Around the middle of August, a security research firm named Unit221B reached out to T-Mobile with some bad news—someone, or some entity, was attempting to sell reams of T-Mobile customer data on the dark web. A couple of days later, T-…
Read MoreIn December 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 46 states plus the District of Columbia brought a lawsuit against Facebook, alleging the company was illegally maintaining a social networking monopoly via anticompetitive behavior.…
Read MoreOn July 7, Donald Trump announced he would be suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google, naming the CEOs of each company as plaintiffs in the case. The origins of the lawsuit are known to many—in the wake of the January 6 insurrection at the…
Read MoreAfter a three-week trial, the yearlong legal affair between technology giant Apple and Fortnite developer, Epic Games, is nearing its end. US District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has heard the…
Read MoreIn March, President Biden announced he would nominate Lina Khan for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). If confirmed, she would become the third Democrat on the five-person commission tasked with protecting consumers and…
Read MoreThe new year represents a symbolic fresh start for many, but several concerns linger for technology companies around the globe. Some of the biggest names in tech are experiencing increased scrutiny, restrictions (or the threat of…
Read MoreTechnology behemoth Google may be wildly popular (and profitable), but no amount of ubiquity has allowed the company to escape a recent trend: bipartisan scrutiny by lawmakers in Washington, and rapidly-growing calls for regulatory/…
Read MoreFacebook is the latest technology giant to stare down an antitrust suit. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam sued the social media and advertising behemoth in early December, alleging…
Read MoreThe tumult leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election may be in the rearview, but the election itself continues to occupy headlines even after the outcome was decided in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden. Disinformation…
Read MoreThe 2020 United States presidential election is here, and many readers are probably already exhausted by it. The coronavirus pandemic has added several wrinkles to an already tumultuous election year, marked by partisan disagreement on a…
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