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Nation Oct 29

What some states are doing to improve privacy for your personal data

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn

Economy Jun 19

The latest fine marks the third time the commission has slapped Google with an antitrust penalty. Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France

Google was first slapped with the fine in January 2019, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect in 2018.

By Associated Press

Nation Apr 04

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 18, 2017. Photo by Stephen Lam/Reuters
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to testify before House oversight panel on April 11

The panel's announcement comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over its data collection following allegations that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users to try to influence elections.

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Nation Jan 11

Watch 7:49
The privacy concerns at the heart of the FISA renewal debate

The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which U.S. intelligence agencies say is critical to collecting communications from overseas. But the complex issue has sparked some heated debate and seemingly contradictory…

By PBS News Hour

Politics Sep 18

Watch 5:17
Smartphone user? The 2016 candidates are watching you

If you own a smartphone, you are already on the frontline of the 2016 presidential race. On the left and the right, campaigns are amassing information about you and figuring out how to influence you with individualized marketing. And that's…

By PBS News Hour

Jun 04

A creepy vision of the new economic order, harvested from you

By Anna Bernasek, D.T. Mongan

What happens when corporations become Big Brother? Anna Bernasek and D.T. Mongan paint a Orwellian future, where big data reigns. This data collection won’t just infringe on the privacy of real people, they argue, but also on market competition.

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May 31

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Senate debates Patriot Act surveillance as expiration nears

By PBS News Hour

The Senate is in a rare Sunday session, wrangling over three key surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act set to expire at midnight. PBS NewsHour's Political Director Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington with more.

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Dec 15

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This year’s tech trends have both nice and naughty sides

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Are high-tech personal gadgets on your holiday shopping list? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Amy Webb of Webbmedia Group about the rise of wearable devices, the inherent concerns over data collection and security and the industry that’s popped up to help…

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Jan 23

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Federal oversight board says NSA should stop collecting phone records entirely

By PBS News Hour

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Oct 25

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What are the diplomatic costs of the NSA surveillance revelations for the U.S.?

How U.S. spying revelations affect diplomacy…

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