The Web Tech Culture Facebook pauses Instagram Kids app, but Congress says, 'abandon' it Senators promise to re-introduce legislation to prevent platforms from causing harm to children's wellbeing By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2021, 7:07 PM 10 comments
Mobile Industry Proposed antitrust legislation bans companies from making pre-installed apps unremovable Android and iOS cannot have any permanently installed apps By Cal Jeffrey, June 18, 2021, 1:52 PM 39 comments
Security The Web Senator Kirsten Gillibrand proposes new government agency for internet privacy The Data Protection Agency would investigate any mishandling of consumer data By David Matthews, February 13, 2020, 8:24 PM 18 comments
The Web Security Google to implement encrypted DNS, but ISPs want Congress to block it EFF supports, but wants DNS to remain decentralized By Cal Jeffrey, September 30, 2019, 11:22 AM
Industry Car Tech Congress asks the self-driving car industry for feedback on upcoming legislation Congress wants input on self-driving car cybersecurity, privacy, and more By Cohen Coberly, July 31, 2019, 2:15 PM
Tech Culture The Web Congress wants to limit your social media time by law Senator introduces bill to combat 'internet addiction' By Cal Jeffrey, July 31, 2019, 6:07 AM 35 comments
Industry Tech Culture House passes robocall bill with near unanimous support This is clearly not a partisan issue By Cal Jeffrey, July 24, 2019, 6:36 PM 10 comments
Industry Facebook: Don't regulate us or China will take over The company's argument against being regulated amounts to not much more than scare tactics By Cal Jeffrey, July 17, 2019, 4:50 PM 18 comments
Google Controversial search engine Project Dragonfly 'terminated' Google VP tells Congress Rumors of continued work lain to rest by sworn testimony By Cal Jeffrey, July 17, 2019, 1:23 PM
Industry Senators not happy over reported $5 billion Facebook agreement with the FTC Lawmakers want answers, including how the commission calculated the fine By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2019, 6:06 PM 7 comments
Industry Proposed House bill cracks down on illegal robocalls with bipartisan support Bill proposes extended rules for how FCC handles violators and carriers By Cal Jeffrey, June 20, 2019, 6:06 PM 14 comments
Tech Culture Senate passes anti-robocall bill in nearly unanimous vote Steeper fines, longer statute of limitations, and a mandate to authenticate and block automated calls By Cal Jeffrey, May 23, 2019, 4:04 PM 14 comments
The Web Security NSA quietly stops controversial mass phone surveillance program after public outcry and widespread technical issues The program is set to expire in December and Congress likely won't renew it By William Gayde, March 5, 2019, 2:56 PM 15 comments
Google Google CEO evasive when asked about Dragonfly by Congress 'It's a limited effort internally currently.' By Cal Jeffrey, December 11, 2018, 5:05 PM 15 comments
Industry Lawmakers still seeking details on Amazon's facial recognition software Congress wants answers in two weeks By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2018, 2:42 PM 8 comments
Google Industry Google CEO Sundar Pichai set to testify before Congress next week Topics will include alleged bias against conservatives By Rob Thubron, November 28, 2018, 8:42 AM
The Web Industry The Internet Bill of Rights: Democrats are pushing to regulate online privacy Can net neutrality make a comeback? By Isaiah Mayersen, October 6, 2018, 7:19 AM
Google Google admits to flaws in maintaining consumer privacy to Senate committee Also, water is wet. By Greg Synek, September 26, 2018, 9:28 AM
Google Don't worry, Google thoroughly vets the app developers who read your email Search giant defends policy that allowed some apps full access to Gmail accounts By Cal Jeffrey, September 20, 2018, 5:53 PM
Tech Culture AI Twitter CEO claims shadow banning of 600,000 accounts was due to faulty 'filtering' algorithms AI was nixing content based on the behavior of the banned accounts' followers By Cal Jeffrey, September 5, 2018, 4:47 PM 7 comments
Apple Apple answers Congress' questions on customer privacy It says "the customer is not our product" By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2018, 6:02 AM
Industry The Web Facebook releases over 450 pages of answers to Senators' questions Find out what data Facebook collects on you By Rob Thubron, June 12, 2018, 7:15 AM
The Web Democrats will use the Congressional Review Act to force a Senate vote on the restoration of net neutrality The vote is expected to take place next week By Cohen Coberly, May 9, 2018, 2:32 PM 29 comments
Industry The Web Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg comes out unscathed after first day of congressional hearing Interesting and funny bits, including the CEO's leaked notes By Julio Franco, April 11, 2018, 12:40 AM 14 comments
The Web Watch live: Mark Zuckerberg testifying on Facebook users' data before the U.S. Congress The CEO discusses data privacy and election interference By Cohen Coberly, April 10, 2018, 2:28 PM 9 comments