Tag: Data-Mining and Database Marketing

E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law

The European Union was nearing a deal on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and…

A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says?

But as GPT-3’s fluency has dazzled many observers, the large-language-model approach has also attracted significant criticism over the…

How You’re Still Being Tracked on the Internet

While Meta adjusts, some small businesses have begun seeking other avenues for ads. Shawn Baker, the owner of…

When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained

Nokia said this month that it would stop its sales in Russia and denounced the invasion of Ukraine.…

U.S. and European Leaders Reach Deal on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy

American and European Union leaders said on Friday that they had reached an “agreement in principle” to assure…

E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act

GÖTTINGEN, Germany — The European Union agreed on Thursday to one of the world’s most far-reaching laws to…

How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police

The agency “will be subject to a certain amount of political pressure,” said Tracy Rosenberg, the executive director…

Cisco and Splunk Have Discussed Acquisition Deal

Cisco Systems, the technology conglomerate, has held discussions with the software company Splunk about buying it, although no…

6 Reasons Meta Is in Trouble

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever on Thursday as its stock…

Four Attorneys General Sue Google Over Privacy Claims

The District of Columbia and three states sued Google on Monday, claiming that the tech giant deceived consumers…