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The class action suit by several Zoom users alleges the company shared personal data and allowed hackers to disrupt meetings.

In a new executive order, President Biden aims to kickstart competition for consumers, workers and farmers in ways both big and small, starting with a list of 72 initiatives.

From sporting arenas to colleges and cruise ships, many businesses are planning to ask customers to prove they’ve had their shot. Smart phone apps may be coming soon.

A new program on “digital literacy,” with a focus on topics like disinformation, is in the pipeline, thanks in part to Mike McConnell. His long career in national security included one stint as the director of national intelligence (2007-9) and another as head of the National Security Agency (1992-6).

How are alternative platforms, where extremist ideology and disinformation thrive, monitored? Can we ever really root out extremism in the virtual space or will the targets just keep jumping around?

From September to November 2020, Instagram recommended 104 posts containing misinformation, or about one post a week, to 15 profiles set up by the U.K.-based nonprofit.