Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in ongoing privacy investigation
Apps improperly obtained user data, installed malware, and committed other offenses.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
“Grassroots” anti-Amazon nonprofit turns out to be retailer astroturfing
Competitors are throwing everything at the wall to slow the Amazon juggernaut.
AT&T tells court: Customers can’t sue over sale of phone location data
AT&T files motion to compel arbitration in case over sale of phone location data.
Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV, studies find
You just can't get away from the big ad tech companies, it seems.
Comcast promised not to raise prices—guess what happened next
Comcast accused of reneging on "lifetime" price promise in Google Fiber city.
50% of US homes still won’t have fiber broadband by 2025, study says
A cool $70 billion could help get the US to 90% fiber coverage, study says.
More evidence points to Iranian cruise missiles, drones in attack on Saudi oilfield
Cruise missile parts, UAV wreckage indicate attack was at least backed by Iran.
Please break up Facebook, cofounder asks regulators
They say that breaking up is hard to do, but Hughes really wants to try.
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard sues Google for ad censorship
Lawsuit tells an "uncompelling conspiracy story," one legal expert tells Ars.
Car makers, California agree to emissions rules Trump admin is trying to kill
State throws a roadblock in the Trump administration's plan to lower standards.
TV blackouts hit record high as customers get screwed by industry squabbles
Pay-TV companies and programmers fight over money, and consumers lose.
FTC fines Facebook $5 billion, imposes new privacy oversight
It's a lot of cash, but critics call the deal a win for Facebook and its CEO.
After outcry, DoorDash promises workers will get 100% of tips
"We didn’t strike the right balance," DoorDash CEO Tony Xu tweets.
DOJ to approve T-Mobile/Sprint merger despite 13 states trying to block it
DOJ could announce merger approval and related spinoff to Dish this week.
