Getty Images reader comments 111 with 82 posters participating, including story author Share this story The prospect of Web users being tracked by the sites they visit has prompted several countermeasures over the years, including using Privacy Badger or an alternate anti-tracking extension, enabling private or incognito browsing sessions, or clearing cookies. Now, websites have ..
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Enlarge / Ready, take aim, and let fly… Aurich Lawson / Getty Images reader comments 104 with 57 posters participating Share this story Robinhood’s move to temporarily limit purchases of GameStop and other highly volatile stocks in late January was the overwhelming focus of today’s House Committee on Financial Services hearing. At the hearing, Robinhood ..
G Fiume | Getty reader comments 88 with 57 posters participating Share this story A group of business organizations led by the US Chamber of Commerce is suing the state of Maryland, seeking to block the implementation of the state’s brand-new, first-of-its-kind tax on digital-advertising revenue. Maryland’s tax bill is “deeply flawed” and “illegal in ..
Enlarge / News is still very much happening both around the world and in Australia… but you wouldn’t know it if you’re one of the tens of millions of Australian Facebook users. reader comments 15 with 15 posters participating Share this story A long-simmering battle between tech firms and the government of Australia became explosive ..
Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Munich Security Conference in 2020. reader comments 389 with 232 posters participating Share this story Facebook has gone nuclear in its long-running battle with the Australian government over news content. Australia is considering legislation that would require Facebook to pay to link to Australian news stories. In response, ..
Enlarge / Cardboard boxes made to resemble Amazon packages during a protest outside the home of Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. reader comments 139 with 114 posters participating Share this story Posing as an Amazon seller, a UK consumer group dug into the shady marketplace where ..
Enlarge / North Dakota’s capitol, in Bismarck, features convenient floral labeling. reader comments 303 with 139 posters participating Share this story Epic vs. Apple/Google View more stories The North Dakota state Senate is jumping into a simmering feud between Apple and iOS software developers with a bill that would make it illegal for device makers ..
Enlarge / Parler’s logo. reader comments 203 with 112 posters participating Share this story Parler.com is getting back online after being kicked off Amazon’s hosting service, with the controversial social network saying it no longer relies on “Big Tech” for its Web infrastructure. A Parler announcement today said its relaunched website is “built on sustainable, ..
Enlarge / Rochelle Walensky during the announcement of her nomination to head the CDC. reader comments 91 with 66 posters participating Share this story Covid-19 Coverage View more stories As the US approached the start of the school year in 2020, the guidance it received from the federal government was a mess. The Centers for ..
Leon Neal | Getty Images reader comments 287 with 111 posters participating Share this story For Clay Scroggins, preaching on Zoom was never part of the plan. As lead pastor at Buckhead Church in Atlanta, he was accustomed to services in a 3,000-seat auditorium, with live music and a jumbotron for people in the back. ..
