Top FTC official warns companies on data
Samuel Levine, director of the Federal Trade Commission's bureau of consumer protection, said the agency won't hesitate to sue companies that play fast and loose with customers' data.
December 2022
NetChoice Slams Democrats and Journalism Competition & Preservation Act (Next TV)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 15:01Federated Wireless, Charter pitch power of CBRS to FCC (Fierce)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 15:00T-Mobile and Cisco Launch World’s Largest Cloud Native Converged Core Gateway (T-Mobile)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 15:00Podcast: Community Broadband’s Broad Appeal (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 15:00Meta warns spyware still being used to target people on social media (Guardian, The)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 11:01TDS launches expanded fiber network in Maine (TDS Telecommunications)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 12/15/2022 - 11:00Big Tech gets preview of questions US House Republicans want answered
Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), who will chair the House Judiciary Committee next Congress, gave a hint of what is to come with letters sent to five big tech companies requesting information about conservative material removed from their platforms. In letters sent to large online platforms, Rep Jordan requested the top executives at Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook provide any information they have about contact with President Joe Biden's administration regarding "the moderation, deletion, suppression, restricting, or reduced circulation of content." Rep Jordan and other Rep
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) Introduces Bill to Protect Children Online
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net (SCREEN) Act, which would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue a rule requiring all commercial pornographic websites to adopt age verification technology to ensure children cannot access pornographic content. Specifically, the SCREEN Act: