Google healthcare data move makes some queasy
Google on Tuesday defended a project aimed at modernizing healthcare while giving it access to medical data of millions of people.
Nov 12, 2019
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Big Tech faces a new set of foes: nearly all 50 US states
Big tech companies have long rebuffed attempts by the U.S. federal government to scrutinize or scale back their market power. Now they face a scrappy new coalition as well: prosecutors from nearly all 50 states.
Sep 10, 2019
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Australia's privacy regulator dropped its case against 'troubling' facial recognition company Clearview AI. Now what?
The office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced this week it would be taking no further action against facial recognition company Clearview AI. This marked a significant victory for one of the most controversial ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Facebook to tackle efforts to interfere with 2020 US census
Facebook plans to clamp down on attempts to use its services to interfere with the 2020 U.S. census, including the posting of misleading information about when and how to participate, who can participate and what happens ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Biden eyes Big Tech critic for regulatory post: media
President Joe Biden plans to nominate a prominent advocate of breaking up Big Tech firms to a key regulatory post, suggesting an aggressive antitrust stance, media reports said Tuesday.
Mar 10, 2021
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US considers a rare antitrust move: Breaking up Google
A rare bid to break up Alphabet Inc.'s Google is one of the options being considered by the Justice Department after a landmark court ruling found that the company monopolized the online search market, according to people ...
Aug 14, 2024
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Amazon faces new lawsuit alleging it fixed book prices
A proposed class-action lawsuit from a Seattle firm has added to the swarm of antitrust scrutiny gathering around Amazon.
Mar 30, 2021
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Lawsuit accuses Facebook ad targeting of abetting bias
A lawsuit filed on Thursday accuses Facebook of letting ad targeting tools be used to exclude women and older people from offers regarding loans, investments and other financial services.
Nov 1, 2019
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Workers suffer when AI gets it wrong, argues professor
Amazon thought it had found an efficient way to find the best workers. Recruitment is time consuming and expensive, so why not outsource it to artificial intelligence (AI)?
Nov 28, 2023
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Commentary: Prime Day buyers, beware. Amazon makes it hard to find the best deals
Amazon is under U.S. prosecution by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general for raising consumer prices and using hardball tactics with merchants. But even if the recent lawsuit against Amazon is successful, ...
Oct 12, 2023
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