Tag: US
US Judge Launches First Criminal Cryptocurrency Sanctions Case
The Justice Department has launched its first criminal prosecution involving the alleged use of cryptocurrency to evade US economic sanctions, reported The Washington Post.
The nine-page...
US Senate Confirms Bedoya To Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission finally has the power to move forward with its progressive enforcement and policy agenda after the Senate confirmed President Joe...
Mitch McConnell Wants Privacy Expert Bedoya’s FTC Nomination Pulled
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to reconsider its nomination of privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to the U.S....
Clearview AI Banned From Selling Its Facial Recognition Software In US
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the sale of its massive collection of face images to settle allegations that it collected...
Ukraine Invasion Spurs US Security Probe Of Kaspersky
The Biden administration ramped up a national security probe into Russia's Kaspersky Lab antivirus software earlier this year amid heightened fears of Russian cyberattacks...
US Lawmakers Want Bill To Boost Chip Competition With China
Members of Congress will meet Thursday to open negotiations on a compromise measure that would fund $52 billion in semiconductor manufacturing subsidies and boost...
Bernie Sanders Goes After Amazon Chairman At Senate Hearing
US Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders on Thursday slammed Amazon and its chairman at a hearing on the company's labor practices as he pushed...
US Senate Committee Passes Antitrust Bill Allowing Suits Against OPEC
A US Senate committee passed a bill on Thursday that could expose the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners to lawsuits for...
US Senate Budget Committee To Hold Hearing On Amazon
The US Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing Thursday on Amazon.com as the panel's chair urges the White House to end its federal government contracts...
US & EU Lawmakers Call For Better Facebook Data Oversight
Motherboard revealed that Facebook’s systems are designed in such a way that the company can struggle to track users’ data within its own systems, according to VICE.
After...
