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US senators' new bill could ban deceptive data collection by social media giants
•The bill would bar companies from choosing groups of people for behavioral experiments without consent.
Facebook's banned Research app had 18% teen participants over program's lifetime: Report
Tech2 News Staff •Facebook tried to deceive the public in its response regarding its banned Onavo research VPN app.
Govt and RBI not in favour of extending 15 October data localisation deadline
•Two US senators have asked the Indian Prime Minister to adopt a soft stance on data localisation.
In letter to Narendra Modi, US Senators John Cornyn, Mark Warner urge PM to soften stance on India's data localisation policy
•Two top American Senators have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to adopt a soft stance on data localisation, warning that India's policy on the issue will adversely affect American businesses in the country.
Reddit issues transparency report for 2017 banning 944 suspicious accounts associated with Russia’s Internet Research Agency
•Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says in a post that the company is cooperating with Congress and informed lawmakers of its findings Tuesday.
Kenneth Juster, Harvard lawyer had worked on India-US nuclear deal, confirmed as Ambassador to India
•The Senate on Thursday confirmed by a voice vote the nomination of Kenneth Juster as the next US Ambassador to India.
Social media gaints to send their representatives for the hearing on Russian involvement in 2016 elections
•The ads, which Facebook said were traced to a Russian internet agency, focused on divisive political messages, including LGBT issues, and gun rights.
US Senate panel approves legislation to renew the National Security Agency's internet surveillance program
•Senators introduced legislation that would require the NSA to obtain a warrant for queries of data on Americans under an internet surveillance program.
US lawmakers move amendment asking Donald Trump govt to boost defence ties with India
•The amendment to the NDAA 2018 asks Jim Mattis and secretary of state Rex Tillerson to develop a strategy to advance defence ties with India.
US Securities and Exchange Commission is probing Yahoo for a previously disclosed breach
Fp Archives •Yahoo said in a November 2016 quarterly filing that it was “cooperating with federal, state and foreign” agencies, including the SEC, that were seeking information and documents about a "security incident and related matters."