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A US privacy watchdog is investigating Facebook over a potential breach of user confidentiality. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent government body charged with insuring companies abide by their own privacy policies, is looking at whether the social media giant violated a 2011 consent decree after media reports emerged alleging it had handed the…
Fifteen years ago today, Iraq was cast into the abyss as the US administration under George W Bush launched one of the most destructive invasions in modern history. In his now infamous speech announcing the start of the « Operation Iraqi Freedom », President Bush told Iraqis that « the day of their liberation is near ». But rather…
The Cambridge Analytica chief executive secretly filmed appearing to suggest the firm use ‘beautiful’ Ukrainian sex workers to seduce politicians has been suspended. Alexander Nix will be replaced by acting CEO Alexander Tayler, the firm’s chief data scientist, who was also secretly filmed during the Channel 4 investigation. Mr Nix was recorded boasting about the firm’s work…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pressure is growing on Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users’ private information was misused by a political consultancy firm. Cambridge Analytica (CA), hired by the Trump campaign in the 2016 US election, has been accused of…
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his first visit to the White House. Referring to the political shake-up that Saudi Arabia has witnessed in recent months, Trump praised the 32-year-old crown prince, popularly known as MBS, in his new role. Trump and MBS discussed an agreement last year…
For 24 days I hoped that the people of Ghouta would soon be able to take a breath of fresh air without smelling the stench of death that has taken over every street, every corner, every home for over a month. I hoped that in passing the UN Security Council Resolution 2401, which asked for a…
Nine years into the second-longest bull market run in history, the level of total net worth compared to income has reached a new record, according to Joe LaVorgna, chief economist for the Americas at Natixis, citing Federal Reserve data. Since the Great Recession ended in June 2009, the disparity between net worth and income has…
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, highlighted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) financial ties to the Chinese government as an example of how politicians monetize political influence while evading financial disclosure regulations. Schweizer joined Monday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight for an interview with co-hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak to discuss…
On my first day of college, the official who interviewed me for admission sat me down on the steps of the student centre, a newly renovated building surrounded by lush landscaping and stately ivy-covered buildings. She said to me: « People will make you feel like you don’t belong here, but you need to remember that…
Rome, Italy – Human rights groups have warned of a campaign of intimidation after Italian authorities seized a Spanish rescue ship and threatened criminal charges against some of its crew members who refused to hand over rescued refugees and migrants to the Libyan coastguard. The NGO Proactiva Open Arms said its vessel responded to boats in…
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