The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into the data collection practices of a wide range of tech firms, including Twitter, Snap, ByteDance, Reddit, Discord as well as bigger firms, Axios reported. The FTC is asking for details on uage and engagement data for the various apps, with an eye to understanding how tech’s data practices affect young people. The impetus for the...
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Now-former president Trump’s last minute pardon of self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski raises a fascinating question about crime and punishment in Silicon Valley. When a judge last year sentenced Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a proprietary Google document, he said his goal was deterrence. As we reported at the time, the judge said letting Levandowski off...
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