking a mechanism to check fake news, hate messages and what officials consider seditious and incendiary content on social media platforms.
Feb 12, 2021
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Internet
India has chided Twitter for not complying with its orders to remove certain accounts and content, warning the social media platform that it "must respect" Indian laws "irrespective of Twitter's own rules and guidelines."
Feb 11, 2021
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Security
Police have arrested 10 people in the U.K., Belgium and Malta for allegedly hijacking mobile phones belonging to U.S. celebrities including internet influencers, sports stars and musicians to steal personal information and ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Value estimations for grid-tied photovoltaic systems prove solar panels are beneficial for utility companies and consumers alike.
Feb 8, 2021
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Internet
The United Nations chief called Thursday for global rules to regulate powerful social media companies like Twitter and Facebook.
Jan 29, 2021
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Internet
"Why am I logged out of Facebook?" The question ricocheted around the internet as an untold number of people across the nation found themselves logged out of their apps Friday night.
Jan 25, 2021
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Business
Google has suspended an artificial intelligence ethics researcher weeks after dismissing another member of the team, a recently formed union said.
Jan 21, 2021
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Accountability is the concept in ethics and governance with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as responsibility, answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving. As an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) worlds. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences.
As a term related to governance, accountability has been difficult to define. It is frequently described as an account-giving relationship between individuals, e.g. "A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A’s (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct". Accountability cannot exist without proper accounting practices; in other words, an absence of accounting means an absence of accountability.
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