Apr 27 Watch 7:40 FCC chair Ajit Pai explains why he wants to scrap net neutrality By PBS News Hour Ajit Pai, President Trump’s new FCC chairman, has plans to do away with net neutrality rules that have been in place for the last three years. Pai argues the rules are too burdensome and that they stifle innovation and competition. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 6:56 This university in Ghana focuses on critical thinking to change attitudes on corruption By PBS News Hour When Patrick Awuah -- a former Microsoft executive who was educated in the U.S. -- returned to his home country of Ghana, his goal of starting a software company was dashed by the lack of a qualified workforce. So instead… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 6:26 How will a new law blocking internet privacy rules affect you? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 03 Trump signs bill blocking Obama-era rule over online privacy By Darlene Superville, Associated Press After his press secretary blasted it as an example of rampant government overreach, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Monday that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers' browsing habits. Continue reading
Mar 31 Before you lament the end of your internet privacy, read this By Iman Smith The GOP pushed a measure through the House this week that overturns Obama-era regulations intended to protect consumers’ data from being shared with advertisers without consent. If you’re reading this story on a computer or internet-connected device, that obviously includes… Continue reading
Mar 28 House sends bill to Trump blocking online privacy regulation By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House voted to block online privacy regulations issued during the final months of the Obama administration, a first step toward allowing internet providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell the browsing habits of their customers. Continue reading
Mar 08 Amazon releases Echo data in murder case, dropping First Amendment argument By Iman Smith Privacy experts have long thought the Echo to be a "ticking constitutional time bomb," an associate law professor told the NewsHour. Continue reading
Mar 08 How can I stop my TV from spying on me? By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Latest WikiLeaks documents say the CIA created tools that can turn a world of increasingly networked, camera- and microphone-equipped devices into eavesdroppers. How worried should consumers be?… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 6:50 Why Snapchat and Uber are under intense scrutiny over values By PBS News Hour Snapchat is about to sell its stock to the public for the first time. Is the app, used by 160 million people each day, really worth $24 billion? Meanwhile, popular transportation app Uber has been flung into the spotlight amid… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Your phone is trying to control your life By PBS News Hour Whether you're killing time in line at Starbucks or scrolling through an endless meme stream on Twitter, your smartphone is trying to seduce you. Former Google employee Tristan Harris felt something needed to be done to combat tech designers' relentless… Continue watching