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Amazon says working with state AGs to nab sellers engaged in price-gouging over coronavirus

2:02am GMT

WASHINGTON Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it is working with state attorneys general to identify and prosecute third-party sellers who are taking advantage of fears of the spreading coronavirus to engage in price-gouging on the Amazon website.

Amazon says working with state AGs to nab sellers engaged in price-gouging over coronavirus

1:43am GMT

WASHINGTON Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it is working with state attorneys general to identify and prosecute third-party sellers who are taking advantage of fears of the spreading coronavirus to engage in price-gouging on the Amazon website.

U.S. legislation targets online child sexual abuse; threatens encryption on Facebook, Google

06 Mar 2020

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online distribution of child sexual abuse material that technology and civil liberties groups said was an attack on strong encryption critical to billions of people.

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill fighting online child sexual abuse while threatening encryption

05 Mar 2020

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing the online distribution of child sexual abuse material while threatening technology companies that offer encryption.

U.S. senator moots ban on TikTok for federal workers, citing Chinese govt ties

05 Mar 2020

WASHINGTON Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government.

U.S. senator wants to ban federal workers from using Chinese video app Tik Tok

04 Mar 2020

WASHINGTON, March 4 Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app Tik Tok on their devices, adding to growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology transfers.

White House adviser: Markets have 'gone too far' amid coronavirus

28 Feb 2020

WASHINGTON Global markets "have gone too far" and investors should not overreact, the White House's top economic adviser said on Friday as a massive sell-off continued amid fears the coronavirus epidemic could spiral into a pandemic.

White House adviser: Markets have 'gone too far' amid coronavirus

28 Feb 2020

WASHINGTON Global markets "have gone too far" and investors should not overreact, the White House's top economic adviser said on Friday as a massive sell-off continued amid fears the coronavirus epidemic could spiral into a pandemic.

UPDATE 1-White House adviser: Markets have 'gone too far' amid coronavirus

28 Feb 2020

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 Global markets "have gone too far" and investors should not overreact, the White House's top economic adviser said on Friday as a massive sell-off continued amid fears the coronavirus epidemic could spiral into a pandemic.

Facebook would have to pay $3.50 per month to U.S. users for sharing contact info: study

25 Feb 2020

WASHINGTON German Facebook users would want the social media platform to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information, while U.S. users would only seek $3.50, according to a study of how people in various countries value their private information.

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