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Can Washington keep watch over Silicon Valley? The FTC’s Facebook probe is a high-stakes test.
Nearly a year after announcing an investigation into the incident, the Federal Trade Commission is negotiating with Facebook over a fine that could range into the billions of dollars.
The race to 5G wireless tech is on. A Cisco report finds Americans may have an early lead.
A new report from Cisco says that by 2022, fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks will power as many as 9 percent of mobile data connections across North America, compared with 4 percent in Asia. The report underscores the substantial work that countries like China face as they seek to out-develop Western nations.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reexamining landmark libel decision New York Times v. Sullivan (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 15:25Analysis: UK Culture Secretary Visits Silicon Valley (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 02/19/2019 - 10:51Huawei founder denies sharing secrets with China (Washington Post)
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UK MPs slam Facebook for data abuse, call for social media regulator
British Members of Parliament have called for a regulator to police content on social media sites, financed by a new levy on tech companies, and an inquiry into the effect of disinformation on past electoral contests. Concluding an 18-month long investigation into “fake news”, disinformation and political campaigns, the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee also accused Facebook of “intentionally and knowingly” violating data privacy laws and said it should be the subject of a probe by the competition and data watchdogs.