Ethics In Tech implores tech companies to stop profiting from US concentration camps

Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce among leading tech firms with government contracts tied to immigrant detention By Brett Wilkins As much of the world recoils in horror at continuing reports of refugees, including young children, being imprisoned, abused and even dying in US concentration camps, scores of businesses big and small Read more…

Facebook bans Farrakhan, Jones and other ‘dangerous individuals’ for hate speech

The world’s largest social media network has banned what it called “dangerous individuals” who are known to disseminate hate speech. Facebook announced on Thursday that individuals including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, white nationalist Milo Yiannopoulos, and organizations and media outlets including Jones’ Infowars Read more…

‘Preferably Caucasian’: Cynet apologizes amid furor over LinkedIn job ad

A Virginia-based tech recruiting company has apologized after posting an illegal job listing seeking “preferably Caucasian” candidates on LinkedIn and other sites. Twitter users first took notice of the offending employment listing by Cynet Systems. Outrage quickly spread over the weekend, and by Monday Cynet was scrambling to control the Read more…

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Facebook expects up to $5 billion FTC fine for privacy violation

Facebook said on Wednesday that it is setting aside $3 billion during the first quarter to pay down an expected Federal Trade Commission fine resulting from an investigation of the company’s privacy practices. The announcement came as the Menlo Park, California-based social media giant released better-than-expected first quarter financial results, Read more…

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