"The law doesn't protect you," says Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
Brittany Kaiser describes in a CBS News interview how personal data is routed through financial institutions to companies seeking to "manipulate you"
Technology
Google says quantum computer completed 10,000-year task in 200 seconds
Google's findings, however, are already facing pushback from other industry researchers
SUVs spew more carbon than planes and factories
Over the last decade, sport utility vehicles are the second-largest contributor of global carbon dioxide emissions
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces Congress
Zuckerberg testified in support of the company's planned cryptocurrency, Libra
How deep transcranial magnetic stimulation changed one woman's life
Marcia Terry has lived with depression for most of her life. At her lowest point last year, she says she was unable to leave her apartment for months
New list warns of the "most dangerous celebrities"
Beware before you click on links about these popular stars
47 states probing Facebook as CEO prepares to face Congress
Zuckerberg will try to reassure Congress about Facebook's digital currency as appetite grows for breaking up company
McAfee's 2019 list of most dangerous celebs
Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on "Gilmore Girls" and "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." But she's dangerous, according to cybersecurity firm McAfee, because users who search for her name are likely to land on websites that carry viruses or malware. CBSN Los Angeles has the rest of the list.
FTC bars company from selling "stalking" apps
Federal regulators said hackers used one company's technology to spy on users' location and online activities
Facebook unveils efforts to protect 2020 election process
The new initiatives comes after Facebook faced yet another controversy over its use of misleading political ads
California blackouts push homeowners to battery storage
"It's controlled chaos right now," said one solar installer amid surging demand after electricity shutdown
Mitt Romney confirms secret Twitter account, "Pierre Delecto"
Little is known about Romney's alter ego – except he seems to be French and he likes to "lurk"
Zuckerberg confirms he recommended Facebook colleagues to Buttigieg
Zuckerberg and Buttigieg attended Harvard at the same time. Buttigieg was one of Facebook's first 300 users
Cybercriminals are doing big business in the gaming chat app Discord
Why use the dark web when you can use Discord? Hackers are using the startup's technology to sell everything from allegedly hacked American Express accounts to forged currency and malware
Mark Hurd, Oracle CEO, dies at 62
Software giant's chief was on leave of absence for health issues, and no cause of death was disclosed
3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, police say
Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"
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Alleged Chinese agent has ties to scam group, records show
"Flying cars are real": Musk debuts the new Tesla Roadster
White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
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Ousted general warned of missile defense shortage before Iran war
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Trump calls off plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
