Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle data privacy violation lawsuits

Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of violating its residents’ data privacy rights. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google in 2022, alleging that it collected users’ biometrics without their express consent and continued to track their location even after they’ve disabled the … Read more

Why is Threads recommending these weird spammy posts from people looking for ‘friends’?

Why is Threads recommending these weird spammy posts from people looking for ‘friends’?

Threads users have long joked about the sometimes bizarre posts served up by its recommendation algorithm since the early days of the app. Lately though, some users are starting to notice another type of strange post appear in their suggestions: posts from random people looking for “friends.” The posts often feature selfies of young people … Read more

Trump plans to shut down the Consumer Product Safety Commission

In the latest blow to what was generally a functional government, President Donald Trump wants to eliminate the independent agency in charge of issuing recalls and protecting US citizens from harmful products. The Office of Management and Budget has suggested the responsibilities of the Consumer Product Safety Commission should be folded into “a nonexistent division … Read more

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