August 14, 2019 Hundreds of Google employees say they won't be 'complicit' in cloud computing work with Customs and Border Protection More than 590 Google employees are refusing to "be complicit" in any potential cloud computing work the tech giant might do for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
August 14, 2019 Amazon's facial recognition can now detect 'fear' as activists blast use by law enforcement Amazon can tell when you're afraid.
August 13, 2019 FTC chief willing to break up Big Tech The head of the Federal Trade Commission said he's prepared to break up tech companies by undoing past mergers as the agency probes whether the firms are hurting competition.
August 13, 2019 Amazon's Choice under fire amid widespread fraud in recommendations A group of senators are demanding that Amazon explain how it comes up with its well-known "Amazon Choice" label, a mark of distinction that earns certain products preferred placement on the retail platform.
August 13, 2019 Sanders blasts Bezos-owned Washington Post over bias in echo of Trump Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted The Washington Post and accused the paper of biased coverage because of his criticisms of Amazon.
August 12, 2019 #JewsAgainstICE protest Amazon's role in 'profiting off cruelty,' dozens arrested Dozens of members of Jewish community groups protesting Amazon's cloud computing contracts and other work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement were arrested at an Amazon Books store in New York on Sunday.
August 12, 2019 Amazon devices are being built illegally by children working 'grueling' shifts, documents reveal Chinese schoolchildren are producing Amazon's Alexa and Echo devices in grueling shifts in order to meet certain production goals, according to a new report from China Labor Watch.
August 9, 2019 Josh Hawley: Tech giants have a business model based on 'taking stuff from us' Social media giants like Facebook make their money off of taking Americans' personal information and should come under greater scrutiny, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., argued.
August 9, 2019 Harmeet Dhillon: McConnell campaign's Twitter ban new shot in Big Tech war on conservatives – Wake up, America The McConnell campaign’s suspension was just the latest shot in a war that Big Tech has been waging against conservatives for years
August 9, 2019 Twitter unlocks Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after GOP fury Mitch McConnell’s campaign is back on Twitter.