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Hackers Demanding Ransoms Paralyze City Computer Systems In The U.S.

1:18pm June 13, 2019

by Dave Davies

NY Times cybersecurity correspondent Nicole Perlroth says hacking tools developed by the NSA were stolen, posted online and are now being used in cyberattacks, including one on the city of Baltimore.

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La Liga, Spain's premier soccer league, was fined 250,000 euros on Tuesday for failing to adequately notify Android app users that it was recording what was going on near their phones. The app was developed to combat piracy, according to the league.

Spain's Top Soccer League Fined For Using App To Spy On Fans In Fight To Curb Piracy

8:24pm June 12, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The country's data protection agency said La Liga's popular app was systematically accessing phones' microphones and geolocation data to find out which bars were showing unlicensed match broadcasts.

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From Henry Ford To Elon Musk: The Past, Present And Future Of Cars

3:46pm June 12, 2019

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Politics & Government

Lawmakers Take A Hard Look At What Google And Facebook Mean For Democracy

6:18pm June 11, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Lawmakers are looking into how the big online platforms are displacing mainstream media and what that means for democracy.

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Subcommittee Chairman Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., co-sponsored the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act.

Politics & Government

News Publishers Say Tech Industry Poses 'Potentially Existential' Threat To Media

6:05pm June 11, 2019

by Brian Naylor

A House Judiciary subcommittee heard from publishers on Tuesday as it looks at ways to curb Big Tech's power.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Tuesday that the push to increase regulations on tech companies may be warranted.

Politics & Government

Uber CEO: Some Of The Increased Scrutiny On Tech Is Deserved

5:29pm June 11, 2019

by Amy Scott

The push to increase regulations on tech companies may be warranted, said Dara Khosrowshahi, chief of the ride-hailing service. His comments come as lawmakers and regulators focus on the industry.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection security cameras scan license plates as motor vehicles cross the U.S.-Mexico border from Tijuana, Mexico, in September 2016 in San Ysidro, Calif.

National

Hackers Grabbed Security Camera Images Taken At Border Crossing, CBP Says

11:47am June 11, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The photographs of license plates and people inside vehicles were taken over a six-week period at a single U.S. land-border point, the Customs and Border Protection agency says.

Politics & Government

House Panel To Begin Probe Into Powerful Tech Giants

6:58am June 11, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Diana Moss, president of the American Antitrust Institute, about the House Judiciary Committee launching an antitrust probe into the big tech industry.

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National

The Money And Trade-Offs Involved In The Influencer Economy

6:10pm June 10, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic about the influence economy, how much money is at stake and who has the power.

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An Inside Look At The Tech Giant Huawei

5:35pm June 10, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

A visit to Huawei in China offers an inside-look at the tech giant's operations, and a look at how concerns are handled about alleged back doors in the technology posing a risk to other countries.

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