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Tim Cook: Tech industry Needs to Rebuild User Trust After Privacy Losses
August 25, 2021
As people increasingly view privacy as a mainstream issue, Apple CEO, Tim Cook stated in a recent interview the some users trust has been taken advantage of by tech firms and that he feels it is essential to rebuild that trust through means including, in some cases, where necessary, regulation.
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Bank of America, Lowe's Sponsored CRT training Urging Whites to ‘Cede Power to People of Color'
August 23, 2021
Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, revealing the critical race theory challenge that Bank of America, Lowe's, and Truist Financial Corporation sponsored through United Way entitled « Racial Equity 21-Day Challenge » which claims that America is systemically and institutionally racist, encourages participants to "decolonize [their] mind[s]", and urges white people to "cede power to people of color."
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EU Issues Guidance for Businesses on Forced Labour Due Diligence
August 11, 2021
The European Commission and European External Actions Service published Guidance on Due Diligence for EU Businesses to Address the Risk of Forced Labour in their Operations and Supply Chains, reflecting the increasing trend towards mandatory human rights due diligence.
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Amazon Awarded Secret $10B NSA Cloud Computing Contract: Report
August 11, 2021
Nextgov has reported that after receiving a a $600 million deal with the Central Intelligence Agency in 2013 to provide cloud services to the agency and the NSA, The National Security Agency has awarded a cloud computing contract worth up to $10 billion to Amazon.
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Google to Add Privacy for Teenagers on its Search Engine and YouTube
August 11, 2021
In response to increasing pressure from Washington, Google has announced it plans additional privacy measures to protect teenage users on YouTube and its search engine including allowing anyone under 18 years old, or a parent or guardian, to request the removal of that minor’s images from Google Image search results.
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