‘We don’t want to be at the mercy of Facebook’: social app developer on the importance of filing patents
Filing a patent is an important step towards building the product that you want while providing legal protections to you...
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What’s wrong with anti-competitive behavior in big tech?
Big tech companies like Google and Facebook are under investigation for antitrust by the the FTC and the DOJ. The...
Who will benefit from Microsoft’s $1.1B tech investment in Mexico
Microsoft’s announcement of a five-year ‘Innovating for Mexico’ investment plan worth $1.1 billion looks to benefit key demographics of the...
Know yourself before big tech owns your beliefs and directs your decisions: Op-ed
Know yourself before the Pavlovian puppet masters of big tech own your beliefs and drive all of your decision-making while...
Are big tech housing projects too late to scale back inequality, gentrification?
Big tech companies are trying to bring back affordable housing in cities like San Jose and San Francisco through multi-million-dollar...
Tech products, culture are ‘designed intentionally for mass deception’: Ex-google ethicist testifies
The Center for Humane Technology Co-Founder and ex-Google ethicist warns Congress that tech products and culture are "designed intentionally for...
Facebook counterterrorism chief, ex-Google ethicist to educate Congress on digital deception, deepfakes
Facebook's counterterrorism chief will educate Congress on digital deception, along with a former Google ethicist, a law professor, and the...
As big tech moves to ‘disrupt’ healthcare, biometric data is still key to hacking humanity
Big tech is looking to disrupt the healthcare industry, but having access to biometric data is still key to hacking...
Senators ask big tech to explain how they curb child sexual abuse material
Five US senators are asking that big tech companies explain what efforts they are taking to curb child sexual abuse...
Politicians on both sides agree big tech needs regulation, American citizens are split
Both liberal and conservative politicians agree that big tech needs regulation, but the average American is split on whether or...
Internet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’
A former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
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Big tech employees voicing ethical concerns echo warnings from history: Op-ed
When an organization's agenda does not fall in line with the people it represents, or within the ethical guidelines of...
A look into big tech user data requests from governments worldwide
Facebook came out with its biannual Transparency Report yesterday, and we decided to take a look at big tech companies...
26% of big tech employees say their companies spy on them unreasonably
Just over a quarter of big tech employees say that their companies go to unreasonable lengths to spy on them,...
