October 15-17 event at George Mason University will address multi-sided platform businesses, acquisitions of nascent competitors, and antitrust in labor markets The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its Hearings initiative with three full-day sessions, co-sponsored with the Global Antitrust Institute and held at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University in…
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Facebook Tells Cops Its ‘Real Name’ Policy Applies To Law Enforcement Too
Tim Cushing writes: Facebook’s real name policy forbids fake profiles. Needless to say, this rule is broken all the time. Fake profiles are created every day. When they’re discovered, they’re shut down. People like breaking rules and a handful of moderators per millions of users can’t really keep up. We expect this kind of juvenile…
Will NIH’s 1 million person DNA database of immigrant children, prisoners and adults be a law enforcement goldmine?
Joe Cadillic addresses head-on a concern I’ve had: If you thought sending your DNA to for-profit DNA companies was a bad idea, boy do I have bad news for you. The National Institute of Health (NIH) is building a 1 million person DNA database of immigrant children, prisoners and adults, claiming that it will help…
Following Lax FTC Action, State AGs Fine Uber $148 Million in Data Breach Case
EPIC.org also noted yesterday’s record data breach settlement between state attorneys general and Uber, but took the opportunity to remind everyone that the federal agency that could have gone after Uber, the Federal Trade Commission, had not done as much as they might have. EPIC writes: The attorneys general of all 50 states and the…