TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age
If the US wants to protect young people from misinformation and foreign influence, focusing on TikTok is barking up the wrong tree.
April 19, 2024 • ~8 min
If the US wants to protect young people from misinformation and foreign influence, focusing on TikTok is barking up the wrong tree.
Congress is considering bills to protect kids online. Some of what’s in those bills could help, but some elements could be harmful.
The dangers posed by the largely unregulated commercial data market prompted the Biden administration to try to prevent adversarial countries from exploiting Americans’ sensitive personal data.
Your data privacy is under threat from hackers, data brokers and big tech. Here’s what you can do about it. Step 1 is to get your colleagues, friends and family on board.
It’s no surprise that corporations harvest vast amounts of data about people, but documents in an FTC lawsuit detail the stunning amount that data brokers know about you and everyone else.
Your car’s safety technology takes you into account. But a lot of that technology helps car companies collect data about you. Researchers are working on closing the gap between safety and privacy.
Everything apps offer a wide range of features, combining social media with personal finances. But creating the perfect everything app is no easy task.
The Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI shows that the US government is beginning to get serious about regulating AI.
The government faces legal restrictions on how much personal information it can gather on citizens, but the law is largely silent on agencies purchasing the data from commercial brokers.
Banning TikTok: What data privacy risk does the app pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?
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