Big Tech giants — and their gang of well-paid lobbyists — are claiming, once again, that monopolists are good for our national security.
FTC Chair @LinaKhanFTC debunked this tired talking point last week on @CNBC. https://twitter.com/birnbaum_e/status/1485657498132566019
The major tech companies are leaning in to the argument that antitrust reform would harm U.S. national security. Amazon, Facebook and tech trade group CCIA just became major corporate donors to CSIS, a top defense/national security think tank.
More on the push here:
UX folks: the #DarkPatterns have been noticed and are considered abusive
NEW: D.C. and several state attorneys general are expected to sue Google today, arguing that the company deceived users about how it profits from their location data https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/24/google-location-data-ags-lawsuit/
Advertisers get all the privacy. We get none. Here’s yet another example of why that asymmetry of knowledge and power is fundamentally flawed. #DataProtectionDay
My latest: Someone has spent the past four years creating fake Mossad recruiting websites and buying Google Ads to target them at intelligence and military veterans from Iran, the Assad regime, and Hezbollah. https://www.thedailybeast.com/shady-network-of-fake-mossad-job-sites-target-iranian-spies
Say a little prayer for #DataProtectionDay today. Amen.
If someone wants to get between you, your prayers, & the god you worship w/ a complex digital product -- be skeptical about their motive$$
Great piece from @ebakerwhite @ @buzzfeed "Nothing Sacred: These Apps Reserve The Right To Sell Your Prayers" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilybakerwhite/apps-selling-your-prayers ⛪️⛈️⚖️ https://twitter.com/ebakerwhite/status/1485638864559476739
1/ The 28 January is Data Protection Day.
You'll hear a lot about this being 'Data Privacy Week' but I wanted to take time to reflect on the history and significance of 'Data Protection Day'.
#DataProtectionDay
this is a brave thread. disheartening to see what’s happened to @carolecadwalla who dared to do her job… and, ya know, be a woman.
please help if you can.
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/support-me-against-arron-banks/ https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/1485193608839974914
I have been through a trauma. And I need to speak publicly about it. About why this lawsuit sent me to such a dark place. And why the pursuit of individuals outside their news orgs is barbaric, cruel & a threat to all journalism
This is where it began. Nov 2017 with this video
I have been through a trauma. And I need to speak publicly about it. About why this lawsuit sent me to such a dark place. And why the pursuit of individuals outside their news orgs is barbaric, cruel & a threat to all journalism
This is where it began. Nov 2017 with this video
Breaking: A panel of Fulton County judges have just cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation into Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/breaking-fulton-judges-greenlight-special-grand-jury-for-trump-probe/DEBK3IQKLZHLBO6EYBGDXAHAU4/
Jen Psaki on the anti-vax rally: "There is a loud and vocal minority empowered through social media and media platforms that proliferate disinformation."
"Our view is that it's wrong, it's dangerous, and it stands in the way of a coordinated effort to save more American lives."
President Biden will hold a secure video call in the Situation Room with European allies at 3pm to talk Russia-Ukraine. Included on the call: French President Macron, German Chancellor Scholz, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg, Polish President Duda, and British Johnson.
Unvaccinated Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID right before her New York Times defamation trial begins:
Judge Jed Rakoff announced in court that he learned Palin was again positive for the virus.
"She is, of course, unvaccinated," Rakoff said.
'Unvaccinated' Sarah Palin tests positive for Covid, delays New York Times defamation trial
Sarah Palin has Covid-19 last year, but since then has said she would get the coronavirus vaccine "over my dead body."
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A group of 27 House members, led by Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, are calling on House leaders to swiftly bring a bill to bar lawmakers from trading stocks to the House floor. https://bit.ly/343z50Q
The Supreme Court has denied Republican Kevin McCarthy's challenge to Speaker Pelosi's proxy voting protocols put in place during the pandemic.
Red flag: Arizona Republicans have put forth two dozen bills this month that would significantly change the state's electoral processes even after the Republican 'review' of the 2020 election found no fraud. https://nbcnews.to/3fSh5JD
Could Florida turn off the sun? Advocates say a utility-backed bill imperils rooftop solar in the Sunshine State https://cnn.it/3AuZL6V
How a group of senators in 1975 came up with a rule that changed the chamber forever https://cnn.it/3AriMXO
A pro-Trump influencer is sentenced to three years of probation for his participation in the Capitol riot https://cnn.it/3Ar8Qh4
US pharmacies and health centers begin the rollout of free N95 masks https://cnn.it/3qU4bkH
Virginia school districts sue Gov. Glenn Youngkin over his executive order banning mask mandates https://cnn.it/3tVCQjS
Supreme Court takes up a case that could limit the federal government's jurisdiction over wetlands https://cnn.it/346QcyM
Department of Homeland Security warns of potential Russia cyberattacks amid tensions https://cnn.it/32xMBK0
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