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-Mobile went public with the news that it had been massively hacked,…
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. The goal of the lawsuit was to force Facebook to divest WhatsApp and Instagram, while also requiring the…
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 Capitol, each company barred Trump from posting on their…
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 arguments from both sides and will issue a decision in the next several months as…
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 preventing anticompetitive business practices. The nomination is the latest chapter of a meteoric rise for Khan, whose…
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 restrictions), and more apprehension about security than ever before. As a new presidential administration takes office…
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/antitrust action. At the dawn of 2021, the Silicon Valley giant finds itself the subject of not one, not…
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 anticompetitive behavior. The result of a year-plus long investigation, the lawsuit could force Facebook to…
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 campaigns were a prominent part of the lead-up to both 2016 and 2020’s elections,…
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 variety of topics. Among the popular talking points: reports of issues with voting technology and allegations…
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