Big Tech Backlash - Page 144

Microsoft employees slam $480M HoloLens military contract, refuse to create tech for 'warfare and oppression'

February 24, 2019

Microsoft employees slam $480M HoloLens military contract, refuse to create tech for 'warfare and oppression'

More than 150 Microsoft employees signed a letter demanding the tech giant cancel a $480 million contract to build a HoloLens for the Pentagon, saying they "refuse to create technology for warfare and oppression."

You give apps sensitive personal information. Then they tell Facebook.

February 22, 2019

You give apps sensitive personal information. Then they tell Facebook.

Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps, including when they want to work on their belly fat or the price of the house they checked out last weekend. Other apps know users’ body weight, blood pressure, menstrual cycles or pregnancy status.

February 22, 2019

Facebook shuts down controversial Onavo VPN

Facebook continues to be in damage control mode due to a number of high-profile privacy gaffs recently.

Ocasio-Cortez gets fresh criticism over Amazon as new billboards in New York emerge

February 22, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez gets fresh criticism over Amazon as new billboards in New York emerge

New billboards slamming Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have popped up in Times Square, continuing to criticize the freshman lawmaker for Amazon's decision to pull part of its planned second headquarters out of New York.

Tech turmoil drives consumers to improve their 'digital lives'

February 22, 2019

Tech turmoil drives consumers to improve their 'digital lives'

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly meeting with a top British official after the British government released a report accusing the social media giant, and similar companies, of behaving like a “digital gangster.”

FTC must probe Facebook for violating children's privacy with unfair and deceptive business practices, groups urge

February 21, 2019

FTC must probe Facebook for violating children's privacy with unfair and deceptive business practices, groups urge

A coalition of 16 consumer groups on Thursday called on the FTC to investigate whether Facebook engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices in violation of a major children's privacy law.

Ocasio-Cortez blasts Times Square Amazon billboard as 'wack' and 'billionaire-funded'

February 21, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez blasts Times Square Amazon billboard as 'wack' and 'billionaire-funded'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted a Times Square billboard that called out her controversial role in Amazon's decision to abandon a planned HQ2 in New York as "wack" and said it proves the effectiveness of the progressive movement she's become a symbol of.

Google admits it didn’t tell Nest users about built-in mic, but was 'never intended to be secret'

February 20, 2019

Google admits it didn’t tell Nest users about built-in mic, but was 'never intended to be secret'

Google is under fire after admitting that Nest users were not told about the existence of a microphone on their devices.

German lawmaker wants to ban smartphones for kids under the age of 14

February 18, 2019

German lawmaker wants to ban smartphones for kids under the age of 14

Children under the age of 14 should not be allowed to use smartphones because they may be exposed to pornography, according to a German government adviser.

Facebook slammed as 'digital gangsters' in UK fake news report

February 18, 2019

Facebook slammed as 'digital gangsters' in UK fake news report

Facebook knowingly broke privacy and competition laws and behaved like "digital gangsters," according to a scathing new report on fake news and misinformation.