Friday, April 26, 2019

The Switch: Canada accuses Facebook of breaking privacy laws, promises to take the company to court

The Switch
Today's technology news
Canada accuses Facebook of breaking privacy laws, promises to take the company to court
Canadian regulators on Thursday found that Facebook committed "serious" breaches of local laws over its mishandling of users' personal information, announcing they would take the company to court to force it to change its privacy practices.
SpaceX failure dims NASA's hope for a quick U.S. return to launching its own astronauts into space
What happened on Saturday during a test of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is still under investigation. But a series of setbacks already had forced NASA to purchase two more seats on Russian spacecraft to make sure the U.S. has an American astronaut on board the international space station — the orbiting laboratory that has cost American taxpayers about $100 billion.
 
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Code words and fake names: The low-tech ways women protect their privacy on pregnancy apps
More than 100 women who have used period- or pregnancy-tracking apps revealed a host of subtle strategies they use to protect their data and retain control.
 
Amazon pulls in a record $3.6 billion profit, even as sales growth slows
The company's lucrative advertising and cloud computing businesses notched the bulk of its profits and helped boost margins even as sales growth slowed.
 
 
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Tesla lost $700 million in the first quarter with Model 3 problems
Analysts had expected Tesla earnings to fall sharply after a federal tax credit for Tesla vehicles diminished at the beginning of the year.
 
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