Want our metadata? Get a warrant, Rep. Ted Lieu says.
The California Democrat is leading the push to close a little known-surveillance loophole.
Progressives’ favorite new punching bag: Elon Musk’s taxes
The Tesla chief joins Jeff Bezos and Amazon as top targets for populists.
Elon Musk would open up Twitter’s algorithms. Regulators may beat him to it.
Policymakers want to force companies to cough up more algorithmic data.
Musk bid for Twitter underscores the risks of social media ownership
Experts are concerned that the company might come under the control of one person.
House lawmakers launch investigation of face-scan contractor ID.me
The House probe marks an escalation of years of controversy over the government’s growing reliance on facial recognition, which boiled over earlier this year after the IRS said it would require Americans to scan their faces in order to access their IRS tax accounts.
The debate over a privacy bill is inching forward on Capitol Hill
The two biggest sticking points may be unsticking, aides say.
Apple CEO escalates fight over App Store regulation in rare D.C. speech
Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that proposed legislation to improve competition in the tech industry "would undermine privacy and security," using a keynote speaking slot at a conference in Congress’s backyard to bring greater public attention to his company's attack on antitrust regulation.
FTC Chair Lina Khan calls for a paradigm shift on data privacy
In her first major privacy address, she assailed "commercial surveillance."
U.S. quietly paying millions to send Starlink terminals to Ukraine, contrary to SpaceX claims
A federal agency is paying some $3 million for technology and transportation.
House panel dials up focus on role of social media in insurrection
The panel is staffing up and canvassing several external researchers for the findings.
Leading security companies Mandiant and CrowdStrike vow to collaborate
Two of the best known cybersecurity companies have been planning to cooperate with one another.
The Ukraine biolab conspiracy theory quickly went viral. It took weeks to pinpoint the source.
The Anti-Defamation League released new research tying the claims to a string of social media accounts.
Twitter’s ‘safety mode’ could shield politicians from harassment. It could also silence critics.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's campaign gained access to the tool "in error" this weekend, Twitter said.
Meta’s encryption plan has human rights benefits, report says
A nonprofit that works with companies on social responsibility programs has urged WhatsApp parent Meta to expand encryption to other services.
Amazon union win could usher in a new wave of scrutiny of its labor practices
More unions could mean more complaints for regulators in Washington.
Huawei’s CFO promoted to a top post months after U.S. extradition deal
Meng, daughter of Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei, is now one of three rotating chairs who helm the tech giant for six-month intervals.
Democrats are calling on LinkedIn to crack down on misinformation, too
The Democratic National Committee says the platform should step up its transparency game.
Hunter Biden laptop findings renew scrutiny of Twitter, Facebook crackdowns
Reports revive questions about social media companies restricting news outlets.
Facebook’s most popular posts show how it’s vulnerable to exploitation, report finds
Spammy or aggregated content dominates the list, creating an opening for bad actors.
4,000 letters and four hours of sleep: Ukrainian leader wages digital war
Federov is using the Internet to align major tech companies and marshal the country’s resources in a digital front, for a conflict he has begun to call “World Cyberwar I.”