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Air Date: October 22, 2018 10:00 am

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A man works at his desk in the war room, where Facebook monitors election related content on the platform, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
Community

Facebook’s election ‘war room’ takes aim at fake information

The war room is currently focused on Brazil's next round of elections and upcoming U.S. midterms.

8 years ago

In this March 27, 2018, file photo, a reporter holds a phone showing the Facebook app in San Francisco. It might not seem like a big deal to have  long-forgotten accounts on social media linger. But with hacking in the news constantly, including a breach affecting 50 million Facebook accounts, you might not want all that data sitting around. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo, File)
Lifestyle

Purging long-forgotten online accounts: Worth the trouble?

Is it even possible to delete your zombie online footprints — or worth your time to do so?

8 years ago

Election officials across the country have worked hard to prioritize security ahead of November's midterms, but some strategies could have the unintended effect of sometimes making voting harder. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

To deter foreign hackers, some states — including Pennsylvania — may also be deterring voters

At least nine states do not allow access from the international IP address, but allowed access from a U.S. IP address.

8 years ago

This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.  (Ben Margot/AP Photo, File)
Community

Facebook: Hackers accessed personal data from 29M accounts

The company said it has fixed the bugs and logged out affected users to reset those digital keys.

8 years ago

An election official places a sign as voters line up outside a polling place November 2016 in Fogelsville, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Politics & Policy

Lyft, Uber offers discounted or free rides to get to polls on Election Day

Midterm elections are fast approaching and Lyft and Uber are trying to make getting to the polls a whole lot easier.

8 years ago

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NPR
Money

China makes a big play in Silicon Valley

There is a serious concern in Washington that China could acquire too much sensitive U.S. technology and transfer it back home.

8 years ago

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms' on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
NPR
Community

Most Twitter accounts linked to 2016 disinformation are still active, report finds

Disinformation networks publish more than a million tweets a day, the authors found.

8 years ago

Aniyia Williams is founder and CEO of TINSEL. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

New Philly conference aims to draw communities of color to the city’s tech sector

Philadelphia's first Project NorthStar conference will run Oct. 3 to Oct. 5.

8 years ago

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Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown adopts its own net neutrality law prompting the Justice Department to sue the state in an effort to block what's describe as the
NPR
Courts & Law

Justice Department sues California over net neutrality law

An equal playing field that prevents internet companies from slowing down or blocking some content was signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown

8 years ago

A cursor moves over Google's search engine page on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Google CEO holds ‘very productive’ meeting with U.S. lawmakers

Google CEO Sundar Pichai went to Washington Friday.

8 years ago

The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. (Richard Drew/AP)
Community

Facebook says 50M user accounts affected by security breach

Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement.

8 years ago

Uber announced its settlement with 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, paying a penalty and promising to make its data security more robust. Here, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is seen at an event in New York earlier this month. (Richard Drew/AP)
NPR
Money

Uber pays $148M over yearlong cover-up of data breach

Instead of reporting the stolen data as required by law, Uber paid the hackers $100,000.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, listens to a question while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Community

For teens, a real-life study in staying power of mistakes

A big difference today — it's unlikely to take 30 years for misconduct to cause problems.

8 years ago

Tuesday's discussion between officials of the Department of Justice and state attorneys general focused on the rapid growth of tech companies like Facebook and Google and their handling of user data. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Attorneys General zoom in on tech privacy and power

The attorneys general also talked about how antitrust laws might be used to set the right standard of consumer privacy.

8 years ago

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