Naga Pramod
Naga Pramod is a computer science major and tech news reporter with a passion for cyber security, networking, and data science. [email protected]
New York Attorney General Letitia James leads antitrust investigations into Facebook, other states follow
“Even the largest social media platform in the world must follow the law and respect consumers.
Basecamp CEO calls out Google’s pay to play search practices, calls it “ransom”
At a juncture where Google is facing scrutiny for its practices in search and advertising, a complaint such as this magnifies the perils of Google’s monopoly.
Details of Google “exploiting personal data” with sneaky GDPR bypass handed over to regulators
A spokesperson from Google said that they hadn’t gone through the details submitted by Ryan, but that the company was cooperating with the officials in the UK and Ireland.
Popular streamer xQc says YouTube asked him not to stream, called a “brand risk” by Twitch
YouTube’s decision shows how advertisers run the show.
Denmark to treat big tech as “new world superpower”, appoints a tech ambassador
Casper Klynge says it will be the toughest battle of his career.
Chinese deepfake app Zao raises privacy concerns
Zao is a free application available in China’s iOS App Store that allows users to swap their face with the characters of TV shows and movies.
Facebook to test hiding ‘likes’
The testing follows more widespread implementation on Instagram.
Music companies sue internet provider RCN for “enabling” piracy
What’s wild about this case is that the music companies go as far as to argue that because RCN helps to provide faster speeds, it means they’re actually assisting in aiding the piracy of the materials.
Mozilla CEO Chris Beard announces resignation
The CEO said that he felt it was high time he took a “step back” to recharge and take a “meaningful break” before he decided what’s next for him.
In federal court, Google stands by putting over 100 PragerU videos in restricted mode
PragerU argues that the tech giant had placed their videos under restricted mode simply because they promoted conservative ideas and that their video content is neither vulgar nor obscene.
YouTube’s anti-conspiracy theory algorithm expands outside the US
After piloting in the US, the algorithm has now reached the UK and will expend to other countries soon.
YouTube adds video labels for both public or government funded content
Recent Hong Kong events have spurred YouTube to make the changes.