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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (left) and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem talk about voting last Thursday, when balloting began in the state. The Pistons are allowing their arena to be used as a polling station.

'Russia Doesn't Have To Make Fake News': Biggest Election Threat Is Closer To Home

3:58pm September 29, 2020

National security officials say Russia is again trying to disrupt the election. But this time, it doesn't have to work so hard because Americans are spreading mistruths and doubts about the election.

Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms.

Politics & Government

Trump Warns Social Media As Justice Department Aims To Weaken Tech's Legal Shield

4:56pm September 23, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The Justice Department's proposal would hold Facebook and Twitter more accountable for users' posts. One critic says the Trump administration is "trying to work the refs ahead of the election."

The Justice Department has placed a high national security priority on its probe of the shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, insisting that investigators must get access to data from two locked and encrypted iPhones that belonged to the all

National

Trump Administration Targets Your 'Warrant-Proof' Encrypted Messages

8:47am February 21, 2020

by Martin Kaste

Encryption is going mainstream, and some tech companies "throw away the key" so they can't decrypt messages even when police get a warrant. The government says that's taking privacy too far.

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Sandra Joyce, the head of global intelligence at the cybersecurity firm FireEye, speaks at the company's Cyber Defense Summit in 2018. Private tech companies are increasingly taking the lead in reporting information about suspected attacks by foreign acto

National

Tech Companies Take A Leading Role In Warning Of Foreign Cyber Threats

6:16pm January 23, 2020

by Greg Myre

U.S. cybersecurity firms are making headlines with reports of online attacks by Russia and other foreign actors. Why are tech companies taking the lead, rather than the U.S. government?

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Lawmakers and civil rights groups are pressuring tech companies to come up with detailed policies about how to combat potential misinformation and disinformation about the 2020 census.

Social Media Sites Under Pressure To Prep For Census Trolls And Interference

3:11pm November 05, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Civil rights groups and lawmakers are pushing tech companies to prepare for an onslaught of disinformation that could turn people off from the 2020 census, especially among communities of color.

Sen. Josh Hawley has made it a point to challenge the major tech companies since his election in 2018.

Lawmaker Aims To Curb Social Media Addiction With New Bill

2:52pm August 03, 2019

by Abigail Clukey

Sen. Josh Hawley's Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology, or SMART, Act would ban features that encourage prolonged engagement such as infinite scrolling and autoplay.

Google says it discovered and patched the problem with its Google+ social network in March yet decided not to disclose it immediately.

Economy

Google+ Shutting Down For Consumers After Data Vulnerability Is Revealed

2:36pm October 09, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The company says it discovered and patched the issue in March but did not immediately disclose it. There is no evidence, it said, that a third party was aware of the bug or misused profile data.

Chinese companies are pumping massive resources into tech firms in Europe and the U.S. as a way to capture innovation and know-how.

China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley

11:43am October 07, 2018

by Jackie Northam

"The Chinese figured out that technology is the key to wealth and power, and the source of technology is still the West for China," says one China and tech watcher.

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been banned from multiple social media platforms in the past few weeks.

National

Alex Jones Penalized By Twitter

5:34pm August 15, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Last week, the company was a notable exception after a wave of other major tech companies banned the conspiracy theorist and his main channels. Jones cannot tweet on his main account for one week.

The Nasdaq composite index, which includes many tech stocks, has lost nearly 7 percent since March 12.

Economy

Tech Stocks Have Lost Some Of Their Luster, Dragging The Stock Market Lower

12:32am March 30, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

Technology stocks ranging from Amazon to Facebook to Apple have been hammered in recent days, driving broader declines in the market. There are growing calls to regulate big tech companies.

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