Senators grill Google over rumored China search engine

Google refused to confirm if it's truly been developing a censored search engine for China after reports about the project's existence came out , but it might soon have no choice but to come clean. A group of six Democratic and Republican Senators led by Marco Rubio has penned a letter addressed to Google chief Sundar Pichai demanding concrete answers.

With Lurking Demand Google Be Broken Up, EU Hits Tech Giant With Record $5 Billion Antitrust Fine

The European Union hit Google with a record-breaking fine for dominating the mobile market. The European Union on Wednesday hit Google with a record-breaking a 4.34 billion antitrust fine and ordered the tech giant to make changes that will scale back its dominance of the mobile phone market.

Locksmiths Seek To Revive Suit Against Search EnginesDigital News Daily a ” 5 minutes ago

A group of 14 locksmiths are asking a federal appellate court to revive a lawsuit accusing Google, Bing and Yahoo of promoting listings by "scammers." "When a consumer is locked out of his or her automobile or home and is in dire need of help, they use the most available and convenient tool to find that help, usually a hand held device such as a smart phone, to conduct an immediate internet search for a local locksmith," the locksmiths, including Baldino's Lock & Key of Newington, Virginia, write in papers filed late last month with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Online sales tax ruling could bring ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ to California

California was already trying to wring more tax out of online retailers months before the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that gave states permission to do so. Last fall, more than 2,500 online retailers with out-of-state addresses received letters from California's Department of Tax and Fee Administration informing them that they appeared to owe sales tax here.

Why Yesterday’s SCOTUS Decision May Impact Franchisor Royalties

Yesterday, in South Dakota vs. WayFair, Inc., et al., the United States Supreme Court overturned long-standing precedents that required an out-of-state Seller to have a physical presence in a state to collect sales tax from consumers in that state. The South Dakota law being challenged by giant online retailers, Wayfair, Inc., Overstock.com, Inc., and Newegg, Inc. none of which had a physical presence in South Dakota requires out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales tax "as if they had a physical presence in the state."

With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers

Home goods seller Wayfair and other e-commerce companies had attempted to challenge a South Dakota law that levies taxes on purchases made through certain online retailers. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can require retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on out-of-state purchases.

The NSA Wants a Skeleton Key to Everyone’s Encrypted Data

In this day and age, your receipts, social media activity, public records, GPS data, and internet search history are the every day create a detailed mosaic of our lives used to target advertising and create personality profiles that are exploited by the And those are just the legal shenanigans! Instances of malicious hacking that jeopardize social security numbers and other important data Automatically encrypted search engines and internet services simplify the process for users. They protect individuals' data from hacking, theft, and even the government, but they also retain a repository for all the combinations they use to lock data up.

Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex trafficking

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry. The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017.

The Latest: Iowa congressman failed to disclose new company

The Latest on a congressman from Iowa's failure to disclose an internet marketing company that he helped form in 2016 : A congressman from Iowa says he made an "administrative oversight" by failing to disclose his ownership of a company that uses his chief of staff in a false testimonial for its services. Republican Rep. Rod Blum said in a statement Wednesday that he has amended his personal financial disclosure form to list his role as director of Tin Moon Corp. He said he would also list the company as an asset valued at $700.

Special Announcement: Social Media Neutrality Panel in Washington DC…

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 1:00pm at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. thought leaders and prominent voices in alternative media will gather for a panel discussion on social media neutrality and the fight for diversity of voices online. The event will feature several prominent online conservative and moderate voices who have been impacted by social media bias, shadow banning and other methods meant to silence voices and limit readers and viewers access to information.