Data Usage By Tech Firms Under Renewed Scrutiny Following Facebook Whistleblower Testimony
For the average person, it's extremely difficult to know how and to what extent your data collected online is being used by various companies.
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For the average person, it's extremely difficult to know how and to what extent your data collected online is being used by various companies.
After thanking her for her honesty, the judge at the Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial dismissed a juror Wednesday who was doubtful she could deliver a guilty verdict because of her religious beliefs.
At its meeting Tuesday, the Walnut Creek City Council said it wants to allow recreational cannabis sales for adults, at least as far as delivery goes, but will hold off until next year before taking up the issue of storefront sales within city limits.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took to his social media platform Tuesday night, in an attempt to quell a firestorm of criticism ignited by whistleblower Frances Haugen's '60 Minutes' interview and hours of compelling testimony before a Senate subcommittee.
The food and beverage team at Chase Center said it has been very busy in the off-season creating new items to suit every palette.
Businesses here in the Bay Area and around the world suffered serious losses Monday when Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went down for several hours.
Contra Costa County's rate of COVID-19 related hospitalizations are down, and health officials are currently working out details to possibly modify the standing health order.
A state-of-the-art pot facility is breaking ground in the East Bay. A developer has begun construction of a cannabis mega-campus on the North Richmond coastline, just off the Richmond Parkway.
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen calmly told a congressional subcommittee Tuesday that Facebook chooses to allow harmful content on its platform that is "disastrous" for society and for children in particular because of the astronomical profits such content generates.
During testimony on Capitol Hill, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen claimed the company chooses to let content on its platform that is "disastrous" for society, and can be especially harmful to children.
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers who elected to not receive the COVID vaccine have been suspended without pay, according to the health care provider.
The magic on the field is spilling over to all the local bars and restaurants in the Mission Bay area. Business was brisk at New Belgium Brewing on Third Street. The restaurant and taproom opened on opening day of baseball this year, and it was a good bet.
A Black former Tesla contract employee and whistleblower who said he suffered racial abuse while working for the company was awarded $137 million by a jury in a lawsuit.
Four years after a citizens group in Lafayette sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. over a plan to cut down hundreds of trees, a resolution to the lengthy legal battle may finally be near.
Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the agency has not provided enough evidence to show that the Menlo Park-based company is a monopoly.
