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Sen. Al Franken lets loose on Facebook for facial recognition
Above: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) lashed out at Facebook. Facebook has learned what you look like, and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) isn’t sure that’s for the best. In fact, he seems pretty dang sure the...
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Why Sen. Al Franken’s ‘smart card’ schtick will likely fall flat with big banks
He used to be a comedian doing mediocre skits on Saturday Night Live. Now, Al Franken wants to protect consumer data from being stolen by Internet hackers. Franken, who long ago hung up his comedy...
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5 takeaways from the Comcast-TWC merger Senate hearing
Image Credit: CSPANThe fate of the open Internet is at stake over one very important decision. And yet C-SPAN 3 did not receive Super Bowl-level viewership during its three-hour broadcast of the...
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Sen. Franken’s anti-stalking bill calls location-tracking tools on the carpet
Image Credit: CSPANSen. Al Franken (D-Minn) is reintroducing a new piece of privacy legislation that prevents companies and government organizations from tracking a person’s location data. While U.S....
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Senators blast NSA ‘transparency’ report as lame
Washington politicians blasted the NSA’s first ever “transparency” report as less than lacking. Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) came out swinging today, calling the report...
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Senators introduce mobile location privacy bill
Two US senators on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed to make companies like Apple and Google obtain consent before collecting and sharing a customer’s location data. Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.)...
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Senate Democrats don’t like the idea of a Netflix Facebook app
Streaming video service Netflix recently appealed to a panel of U.S. senators to update an old law that forbids the company from launching a Facebook application within the country. The antiquated law,...
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Senators hear Verizon & Comcast’s weaksauce argument for approving the $3.6B...
At a Senate judiciary committee hearing Wednesday, top executives from Verizon and Comcast reaffirmed their stance that consumers would benefit from the approval of a multibillion-dollar spectrum deal...
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Stalkers, prepare to be thwarted: Senate passes location privacy bill
The U.S. Senate has just passed a bill that would take the teeth out of online and mobile stalking by creating new rules for location privacy. The bill, first brought to the Senate by Sen. Al Franken,...
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Uber responds to Sen. Al Franken: ‘We care deeply’ about privacy
Uber has responded to U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota), defending its privacy practices and insisting that it is doing everything possible to safeguard its customers’ privacy. “We care deeply...
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Oculus Rift’s privacy policy draws concern from U.S. Sen. Al Franken
It’s not just savvy PC gamers who have worries about virtual reality privacy. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota sent a letter to Oculus chief executive officer Brendan Iribe on Thursday expressing his...
View ArticleFacebook hit with tough questions on facial recognition in Senate hearing
Facial recognition data may seem like a minor feature, but it’s had some major consequences for Facebook. The latest of these came today as Minnesota Senator Al Franken called a hearing to explore some...
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