Comcast fights Google’s encrypted-DNS plan but promises not to spy on users – Ars Technica
Comcast has gone on the record to say that it does not track its broadband users’ Web browsing histories, even though the company is lobbying […]
Comcast Lobbies US Lawmakers Over Google DNS Encryption | Tom’s Hardware
Vice today reported on a presentation from Comcast that aims to lobby U.S. lawmakers against Google’s latest encryption plan for Chrome. The presentation reportedly argues […]
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free — ProPublica
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created […]
Witness in Murder Trial of Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger Fatally Shot, Lawyer Says – The New York Times
A witness who delivered key testimony in the trial of Amber Guyger — the white former Dallas police officer convicted this past week in the […]
Ring, the doorbell-camera firm, has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach – The Washington Post
The home-security firm has made it easier than ever for local police to request homeowners’ video. “If the police demanded every citizen put a camera […]
DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators – VICE
Departments of Motor Vehicles in states around the country are taking drivers’ personal information and selling it to thousands of businesses, including private investigators who […]
Jeffrey Epstein, accused sex trafficker, dies by suicide: Officials – ABC News
His death came less than three weeks after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the federal prison in Lower Manhattan, with marks on […]
White House Told Officials to Go Easy on China Over Hong Kong – WSJ
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration offered guidance to officials to maintain a measured response to antigovernment protests in Hong Kong over fears that any public statements favoring […]
William Barr orders first federal executions in nearly two decades
The federal government will resume executing death row inmates after nearly two decades without doing so, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Attorney General William […]
Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of All Citizens Forcefully
Kazakhstan introduced “trusted certificate” or “national security certificate,” to forcefully intercept HTTPS Internet Traffic of all citizens Source: Kazakhstan Begins Intercepting HTTPS Internet Traffic Of […]