Norway fines Facebook owner Meta over privacy breaches
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined 1 million Norwegian crowns ($98,500) per
2023-08-08 03:46
Fact check: RFK Jr.'s misleading viral claim about Secret Service protection
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Joe Biden, baselessly suggested Friday that the Biden administration is singling him out for rare treatment by denying him Secret Service protection.
2023-07-29 08:19
Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers
A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to "draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks."
2023-07-26 04:51
There are almost no national safety rules protecting workers exposed to high heat
OSHA, the federal agency charged with protecting you on the job, can do little or nothing if your boss orders you to work outside in the searing summer sun.
2023-07-21 18:21
US extends Citgo Petroleum's protection from Venezuela creditors to October
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday renewed a license that protects Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum
2023-07-20 01:59
Norway regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches
OSLO Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day over privacy
2023-07-17 16:54
Privacy activists slam EU-US pact on data sharing
The deal overcame objections about US intelligence agencies' level of access to European data.
2023-07-11 11:20
A bipartisan bill aims to protect journalists from being forced to reveal their sources
Journalists could soon enjoy greater protections under federal law.
2023-06-23 10:55
DHS reassigns top official at Customs and Border Protection following death of 8-year-old
The Department of Homeland Security has removed the chief medical officer at US Customs and Border Protection following the death of an 8-year-old girl held in US custody last month, according to a Homeland Security official.
2023-06-16 03:30
Biden to appoint coordinator to address book bans ahead of Pride Month event
President Joe Biden will appoint a new federal coordinator to address the increase in book bans enacted across different states -- part of a slew of new actions that he announced on Thursday aimed at protecting the LGBTQ+ community.
2023-06-09 02:48
Toyota customers in Asia, Oceania face risk of data leak due to setting error
TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday that information on customers in some countries in Asia, excluding Japan,
2023-05-31 14:24
Dutch watchdog looking into alleged Tesla data breach
By Riham Alkousaa and Toby Sterling BERLIN/AMSTERDAM The data protection watchdog for the Netherlands said on Friday it
2023-05-26 18:46