Op-ed: The arguments for, against US TikTok ban

(Mar 18, 2024) In an op-ed for The New York Times, Proof News founder Julia Angwin explored the movement in U.S. Congress to Read More

Montana attorney general urges US appellate court to reinstate TikTok ban

(Mar 5, 2024) Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to reinstate the state's ban on Tiktok, MediaPost reports. Montan... Read More

US court says Meta's biometric privacy lawsuit can proceed

(Mar 4, 2024) The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that an Illinois resident's biometric privacy lawsuit against Meta can proceed, MediaPo... Read More

US senators disagree on future path of KOSA

(Mar 1, 2024) U.S. senators are debating the future of the proposed Kids Online Safety Act, with some senators looking to add provisions that would support their own child... Read More

Op-ed: Tech companies need stronger regulations

(Feb 26, 2024) In an op-ed for The New York Times, Columbia University law professor Tim Wu said technology companies' digital platforms need to face stronger regulations. ... Read More

Social media site sued for allegedly tracking users' data

(Feb 23, 2024) Social media site LinkedIn faces a class-action lawsuit over whether it illegally tracked the data of users by using a tracking pixel without disclosing it, ... Read More

Social media subscription tool allegedly enabled child exploitation

(Feb 23, 2024) Former employees claimed Meta's social media platforms subscription tool enabled child exploitation on "parent-managed minor accounts," The Wall Street Journ... Read More

Apple to upgrade iMessage to fight future decryption methods

(Feb 23, 2024) Apple plans to update iMessage to defend the platform from possible decryption by quantum computers, Reuters reports. Apple's blog said its new "PQ3" protoco... Read More

Signal introduces phone number privacy setting

(Feb 21, 2024) Signal Messenger introduced a phone number privacy setting that allows users to share a private username instead of their phone numbers when messaging other ... Read More

Implications of EDPB's looming 'pay or OK' guidelines

(Feb 20, 2024) EU data protection authorities have yet to decide how the "pay or OK" user consent model fits under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The debate ste... Read More