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US Supreme Court Sends Google Settlement Back To Lower Court For Review
US Supreme Court Sends Google Settlement Back To Lower Court For Review
March 20, 2019  |  Legal

A Google settlement with consumers is getting a second look after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a lower court should review the $8.5 million settlement....

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Mississippi AG Preps Antitrust Suit Against Google
Mississippi AG Preps Antitrust Suit Against Google
March 19, 2019  |  Google

The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google, accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline” of...

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New York Grand Jury Looking Into Facebook’s Data Sharing Agreements
New York Grand Jury Looking Into Facebook’s Data Sharing Agreements
March 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors over the data deals it inked with some of the biggest technology companies, reported...

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Facebook, Instagram Experience Outages Around The World
Facebook, Instagram Experience Outages Around The World
March 13, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook and Instagram have been suffering from worldwide outages today (March 13). According to USA Today, the problems began around noon (EST) on Facebook, Messenger...

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Instagram Founders Denounce Warren’s Big Tech Breakup
Instagram Founders Denounce Warren’s Big Tech Breakup
March 12, 2019  |  Regulation

Instagram Co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up large tech companies, such as Facebook and Amazon. “I think...

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Chinese Tech Companies Reining In Perks, Laying Off As Economy Slows
Chinese Tech Companies Reining In Perks, Laying Off As Economy Slows
March 04, 2019  |  South East Asia

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing startup, ByteDance, the mobile app maker in China, and other Chinese tech firms are reining in perks such as free...

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Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation
Facebook Says It’s Open To New Regulation
February 18, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook, which has been under fire for months over data scandals, expressed openness to new regulation. According to a report in Reuters citing Facebook’s public policy manager...

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California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
February 13, 2019  |  Data

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, wants consumers to benefit from the billions of dollars technology companies in the state made by forcing the tech...

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Google’s Head Of Global Public Policy Backs Common Tech Rules
Google’s Head Of Global Public Policy Backs Common Tech Rules
February 10, 2019  |  Google

Karan Bhatia, vice president of global public policy and government relations at Google, said there should be common rules when it comes to regulating technology...

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