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Smile: Some Airliners Have Cameras on Seat-Back Screens

22 February 2019 - American Airlines and Singapore Airlines both said that they have never activated the cameras and have no plans to use them.

Samsung Folding Phone Is Different – But Also Almost $2,000

20 February 2019 - Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovative funk that has beset the smartphones market.

‘Digital Gangsters’: UK Wants Tougher Rules for Facebook

18 February 2019 - A committee recommended that social media sites follow a mandatory code of ethics overseen by an independent regulator to better control harmful or illegal content.

UK Lawmakers Slam Facebook, Recommend Stiffer Regulation

17 February 2019 - British lawmakers issued a scathing report that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition laws in the U.K., and called for greater oversight of social media companies.

Report: Facebook, FTC Discussing ‘Multibillion Dollar’ Fine

14 February 2019 - At issue is whether Facebook is in violation of a 2011 agreement with the FTC promising to protect user privacy.

Iowa Democrats Propose ‘Virtual’ Caucuses in 2020

11 February 2019 - If approved, the measure would allow people to caucus using telephones or smart devices during the days leading up to caucus night.

Apple Releases Update to Prevent FaceTime Eavesdropping

7 February 2019 - Apple turned off the group-chat feature last week, after a 14-year-old boy in Tucson, Arizona, discovered the flaw.

Apple Busts Facebook for Distributing Data-Sucking App

30 January 2019 - "This is very flagrantly not allowed," said Strafach, CEO of Guardian Mobile Firewall. "It's mind-blowing how defiant Facebook was acting."

Grocery Robots Detect Spills with Some Far-Off Human Help

15 January 2019 - The googly eyes are fake, but each robot has eight cameras — some directed down at the floor and others that can see shelves.

Investigations Started on CenturyLink Outage, 911 Failures

28 December 2018 - FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the outage is "completely unacceptable" because people who need help couldn't use the 911 emergency number.

NYC Utility Probes Electric Flash That Lit Sky in Eerie Blue

28 December 2018 - Electric utility Con Edison is working to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City.