Google’s Sidewalk Labs plans to package and sell location data on millions of cellphones — The Intercept
The program, known as Replica, offers planning agencies the ability to model an entire city’s patterns of movement, writes Ava Kofman.
Here is the link: https://theintercept.com/2019/01/28/google-alphabet-sidewalk-labs-replica-cellphone-data/
France fines Google $57 million over data transparency — Engadget
The country claims Google violated the GDPR with opaque policies, writes Jon Fingas.
Here is the link: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/21/france-fines-google-over-gdpr/
The internet’s ‘father’ says it was born with two big flaws — Business Insider
Vint Cerf, one of the "fathers" of the internet, says the network had two big flaws when it launched, writes Troy Wolverton.
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Why these young tech workers spent their Friday night planning a rebellion against companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook — Recode
A new class of politically mobilized tech employees are trying to save the industry from itself, writes Shirin Ghaffary.
Here is the link: https://www.recode.net/2019/1/18/18185842/tech-workers-friday-night-google-amazon-facebook
How Microsoft has (so far) avoided tough scrutiny over privacy issues — Fast Company
The “original gangster of big tech” has managed to dodge the bad headlines and congressional grilling, writes Daria Solovieva.
Here is the link: https://www.fastcompany.com/90290137/how-microsoft-has-avoided-tough-scrutiny-over-privacy-issues