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How Social Media Companies Profit From Data Heightens Concerns

Worries have increased since Facebook's CEO testified on Capitol Hill. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Om Malik, a partner at a capital firm in Silicon Valley, about what it means for the tech industry.

How Social Media Companies Profit From Data Heightens Concerns

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After Alert On Russian Hacks, Bigger Push To Protect Power Grid

In the control room of PJM Interconnection, employees monitor a power grid that stretches across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. PJM Interconnection hide caption

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After Alert On Russian Hacks, Bigger Push To Protect Power Grid

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Homeland Security and the FBI have blamed Russia for a series of cyberattacks on U.S. power plants. The industry is stepping up efforts to protect the electric grid.

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Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address at the 2016 CES trade show in Las Vegas. Big entertainment rival Disney could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular. Steve Marcus/Reuters hide caption

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Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

Netflix flew past Wall Street expectations and added 7.4 million subscribers globally in the first quarter. But a big entertainment rival could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular.

Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

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The IRS's Online Payment Service Is Back Up And Everyone Gets More Time To File

The IRS has extended the filing deadline because of technical problems. Taxpayers now have until midnight Wednesday to file their returns or extension requests and pay their taxes. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The IRS's Online Payment Service Is Back Up And Everyone Gets More Time To File

Because of a "high volume technical issue" that kept key services from functioning, the Internal Revenue Service will give taxpayers one more day, till midnight Wednesday, to get their paperwork in.

Facebook To Face Class Action Over Facial Recognition

Facebook will have to face a class action lawsuit over privacy concerns about the company's facial recognition software, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Facebook To Face Class Action Over Facial Recognition

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After Detailing Russian Hack, White House Cyber 'Czar' Announces Departure

The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md., where the U.S. Cyber Command is located. Acting Homeland Security Adviser Rob Joyce said Monday he would leave the White House to return to the NSA. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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After Detailing Russian Hack, White House Cyber 'Czar' Announces Departure

Rob Joyce said he was stepping down hours after a joint U.S., U.K. and Australia statement blaming the Kremlin for a cyberattack last year.

Europe's New Online Privacy Rules Could Protect U.S. Users Too

People pass by the Google logo at the Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov. 8. Europe's new data privacy rules go into effect May 25. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe's New Online Privacy Rules Could Protect U.S. Users Too

When Europe begins enforcing sweeping new privacy rules next month, it will have a major impact on U.S. tech companies, both large and small. And it could affect American Internet users as well.

Europe's New Online Privacy Rules Could Protect U.S. Users Too

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What The European Union's New Online Privacy Law Means For The U.S.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Estelle Massé, senior policy analyst for Access Now — a non-profit organization devoted to open and secure communications worldwide — about the new law adopted by the European Union to protect online privacy.

What The European Union's New Online Privacy Law Means For The U.S.

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Weibo Bans Gay Content — And Quickly Reverses Itself After An Outcry

Days after Weibo announced it would ban homosexual content, an already-planned rally was held in Nanjing, China, to raise awareness of discrimination against homosexuals. This photo from Sunday was released to the AP by the Jiangsu Tongtian Volunteer Group, which said more than 20,000 people took part in the "Rainbow Marathon" event. AP hide caption

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Weibo Bans Gay Content — And Quickly Reverses Itself After An Outcry

The massive social media company drew outrage for lumping gay-themed content in with violent and pornographic material.

Facebook Admits 'Enforcement Error' In How It Handled Content From Pro-Trump Duo

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Facebook Admits 'Enforcement Error' In How It Handled Content From Pro-Trump Duo

Diamond and Silk are two Internet personalities from North Carolina — also known as Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson — who amassed an enormous following during the 2016 election.

Facebook Admits 'Enforcement Error' In How It Handled Content From Pro-Trump Duo

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Facebook Users React To Privacy Breaches

In the same week that Mark Zuckerberg testified about the extent of users' privacy violations, Facebook has also been alerting some 87 million users that their data may have been scooped up.

Facebook Users React To Privacy Breaches

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