Commentary As I explained two-and-a-half years ago, the most salient feature of progressives’ Green New Deal is that it would transform our mixed economy (essentially capitalist, although partially warped by cronyism and massive government interventionism) into a command economy. In a command economy, the independence of ordinary citizens is diminished as they are reduced to…
US Panel Votes to Approve $1 Billion for FTC Privacy Probes
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee voted on Tuesday to give the Federal Trade Commission $1 billion to set up a bureau dedicated to improving data security and privacy and fighting identity theft. The proposal, which Democrats included in a $3.5 trillion spending measure, would fund a new bureau over 10 years to address…
As Beijing Takes Aim at Algorithms, Algorithms Take Aim at Americans
September 13, 2021
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Commentary For months now, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been cracking down on big tech companies. Now, it has algorithms in its crosshairs. At the end of August, the Cyberspace Administration of China released a set of guidelines, replete with 30 different “suggestions.” Ostensibly, the new rules are intended to stop algorithms from manipulating…
UK Code to Protect Children’s Online Data and Privacy Comes Into Full Force
Tech giants face large fines as new UK child data and privacy protection measures come into full force. The Age Appropriate Design Code, which comes into force on Sept. 2, sets out 15 standards that companies are expected to build into any online services used by children, making data protection of young people a priority…
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Elon Musk unveils plans for a humanoid robot that can screw bolts and get groceries. But he didn’t give a release date. Beijing passes one of the strictest data protection laws. But experts say it’s not to protect users’ data. Instead, they say, the regime has geopolitical goals. And one investment guru says retail investors are left…
Apple Announces Limits to Child Sex Abuse Image Scanning System After Privacy Backlash
August 14, 2021
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Apple on Friday provided new details of how its planned child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection system would work, outlining a range of privacy-preserving limits following backlash that the software would introduce a backdoor that threatens user privacy protections. The company addressed concerns triggered by the planned CSAM feature, slated for release in an update…
China Signals Crackdown on Privacy, Data, Anti-Trust to Continue
BEIJING—The Chinese regime said it will draft new laws on national security, technology innovation, monopolies, and education, as well as in areas involving foreigners, the Chinese Communist Party, and the government in a document published late on Aug. 11. The announcement signals that a crackdown on industry with regard to privacy, data management, antitrust, and…
Facebook and Illinois Police Chief Association at Odds over Officer of the Year Ad
August 7, 2021
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After an ad promoting a police officer was blocked twice by Facebook, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police started a petition campaign to reverse the blockage, arguing that Facebook made a mistake and disallowed them to honor an officer awarded for his bravery. But Facebook says that it correctly blocked the ad based on…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 6)
A big July jobs report has many hopeful of a strong labor market recovery. We see where the jobs were added. Apple planning to scan iPhones in the U.S. for images of child abuse. A new tool would compare photos with known child abuse images. Why is it raising some concerns? And the average price of gas…
Google Takes Legal Action Over Germany’s Expanded Hate-Speech Law
BERLIN—Google said on Tuesday that it was taking legal action over an expanded version of Germany’s hate-speech law that recently took effect, saying its provisions violated the right to privacy of its users. The Alphabet unit, which runs video-sharing site YouTube, filed suit at the administrative court in Cologne to challenge a provision that allows…
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