Is it any surprise that the president who’s campaign vendor triggered a global privacy backlash would end up corrupting the executive branch with data abuses further enabled by the power of the state, not merely malicious mega-donors and dodgy defense contractors? #DataRights
“Apple told Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel to former President Donald J. Trump, last month that the Justice Department had subpoenaed information about an account that belonged to him in February 2018.” @nytmike @charlie_savage
Noticing folks increasingly post screenshots of garbage ads they’re finding in their TLs. Wondering if huge iOS app tracking opt-out has thrown placements toward remnant inventory since marketers don’t know how to target the opted-out, rewarded mostly by attribution.
Cannot believe that several well-known adtech firms openly state they will misuse FloC to identify people online (as they've been misusing other basic internet tech such as cookies or IPs for years).
They deserve to be hit hard by regulators, no sympathy.
https://digiday.com/marketing/as-ad-tech-firms-test-ways-to-connect-googles-floc-to-other-data-privacy-watchers-see-fears-coming-true/
Government data requests profoundly upend the tech titan’s claims of protecting customer privacy. Maybe a national data protection law ought to set some clear limits to what seems like a pattern of clear government abuse? #DataRights
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/technology/apple-google-leak-investigation-data-requests.html
Congratulations to #DarnellaFrazier. #Pulitzer
Investigate the investigation into the leaks of the investigation!
Biden: "America's back to the table. The lack of participation in the past and full engagement was noticed significantly — not only by leaders of those countries but by the people in the G7 countries. And America is back in the business of leading the world."
Breaking NYT: Apple told Don McGahn, Trump's White House counsel, last month that the Justice Dept. had subpoenaed information about an account that belonged to him in February 2018, and that the government barred the company from telling him at the time. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/us/politics/justice-department-apple-donald-mcgahn.html?referringSource=articleShare
Most blue states will make Biden's July 4 vaccine goal. The red ones won't.
69.9% of adults in the average Biden-won state have received at least one dose.
Compare this to the states Trump won: An average 54.9% of adults have received at least one dose.
https://cnn.it/2RUfVoI
Pulse shooting survivor Brandon Wolf to CNN: "I am existentially exhausted. I am so tired of statements. I am so tired of hashtags and thoughts and prayers. I am so tired of archaic Senate procedure being used as an excuse to do nothing while people in our communities are dying."
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed into law a series of bills designed to make voting easier, including:
Permanently expanding mail-in voting
Expanding automatic voter registration
Allowing people with disabilities to vote using an electronic system
https://bit.ly/3wnQFGq
Q: Mr. President, have you convinced allies that America is back?
PRESIDENT BIDEN: Ask him.
Q: Is America back?
PRESIDENT MACRON: Yeah. Definitely.
French President Emanuel Macron on President Biden:
"I think it's great to have the U.S. president part of the club, and very willing to cooperate," Macron said. "What you demonstrate is that leadership is partnership."
President Joe Biden became the 12th sitting president to meet the Queen during her reign, joining a legacy of American leaders paying their respects to a global icon and living piece of history. https://cnn.it/3gtUanJ
"Asserting power when they don't have any": Republican governors move to ban mask mandates in schools https://cnn.it/3iEY93t
Fact check: Breaking down Mitch McConnell's spin on the John Lewis voting rights bill https://cnn.it/3wkmSyk
"New York is back!" The NYC Democratic mayoral primary captivates a reanimated city https://cnn.it/3zn6rD3
Former Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has said he was not aware of subpoena for lawmakers' data, source says https://cnn.it/3xgwJFk
G7 calls for new study into origins of Covid and voices concern on China https://cnn.it/3xhhb4b
President Biden leaves his first G7 summit for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II https://cnn.it/2RVqYOs
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