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Google fined €50 million under new EU data protection law
Ethics In Tech France’s data privacy protection agency has fined Google €50 million ($56.8 million) for failing to comply with the European Union’s new European Union data protection regulations. Agence France-Press reports the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique
Is Facebook’s 10-Year Challenge something more sinister than the latest viral meme?
Ethics In Tech By Brett Wilkins Facebook’s 10-Year Challenge is arguably the hottest meme of 2019. More than five million social media users — many on Twitter and Instagram as well as Facebook — have posted side-by-side
Survey: Most Americans wouldn’t pay for online privacy
Ethics In Tech By Brett Wilkins If you ask, most Americans will tell you that online privacy is important to them. However, the results of a newly-released survey reveal that most people say they wouldn’t
Artificial Intelligence can now explain its own decision-making
Ethics In Tech By Brett Wilkins IBM is providing insight into how artificial intelligence makes decisions, part of an effort to demystify AI and tackle the problem of bias in machine learning. IoT For All reports IBM’s
Ethics In Tech Welcome back to Ethics In Tech! It’s been a while. And while much has changed since our last post back in 2016, the same digital rights, online privacy and government surveillance issues
Banksy Instagram Account Posts Charlie Hebdo Tribute
Ethics In Tech Social media accounts linked to the enigmatic street artist Banksy posted a touching tribute to the 12 people killed by Islamist terrorists in Paris on Wednesday. Hours after the three gunmen massacred
South Korea: North Korea Has 6,000-Strong Cyber Army
An undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency shows leader Kim Jong-Un looking at a computer during a military drill.” An undated picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News
Republicans Prepare to Fight FCC Net Neutrality Rules
As their numbers and confidence swell, Republicans in Congress are preparing to fight the Obama administration’s plans to protect net neutrality. The Wall Street Journal reports Republicans are looking at a number of options to thwart proposed
Social Media Fury after Sarah Palin Posts Facebook Photos of Son Standing on Dog
Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin triggered a social media firestorm after she posted Facebook photos of her son using the family dog as a step stool. Palin’s post includes photos of
Government Plan to Expand FBI Hacking Powers a Monumental Threat
Google is warning that a US government plan to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s hacking powers is a monumental constitutional threat. The federal government wants to make it easier for the FBI to hack into
UMass Amherst Bans Iranian Students From Science, Engineering, Tech Studies
Two student groups have blasted an outrageous University of Massachusetts Amherst policy that bans Iranian students from enrolling in a wide range of science, engineering and technology courses due to US sanctions policy against the
Japan has More Electric Vehicle Charging Points than Gas Stations
Japan now has more electric vehicle charging points than gas stations, an encouraging milestone in a nation that has long been a leader in the transition to post-fossil fuel-powered transportation. Bloomberg reports Nissan Motor Company, which