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Googling the Word "Idiot" Turns up Photos of Trump

Andrew Orr · December 11, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is facing the House Judiciary Committee today, and he’s having to explain some awkward questions.

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FTC Launches Investigation into Facebook's Privacy Practices

Jeff Gamet · March 26, 2018

Facebook’s headaches over the way Cambridge Analytica obtained and exploited user profiles is far from over because the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the social network’s privacy practices.

Qualcomm Tries to Block iPhones in the U.S. in New Apple Lawsuit
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Qualcomm Tries to Block iPhones in the U.S. in New Apple Lawsuit

Andrew Orr · July 7, 2017

According to the chipmaker, Apple infringed upon six patents that Qualcomm owns.

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Vizio's Spying TVs, UAC iPhone Connectors - TMO Daily Observations 2017-02-07

Jeff Gamet · February 7, 2017 · Add Comment

Vizio just settled an FTC lawsuit for using their smart TVs to spy on customers. Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about Vizio collecting viewing data on users without permission and the settlement with the FTC. They also look at the UAC connector that’s going to let headphones connect to Lightning and USB-C.

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