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Eric Burk - November 20, 2022

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Virginia Wins MAJOR Big Tech Payout

Virginia is set to receive $10.7 million as part of a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over allegations that the tech company misled users about location tracking related to their Google account settings. “It is imperative that companies take customers’ personal data protection seriously and are transparent and direct about the data collected. As […]

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Eric Burk - July 24, 2022

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Miyares Leads Letter Warning Google Against Removing Crisis Pregnancy Centers from Results for Abortion Services

Attorney General Jason Miyares and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron sent a letter to Google warning the search engine not to remove crisis pregnancy centers from search results for abortion services. “Google has two options – protect the freedom of the marketplace of ideas or face legal consequences. American consumers expect diversity of opinion and […]

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Austin Hamblen - July 13, 2022

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Miyares Pushes The Supreme Court to Action Following Google Class Action Lawsuit

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is urging the Supreme Court to take action to protect consumers following a class action lawsuit that will reexamine the rights of consumers in class action lawsuits. As reported by ABC, Miyares joined a group of 20 other state attorney generals in filing an amicus brief urging the SCOTUS to hear […]

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Eric Burk - April 21, 2022

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Google Announces More Investment in Its Virginia Facilities, Plans to Be a Lab Schools Partner

Governor Glenn Youngkin joined Google officials at the company’s location in Reston, Virginia, where Google announced an additional $300 million investment into its Virginia presence. The company also announced a $250,000 grant to CodeVA to partner with stakeholders to create computer science lab schools; additionally, the company will partner with Virginia’s community colleges to provide […]

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Austin Hamblen - April 2, 2022

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Landmark Case in Virginia Raises Serious Questions About Geofence Warrants

In a landmark decision, believed to be the first of its kind, this kind of advancement in technology is raising some tricky issues! A warrant that used Google location history to find people near the scene of a 2019 bank robbery violated their constitutional protection against unreasonable searches, a federal judge has ruled. While it […]

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Alex Lemieux - April 2, 2019

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Google’s Contention With Conservatives On AI Ethics Council Shows Troubling Problem With Emergence

Humans values will manifest themselves in artificial intelligence and be amplified beyond reason. Its creation cannot be influenced by ideology.

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TRS Staff - August 16, 2018

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Believe It Or Not, Google Does Track Your Location, Even When The Setting Is Off

Big brother tech is watching, even though people thought they could mask the all-seeing eye of Google.

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Alex Lemieux - August 14, 2018

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Mark Warner’s 20-Point Plan To Destroy The Internet And Online Innovation

Disregarding the wishes of private businesses and the concept of free speech, Mark Warner shows that power emanates from the Hill, not the Valley.

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TRS Staff - May 23, 2018

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Google Plus Fails To Address Violent ISIS Propaganda

Although pro-ISIS propaganda has been purged from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, it apparently has found a home on Google Plus after scores of pro-ISIS accounts and communities have been left untouched. The Hill published a report after they found dozens of pages across Google Plus showing ISIS propaganda, relaying news updates directly […]