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Charging for diet advice without license ruled illegal in some states, not protected by first amendment
The ruling raises questions for online coaches that are selling diet and heath info online.
Apple has indirectly campaigned against state privacy laws, report shows
Apple appears to only be interested in federal privacy laws, not individual state laws.
LAPD ends invasive “crime prediction” – not on the grounds of civil liberties, but because it was a flop
The “Minority Report” experiment has come to an end.
California’s new bot law means companies have to disclose when you’re talking to a bot
As bots are on the rise, California wants to ensure that people know when they’re communicating with a bot instead of a real person.
Charles Koch and George Soros team up with Patreon, Mozilla, Pinterest and more to stamp out “hate” online
The likes of the Koch brothers, have in the past, been accused of using their vast fortune to influence US politics, and they are now involving themselves in influencing the internet, as well, by ensuring it is more strictly policed for unwanted content. A broad alliance is being formed in the
Facebook settles on claims it was defrauding advertisers by grossly overstating video views up to 900%
The details of the settlement are not yet known.
Pinterest insider, Eric Cochran, who exposed internal blacklist speaks out – calls big tech companies “dark censorship bureaus”
Eric Cochran, the Pinterest insider who revealed that the company was censoring Christian, conservative, and pro-life content has spoken out on big tech’s attempts to suppress certain ideas.
Details of Justice Department efforts to break encryption of Facebook Messenger must be made public, EFF tells court
The EFF wants to know how the Justice Department think they would go about breaking into encryption.
US government websites are redirecting to hardcore porn, and they’ve been doing it for years
Like most problems related to governments, they never get fixed.
Judge rules lawsuit about Google’s biased internal culture against conservatives can move to the discovery phase
Lawyer Harmeet K. Dhillon celebrated the win.
Notorious “fact checker” Snopes is involved in a bitter legal dispute
The legal battle is set to continue into next year.
Tim Cook says Apple isn’t a monopoly
13.4% share of the global smartphone market in 2018, which means Apple isn’t a monopoly – according to Tim Cook.