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Conflicts of Interest, EU / IMF / EC, Fake News, Global Business, Banking and the 1%, Money, Money, Money, Politics UK/EU, Social Media, Technology — May 30, 2018

Why you’re getting flooded with privacy notifications in your email

If you’re like most Internet users, you’ve probably gotten a dozen or more emails this week notifying you of looming privacy policy updates at your favorite websites — and perhaps even at a few sites you’d… Read More

Cambridge Analytica, Conflicts of Interest, Crime, Gadgets & Toys, Global Business, Banking and the 1%, Justice / Law / Courts, Money, Money, Money, Politics UK/EU, Social Media, Surveillance/Snooping, Technology, Tories / UKIP — May 28, 2018

Google sued for ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m UK iPhone users’ browsing data | Technology | The Guardian

Google is being sued in the high court for as much as £3.2bn for the alleged “clandestine tracking and collation” of personal information from 4.4 million iPhone users in the UK. The collective action is… Read More

Alternative Facts, Cambridge Analytica, Chaos Presidency, Conflicts of Interest, Crime, Donald Trump, Donald Tweet Storm, Endless War, Features, Global Business, Banking and the 1%, Intelligence Community, Money, Money, Money, Post Truth Politics, Russia, Social Media, Surveillance/Snooping, Technology, Terrorism, US Tea Party / GOP — May 26, 2018

The U.S. Considered Declaring Russia a State Sponsor of Terror, Then Dropped It

After an attack on a former spy, the State Department pondered placing that label on Putin’s government. Instead, the Trump administration continued a longtime U.S. policy of treating Russia as a partner in fighting terrorism… Read More

Cambridge Analytica, Crime, Intelligence Community, Justice / Law / Courts, Politics UK/EU, Social Media, Surveillance/Snooping, Technology — May 24, 2018

Sites block EU users before GDPR takes effect

With less than a day until the General #Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, a growing number of companies are taking the nuclear option to ensure compliance: blocking all European users from their servers…. Read More

Brexit, England, EU / IMF / EC, Gadgets & Toys, Politics UK/EU, Social Media, Surveillance/Snooping, Technology, Tories / UKIP — May 21, 2018

New UK law to rein in social media firms is ‘couple of years’ away, says minister | Media | The Guardian

The high-profile launch of a campaign to clamp down on social #media firms has backfired as the culture secretary, Matt Hancock, admitted it was likely to be two years before there is any new law…. Read More

Conflicts of Interest, Gadgets & Toys, Global Business, Banking and the 1%, Income Inequality, Money, Money, Money, Social Media, Surveillance/Snooping, Technology — May 21, 2018

Google Removes ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Clause From Its Code of Conduct

#Google’s unofficial motto has long been the simple phrase “don’t be evil.” But that’s over, according to the code of conduct that Google distributes to its employees. The phrase was removed sometime in late April… Read More

Cambridge Analytica, Features, Global Business, Banking and the 1%, Justice / Law / Courts, Main Stream Media, Money, Money, Money, Social Media, Surveillance/Snooping, Technology — May 17, 2018

New Commissioner Says FTC Should Get Tough on Companies Like Facebook and Google

Citing lax treatment of corporate malefactors, Rohit Chopra calls for the FTC to impose more significant penalties when companies violate its orders. by Jesse Eisinger Declaring that “the credibility of law enforcement and regulatory agencies… Read More