Russian software finds its way into US Army, CDC apps

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of smartphone applications in Apple and Google’s online stores contain computer code developed by a technology company, Pushwoosh, that presents itself as based in the United States but is actually Russian, Reuters has found. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read More

Texas AG sues Google for privacy violations over use of biometric data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued Google, alleging it violated privacy laws by illegally capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans’ without their informed consent for almost a decade. The suit, filed in Midland County … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 December 2020

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, The news/talk station played an interesting ad this morning.  A friendly guy was talking about how he was always doing his best to “be safe” and keep everybody around him safe.  And how nice it was to … Read More

Lawmakers hail DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google as ‘long overdue’

Sen. Hawley called it ‘the most important antitrust case in a generation’ Lawmakers in the House and Senate on Tuesday welcomed the Justice Department’s (DOJ’s) move to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google that claims the tech behemoth used its power … Read More

Trump signs executive order threatening social-media companies after Twitter fact-checked his tweets

Trump’s executive order seeks to limit the power of social-media companies to moderate speech on their platforms. Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday seeking to crack down on social-media companies over allegations of bias against conservatives. … Read More

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