Google to pay millions to Illinois residents as part of settlement
Google is settling a class-action lawsuit over facial-recognition technology in Google Photos by giving Illinois residents $400.
Surveillance
Articles involving technology and policy issues concerning surveillance.
Hackers ban One America News over privacy issues at conference
DEF CON organizers have permanently banned One America News after the network filmed participants without their permission.
T-Mobile begins selling app data collected from Android phones
T-Mobile is selling data collected from Android phones, including which apps a user has installed on their device.
WarnerMedia’s top executive charts his exit
Jason Kilar was tapped to oversee AT&T’s streaming strategy from launch to international rollout. After one year on the job, he’s looking to move on.
Reuters diversity report reveals newsroom isn’t very diverse
A diversity report commission by Reuters revealed the company still has a lot of work to do.
China detains Bloomberg news assistant over “security” concerns
A Chinese news assistant working for Bloomberg has been detained by security officials in China, the outlet said on Friday.
Comcast teases relaunch of tech-centric G4 channel
Comcast will revive the G4 brand for some kind of media product more than five years after it closed the tech-centric cable TV network.
Comcast to sell customer viewing data to third party measurement company
Comcast has reached an agreement to sell customer viewing data to Comscore, a firm that measures media viewership for advertisers.
Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over memoir royalties
Officials alleged Snowden violated numerous non-disclosure agreements and promises to provide advance copies of materials ahead of publication.
New York police accused of warrantless searches, stings against immigrant-run shops
A ProPublica investigation found New York police are using nuisance abatement laws to target immigrant shops with stings and warrantless searches.
