FCC cracks down on pirate radio broadcasts in Miami
The FCC sent a letter to nine pirate radio operators and their landlords urging them to stop transmitting illegal, unlicensed broadcasts.
Surveillance
Articles involving technology and policy issues concerning surveillance.
FCC threatens fines against man for using cameras on T-Mobile frequencies
The FCC says a Pennsylvania man repeatedly used surveillance cameras that interfered with T-Mobile’s network, even after being asked not to.
Roku debuts home security system, offers smart home updates
The monitoring system, like other Roku smart devices, is a white-label version of a product made by Wyze.
FCC warns pirate radio operators in New York, New Jersey
The warnings are part of the FCC’s broad enforcement actions available under the PIRATE Act.
Twitter accused of censorship in India
Twitter has restricted access to accounts of journalists, politicians and activists in India at the request of that country’s government
Twitter accused of censorship in India
Twitter has restricted access to accounts of journalists, politicians and activists in India at the request of that country’s government
Rolling Stone editor deleted details of ABC News reporter’s arrest
The editor, Noah Shachtman, removed information about a child sex abuse investigation against ABC News journalist and friend James Gordon Meek from a Rolling Stone story in September.
Reporters targeted by rogue TikTok employees, now fired
Four employees of TikTok parent ByteDance were fired after an internal audit showed they spied on journalists.
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.
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.