Visitors walk past the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue. Mar 21, 2024 By Tim Starks
In this photo illustration, Open AI’s newly released text-to-video “Sora” tool is advertised on their website on a monitor in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Drew Angerer / AFP) Tech companies pledge to protect 2024 elections from AI-generated media Twenty major tech companies committed to policies that make it harder for bad actors to leverage AI to influence elections Feb 16, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Photo illustration by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Britain’s data watchdog fines TikTok $15.9 million for alleged misuse of children’s data The Information Commissioner’s Office estimated that the app allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 use the platform in 2020. Apr 4, 2023 By Tonya Riley
(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) White House talks with TikTok stall after blistering congressional hearing TikTok's general counsel said Friday the company hasn't heard from the Biden administration since CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress. Mar 31, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Photo illustration by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images How a computer scientist talks to her daughter about TikTok The debate over TikTok's national security risk is lost on many young users, except if your mom is a technologist focused on global threats. Mar 31, 2023 By Nadya Bliss Coco Bliss
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Five brutal hours for TikTok: CEO raked over coals amid privacy, security concerns TikTok came to win hearts and minds with technology and reason. It lost. Mar 23, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Tik Tok CEO Shou Chew spoke during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on Nov. 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Here’s what to expect from lawmakers who will grill TikTok’s CEO on privacy, security and child safety Lawmakers plan to press TikTok CEO Shou Chew on issues related to child exploitation, teen mental health and its connection to China. Mar 22, 2023 By Tonya Riley
(Pixabay) TikTok CEO plans rigorous defenses in Congress against claims the app is a US security threat In his first appearance before Congress, TikTok CEO Shou Chew will make the case that the company's U.S. operations aren't swayed by China. Mar 21, 2023 By Tonya Riley
FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and CIA Director William Burns testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations. Mar 8, 2023 By Elias Groll
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) talks to reporters while introducing the Restrict Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Bipartisan Senate proposal sets stage for banning TikTok, other foreign tech The RESTRICT Act would hand Commerce wide-ranging powers to regulate the presence of foreign technology companies such as TikTok. Mar 7, 2023 By Elias Groll