Politics

Senators on the Intelligence Committee asked the Federal Tade Commission (FTC) to investigate TikTok, ramping up scrutiny of the company’s data practices.   Meanwhile, Apple announced on Wednesday that it will be releasing a new security feature called “lockdown mode” intended to protect its devices against spyware deployed by state-sponsored hackers, TheContinue Reading

U.S. federal agencies issued a joint advisory on Wednesday regarding North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors using Maui ransomware to target the health sector. The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of the Treasury said that particular ransomware has been used by North Korean government-backed hackers since atContinue Reading

Amazon and Grubhub announced a deal Wednesday that will allow Amazon Prime subscribers in the United States to get free delivery from certain restaurants. The e-commerce giant also has an option to purchase a 2 percent stake in Grubhub as part of the deal. Amazon can purchase a further 13Continue Reading

Top senators on the Intelligence Committee requested the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate TikTok over concerns that the company is misleading the public about its data practices.  Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to the FTC Tuesday urging the agency to launch an immediate investigationContinue Reading

Twitter filed a lawsuit against the Indian government on Tuesday, pushing back against orders to censor content on its platform. The lawsuit, filed in the Karnataka High Court against the Union Government of India, listed Twitter Inc. as the petitioner. The news, first reported by Reuters, cited a source familiarContinue Reading

Groups on both sides of the tech antitrust debate are narrowing their focus and campaigns in anticipation of the Senate bringing key legislation to the floor this month.  Meanwhile, unidentified hackers have allegedly stolen personal data of 1 billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai police database, The Associated Press reported onContinue Reading

Lobbying both for and against legislation to crack down on U.S. tech giants is intensifying as the Senate enters a critical month for the antitrust bills.  All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who will need to decide whether to prioritize measures to regulate Google, Apple, AmazonContinue Reading

At a hip basement bar in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood on a recent Thursday night, singles from conservative nonprofits, GOP Capitol Hill offices and right-leaning media groups sipped craft cocktails from an open bar under the glow of neon lights, part of an effort to build buzz and a user baseContinue Reading

Google announced on Friday that it would soon get rid of location history entries if the search engine identified that an individual had visited an abortion center or other medical facility, an action coming in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Jen Fitzpatrick, aContinue Reading