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U.S. Senators Likely to Propose Bill to Break Up Google and Meta
A powerful and bizarre coalition of U.S. Senators have teamed up on a bill that could strike down the digital ad dominance of Google and Meta, though the proposed legislation never mentions those companies by name. The AMERICA Act could radically transform advertising technology, the financial backbone of the internet.
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Democrats Band Together to Try Yet Another U.S. Federal Facial Recognition Ban
Senate Democrats introduced new legislation Tuesday attempting to, once again, outright ban facial recognition use by federal agencies and officials, particularly law enforcement. If passed, the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act would cut the feds off from a variety of other sensitive biometrics identifiers, like voice and gait recognition, and limit federal grant…
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Data Brokers Are Selling Long Lists of People With Depression and Anxiety
Looking for lists of people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or OCD? No problem. There are lots of companies who would love to sell it to you. They can even include names, emails, home addresses, income, ethnicity, and details about people’s children. It’s cheap too, with minimum purchases of just hundreds of dollars. One…
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The FTC’s Effort to Block Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition Will Test Biden’s Antitrust Legacy
Following months of rumours, the agency voted to launch a lawsuit blocking the deal, which the agency says would stifle competition in gaming.