Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook settlement of a class-action lawsuit
Privacy advocates hail Illinois' strict biometric privacy law as the nation's strongest form of protection in the commercial use of such data, and it has survived ongoing efforts by the tech industry and other businesses to weaken it.
Google showcases African American achievements with ‘most searched’ for Black History Month
Google celebrated the achievements of black Americans with a commercial and website highlighting who and what was "the most searched."
8-year-old boy earns estimated $26 million reviewing toys on YouTube
Ryan Kaji of Ryan's World has earned the top spot on Forbes' annual list of highest paid YouTube stars for two years in a row.
'It's a fine target': Census bureau to fight misinformation
Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for the first time in the count's 230-year history.