The IRS says taxpayers looking to access their accounts online without facial recognition can choose to ID themselves via a “virtual interview with agents”
New features put in place for IRS Online Account registration; process strengthened to ensure privacy and security Mariella Moon / Engadget : The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity wit...
Amazon had job listings, now removed, for “intelligence analysts” who would assess “labor organizing threats” and contribute to filings like restraining orders
Open Markets Institute Nandita Bose / Reuters : Amazon's surveillance can boost output and possibly limits unions: study Bloomberg : Amazon Posts, Then Pulls Job Listing to Probe Union Threats Nick St...
Amazon says it will not ask employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices, and an internal email asking them to delete the app was sent in error
then walked back the policy and said it was an ‘error’ Rachel Lerman / Washington Post : TikTok users fear app shutdown as security concerns grow David Matthews / TechSpot : Amazon bans TikTok citing ...
Facebook, Telegram, Google, and Twitter say they have suspended requests for user data from Hong Kong police, following a new national security law by China
Apple is committed to being transparent … Kim Lyons / The Verge : Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law Tom Grundy / Hong Kong Free Press HKFP : ...
Bill Gates has stepped down from the Microsoft's Board of Directors, will continue to serve as Technology Advisor to CEO Satya Nadella
Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CNBC : Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board Paul Morris / Redmond Pie : Bill Gates Has Announced He's Stepping Down From The Microsoft Board Louis Casiano / Fox ...
Twitter says Silver Lake will invest $1B as it enters into an agreement with Elliott Management to avoid ousting Dorsey and launches a $2B share buyback program
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark … Oana Ularu / BitcoinExchangeGuide : Jack Dorsey Keeps Title As Twitter's CEO After $2 Billion Deal With Elliott Management Kevin Raposo / KnowTe...
US DOD has adopted a series of ethical principles for the use of AI, says recommendations came after 15 months of consultation with “leading AI experts”
But How Will They Be Enforced? Shivangi / Army Technology : US DoD announces adoption of AI ethical principles Ankit Panda / The Diplomat : US Department of Defense Adopts Artificial Intelligence Ethi...
Congress passes the TRACED Act, enabling fines of up to $10K per robocall and requiring carriers to deploy STIR/SHAKEN protocol to identify spoofed numbers
per call Octavio Blanco / Consumer Reports : How the New Robocall Law Would Protect Consumers Mehreen Kasana / Input : New bill could help us finally say goodbye to scam robocalls Bob Cronin / Newser ...
Infowars' War Room relaunched its YouTube channel a day after Susan Wojcicki's letter to creators; YouTube deleted the channel after reports of its relaunch
again Kevin Webb / Business Insider : A YouTuber who was reportedly connected to the Christchurch shooter had his channel deleted … Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill : YouTube takes down Infowars again X...
UK parliament's report on fake news and disinformation says “digital gangster” Facebook deliberately broke laws, calls for antitrust, data abuse investigations
for the UK Shona Ghosh / Business Insider : Facebook was destroyed by British lawmakers for its disastrous year, but new laws should not … Adam Satariano / New York Times : Facebook Targeted in Scathi...