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The shutdown is steadily devouring US government websites (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 06:26New America Op-ed: How US surveillance technology is propping up authoritarian regimes (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 06:26House Democratic leaders try to avert censure vote on Rep. Steve King, fearing implications for free speech (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 16:50Op-Ed: It’s time for think tanks and universities to take the democracy pledge (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 14:49Fortnite bug gave hackers access to millions of player accounts, researchers say (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/16/2019 - 14:30Is the tech backlash going askew?
We sympathize with the increased anxiety over the poor data hygiene practices of leading tech platforms. And we agree that legislation clarifying the duties of those who collect and use personal information is important, as is delineating enforcement responsibilities among agencies and jurisdictions. We’re concerned, however, by the passionate but incomplete argument that it’s time to jettison decades of antitrust policy that limits the government to intervening only when market concentration has, or could, cause higher prices for consumers.