#technology fraud

Apple fined $41 million for secretly slowing old iPhones

Apple’s updates were designed to keep old devices working longer, but a European consumer watchdog says it should have been more transparent. — Read on www.theage.com.au/technology/apple-fined-41-million-for-secretly-slowing-old-iphones-20200210-p53z9n.html

Soros: Online Trump Supporters Will Be Entirely ‘Silenced’ By 2020

Outline is a free service for reading and annotating news articles. We remove the clutter so you can analyze and comment on the content. — Read on outline.com/tACvy4

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Extensive Cyberstalking and Threats Campaign

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

A Florida man who was charged with conducting an extensive cyberstalking campaign that targeted his former schoolmate, a 30-year-old Massachusetts woman, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston.  The victim’s name is being withheld to protect her privacy.

Byron A. Cardozo,…

Exclusive: Google Insider Turns Over 950 Pages Of Docs And Laptop To DOJ – Sara A. Carter

A former Google insider claiming the company created algorithms to hide its political bias within artificial intelligence platforms delivered roughly 950 pages of documents to the DOJ’s Antri Trust division Friday. — Read on saraacarter.com/exclusive-google-insider-turns-over-950-pages-of-docs-and-laptop-to-doj/amp/

Google wants Trump to lose in 2020, former engineer for tech giant says: ‘That’s their agenda’ | Fox News

A former Google engineer who claims he has been blacklisted by the tech giant says he believes the company will try to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. — Read on www.foxnews.com/media/fired-google-engineer-fears-company-will-try-and-influence-2020-election-they-really-want-trump-to-lose.amp

GOOGLE Admits Employees Are Listening To Your Private Conversations

GOOGLE Admits Employees Are Listening To Your Private Conversations — Read on 100percentfedup.com/google-admits-employees-are-listening-to-your-private-conversations/amp/

Facebook’s Privacy Penalty – WSJ

The punishment is about as stiff as current law allows. — Read on www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-privacy-penalty-11564009934

Hungary Subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation Agrees to Pay $8.7 Million in Criminal Penalties to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case

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Monday, July 22, 2019

Microsoft Magyarország Számítástechnikai Szolgáltató és Kereskedelmi Kft. (Microsoft Hungary), a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, has agreed to pay a criminal penalty of more than $8.7 million to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt…