Headline News Archive

2021

January

22

• When free speech clashes with keeping your job. For some readers, employer restrictions on political activity present a personal dilemma.

21

• Black Americans suffered the most under Trump-era CFPB, study finds. The paper, from two Boston College researchers, tracked consumer complaints, and the follow-ups recorded by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Their findings show that in

• Consumer bureau director resigns at Biden's request. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger resigned at the request of the newly sworn-in President Biden, clearing the way for his nominee to

20

• FAA approves airport coronavirus screenings. In late December, the Federal Aviation Administration gave its approval for one airport in Iowa to use coronavirus relief money to check passengers for coronavirus

• ‘A veces actúan demasiado tarde’: cuestionan a Facebook y Twitter por su inacción ante los abusos. Los grupos y activistas de derechos humanos llevan años instando a las empresas a hacer más para eliminar el contenido que

19

• WhatsApp postpones privacy policy change amid confusion, backlash. In response to all the concerns and confusion, the company canceled the February 8 deadline for users to accept these rules, thus delaying it until May 15.

18

• Biden choices for CFPB, SEC pivot to robust enforcement. President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Rohit Chopra, the former student loan ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to lead the consumer finance

15

• US will require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test. Beginning Jan. 26, international travelers bound for the United States must show negative coronavirus test results before boarding their flights. Here’s what you need

• Ring offers end-to-end encryption for some cameras, doorbells. Ring started offering end-to-end encryption for hardwired and plug-in Ring security cameras and video doorbells, so only your smartphone or tablet can view the recorded

14

• Amazon faces legal challenge over Prime cancellation policy. Amazon is being challenged by consumer watchdogs in Europe and the US over its use of manipulative "dark pattern" design to promote its

• Millions flock to Telegram and Signal apps. Over the past week, tens of millions of people have downloaded Signal and Telegram, making them the two hottest apps in the world. Signal allows

13

• International flyers coming to U.S. will need COVID test. Before boarding their flights, all international passengers headed to the United States will first need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, according to

• ¿Cambios en WhatsApp? Esto es lo que en realidad pasa con tus datos. En los últimos días hubo una reacción en contra de WhatsAppdespués de que la compañí

• Las descargas de Signal se disparan un 4,200% después que WhatsApp anunció que compartirá datos personales con Facebook. Las aplicaciones Signal y Telegram, rivales de WhatsApp, recibieron un gran impulso después de que la aplicación de mensajería

12

• Citing 'censorship,' internet provider blocks Facebook, Twitter. A North Idaho internet provider, Your T1 WIFI, confirmed it is blocking Facebook and Twitter from its WIFI service for some customers due to censorship

11

• How Parler became a test of free speech. The app, a favorite of conservatives and Trump fans, has renewed a debate about who holds power over online speech after the tech giants yanked

• The "sperm kings" have a problem: too much demand. Sperm banks have seen a record-breaking increase in demand over the past several months. While more people want sperm, fewer are donating it during the

07

• U.S. records deadliest Covid 19 day, issues fraud warnings. As Americans were transfixed by the spectacle of the Capitol under siege, the coronavirus continued to sweep across the United States. Officials reported at least 3,963

06

• For Amazon, your body is a wonderland (of data). For the second time in a month, Amazon has launched a product that needs photos of your body. Don’t worry, it says it

04

• La educación a distancia como puerta de entrada a las redes sociales. Para los padres que no esperaban que sus hijos tuvieran dispositivos o usaran las redes sociales tan jóvenes, el aprendizaje virtual fue un

2020

December

30

• Another arrest, and jail time, due to a bad facial recognition match. A New Jersey man was accused of shoplifting and trying to hit an officer with a car. He is the third known Black man to

• Five common stimulus check scams. While fraud activity is down from the highs recorded earlier in the year, it will likely pick back up now that President Donald Trump has

22

• Zoom to lift time limit on free calls during Christmas holiday. Zoom has a gift for families this holiday season. The video conferencing platform will drop its 40-minute time limit on calls from free accounts starting

21

• Job seekers, beware of scams. “Many people have lost their jobs and are desperate,” says Linda Sherry, director of Consumer Action, a Washington advocacy group. “At the

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• COVID-19 scams now preying on the unemployed. The FTC and state agencies are cracking down on employment, multilevel marketing, work-at-home and investment scams costing consumers at least $150 million.