Tech
Rep. Matt Gaetz Files Criminal Referral Against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has filed a criminal referral against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for making materially false statements to Congress while under oath at two separate joint hearings in April 2018, according to a statement released by the congressman on Monday.
U. of Florida Students Say Founding Fathers Are ‘Villains’
Students at the University of Florida told a reporter this week that America’s Founding Fathers are “villains.” Many of the students that were interviewed were unable to name positive contributions that the Founding Fathers made to the world.
Instagram Claims ‘Bug’ Caused App to Constantly Activate iPhone Cameras
Facebook’s photo-sharing social media service Instagram has promised to fix what it claims is a bug in its app after Apple’s iOS 14 revealed that the app regularly accesses iPhone users’ cameras.
U. of Minnesota Tests Campus Reopening with Summer Classes
The University of Minnesota invited students back to campus last week for summer courses. The university is using its summer session to test its Chinese virus prevention protocols before all students return to campus in late August.
Chinese Spies Use Linkedin to Find American Contacts
A Chinese agent has admitted to using the career-focused social media platform LinkedIn’s “relentless” algorithm to find batches of U.S. government contacts with access to sensitive information. The spying operation would then gather data and send it to the communist regime in Beijing.
FCC’s Brendan Carr Rejects ‘False Choice’ Between Free Market and Regulation of Big Tech
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr unveiled his outline for tackling big tech censorship, dominance on the Internet, and anticompetitive practices in an op-ed on Monday.
Report: Google’s 200,000 Employees Will Work from Home for Another Full Year
The Wall Street Journal reports that Google’s 200,000 employees will continue to work from home another full year to prevent the spread of the Chinese virus. Other Silicon Valley companies, such as Twitter and Facebook, have already begun to explore remote working options.
Exclusive — Tom Cotton and Bill Hagerty on DOJ Google Antitrust Action: ‘Monopoly Power’ Must Be Checked
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Bill Hagerty, former U.S. ambassador to Japan and current GOP frontrunner for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, told Breitbart News exclusively that they believe Google’s “monopoly power” is a threat to Americans.
Australian Watchdog Takes Google to Court over Alleged Privacy Breaches
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s consumer watchdog launched court action against Google on Monday alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data
NYU Professor Lists the Antitrust Questions He’d Ask Apple’s Tim Cook
NYU professor, Silicon Valley expert, and author Scott Galloway recently outlined seven antitrust-related questions that Apple CEO Tim Cook could be asked when he appears before Congress this week.
