Kik’s $100 million ICO for Kin cryptocurrency was...
The agency says Kik should have registered its Kin cryptocurrency sale as a securities offering. The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Kik Interactive, makers of the Kik messaging app, saying...
View ArticleAOC challenges NYC on Paul Manafort’s expected Rikers Island jail...
It’s still unclear exactly how the former Trump campaign chairman will be held. Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager who is currently in federal prison, is expected to be sent to New York...
View ArticleAutomatic robocall blocking: Here’s how cell phone carriers are...
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai warned carriers they might face regulation if they don’t implement caller ID safeguards by the end of the year. The Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday that phone...
View ArticleHere’s what we know so far about the secretive Facebook coin
It’s long been rumored that Facebook is planning a cryptocurrency of its own. Facebook is likely to release information about its secretive cryptocurrency project, codenamed Libra, as soon as June 18,...
View ArticleWhy 10 state attorneys general sued to block the T-Mobile/Sprint merger
The AGs, all Democrats, say the deal is bad for consumers and workers. Ten states have sued to block the planned merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, saying the loss of competition would lead to consumers...
View ArticleHow Hong Kong protesters are evading China’s digital crackdown
They’re taking steps to avoid government censorship and stay anonymous. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Hong Kong in recent days to protest a proposed law that would make...
View ArticleA wave of ‘robot surveillance’ could threaten our civil...
Smart cameras could change how people behave and exacerbate issues with racist policing, according to a new report. While surveillance cameras have long been common in the United States, a new breed of...
View ArticleFacebook’s Libra could win the crypto game without Facebook winning...
If Libra proves to be convenient and user-friendly, people may gravitate toward it despite broader concerns about Facebook’s data misuse. Facebook has announced some details of its planned...
View ArticleGo ahead and register that vulgar trademark—it’s legal again
A fashion brand called Fuct argued that a century-old ban on “immoral or scandalous” trademarks violates free speech. SCOTUS agreed. The Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of fashion brand Fuct,...
View ArticlePeople are suing Betsy DeVos over student loans they say should have been...
The students say their loans should have been forgiven under an Obama-era rule. A group of former for-profit college students filed a potential class action against the Department of Education and...
View ArticleThe NSA can’t seem to stop snooping on our phone call records
It’s apparently the second such incident uncovered last year, although it hasn’t previously been disclosed to the public. The National Security Agency improperly collected information on people’s phone...
View ArticleIt’s Dem debate night, and the Trump campaign probably spent six...
The YouTube masthead, some of the most expensive real estate on the internet, is now encouraging viewers to join team Trump. On the day of the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 election,...
View ArticleIt’s time to ban all government use of face recognition: digital rights...
Fight for the Future, a digital rights advocacy group, is calling for a nationwide ban on government use of facial recognition. Fight for the Future, the digital rights advocacy group, is calling for a...
View ArticleRoss Perot helped set the stage for Donald Trump in one crucial way
Perot, the Texan billionaire who sought the White House in the 1990s, died at 89. Ross Perot, the Texas billionaire who in 1992 was the most successful third-party candidate for president since...
View ArticleRussia, Venezuela, China have explored using blockchain to evade sanctions:...
Countries like Russia, Venezuela, and China have all investigated ways to use blockchain tech to dodge U.S. sanctions, according to a new report. U.S. rivals like Iran, Russia, China, and Venezuela...
View ArticleReport: WhatsApp had security flaw that could let hackers alter photos and...
Files received in WhatsApp and with certain configurations of Telegram can be tampered with before you even see them, Symantec warns. Messaging apps like Telegram and Facebook-owned WhatsApp are known...
View ArticleWhy HubSpot is introducing a free email marketing service
Known for free CRM, the company will let customers on its free tier send up to 2,000 marketing emails a month and manage up to $1,000 in online ads. Users of the free version of customer relations...
View ArticleWhat happened when Congress looked into data brokers almost 50 years ago
In 1970, a House subcommittee held hearings on the privacy consequences of advertising mailing lists and the sometimes shadowy brokers who traded in them. In a public hearing, a Congressman weighed in...
View ArticleCop’s alleged threat against AOC highlights Facebook’s tricky...
A network of “satirical” sites is designed to troll conservatives into believing their outrageous stories are true. A police officer in Gretna, Louisiana, has been fired after a Facebook post in which...
View ArticleHow the FTC settlement could let Facebook off the hook
In agreeing to $5 billion, Facebook appears to be off the hook for any other FTC claims that it violated a 2012 settlement with the agency. Facebook has agreed to pay $5 billion and implement new...
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