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Tillman: Google to Face U.S. Department of Justice
October 09, 2020
Jeremy Tillman, president of Ghostery, writes in Newsweek that Google will soon come before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in an antitrust case, with the possible outcome resulting in more private browsing options and democratization of the Internet, giving consumers a say in how they trade value for the online services they use, either by providing data, seeing ads or paying out of pocket
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AP Stylebook Changes Definition of the Word "Protest"
October 06, 2020
National Review has reported that the Associated Press Stylebook, an English grammar style and usage guide created by American journalists linked with the Associated Press, is discouraging the use of the word “riot” to describe violent protests, instead expanding the definition of “protest” to include violent demonstrations.
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Carmakal: Ransomware Attacks on the Rise
October 06, 2020
In an interview withThe New York Times, Charles Carmakal, an executive with the cybersecurity response company, FireEye Mandian, warns about the increase in the use of ransomware, which is leading some U.S. officials to worry about ransomware groups that may try to freeze voter registration data or otherwise disrupt U.S. elections.
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New California Law Promotes Race-based Corporate Board Quotas
October 05, 2020
USA Today reports that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring publicly-traded corporations headquartered in California to appoint directors from underrepresented communities to their boards.
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U.S. Warns Against Europe Looking to Huawei for Mobile Solutions
September 30, 2020
As European countries consider their next generation mobile networks, Keith Krach, the U.S. undersecretary of state for economic affairs during a European tour warned that Telecoms company Huawei Technologies is part of China’s surveillance state, complicit in human rights abuses and that EU governments should instead choose between Finland's Nokia and Sweden's Ericsson.
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