Google’s ‘Ghost Workers’ are Asking for Labor Rights
From today’s NPR News: An army of workers is behind every Google search you do. They’re there for quality control and try to make sure your results aren’t full of…
America’s Online Privacy Problems are Much Bigger than TikTok
From today’s Washington Post: For a brief moment in a five-hour House hearing on Thursday, TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew let his frustration show. Asked if TikTok was prepared to split off…
Consumer Rights Aren’t Guaranteed in a Digital World: An Interview with Consumer Reports CEO
From toda’s MarketPlace: In today’s increasingly technology-driven economy, consumer rights are becoming harder and harder to enforce due to digital tools that regulations haven’t yet addressed. That is the message…
Congress Considers Crypto Consumer Protection Bill in Response to FTX Collapse
From today’s CNBC News: The shocking collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has increased the urgency in Congress to understand what went wrong and pass legislation to try to prevent another…
Your Data Is Up for Sale on Cyber Monday
From today’s Slate Magazine: It’s hard to find the most shocking detail about FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that imploded in such spectacular fashion. From borrowing billions of dollars from customer deposits to…
Will Congress Kill the Push for Data Privacy?
From today’s The Hill: With a lame duck session ahead in Congress, Democratic leaders in the House are facing demands to move forward pending bills. Many industry groups are hoping…
Tennessee AG Probing Ticketmaster In Chaos Over Taylor Swift Tickets
From today’s Washington Post: Tennessee’s attorney general said he would look into whether the live-events site Ticketmaster violated consumers’ rights and antitrust regulations, after glitches on the platform during the…
Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff
From today’s New York Times: When the ax came down at Twitter on Friday, it did not fall smoothly. The first sign that some of the company’s 7,500 employees had been laid…
Wells Fargo Targeted for ‘Alarming Pattern’ of Zelle Fraud
From today’s New York Times: Fraud on Zelle, the instant-payments system owned by seven of the nation’s biggest banks, has been rising in the past year, leaving hundreds of thousands…
The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score
From today’s New York Times: A FEW YEARS AGO, Carol Kraemer, a longtime finance executive, took a new job. Her title, senior vice president, was impressive. The compensation was excellent: $200…