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US privacy law is on the horizon. Here's how tech companies want to shape it

If you can't beat 'em, influence 'em.

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<p>Several hundred Uber drivers and their supporters strike in front of Uber's Queens offices in New York on Monday, February 1, 2016.</p>

New York City could soon cap the number of ride hailing vehicles

Uber et al's growth hasn't been without its downsides.

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California lawmakers reach deal on net neutrality bill

The legislation goes beyond rules the FCC rolled back earlier this year.

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Europe's hotly debated copyright revamp is more than a meme killer

Article 13, the proposed European Copyright Directive, is being called a war on memes. Here's why.

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California's net neutrality bill faces a grim fate

Intense industry lobbying could push state Democrats to water down the strongest net neutrality legislation to date.

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<p>WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: (L-R) Vice President and General Counsel for Facebook Colin Stretch, General Counsel for Twitter Sean Edgett, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Google Kent Walker testify during a hearing before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee November 1, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Social Media Influence in the 2016 U.S. Elections."</p>

Congress grills Facebook, Twitter, Google over Russian influence

Things get heated as tech executives face the second day of congressional hearings to answer questions about fake news and Russia's misinformation campaign.

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<p>Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend the State Opening Of Parliament in the House of Lords&nbsp;in London.</p>

New UK laws could erase your cringey teenage Facebook photos

The government has proposed new data protection legislation.

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The Trump administration wants to hack your drone

New proposed legislation would give the government authority to hack, control and destroy any drones that it views as a threat.

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<p>President Trump signs two laws to promote women in STEM careers.</p>

Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM

Two new laws will let NASA and the National Science Foundation push for women and girls to get into science, math and related fields.

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<p>A grainy still from the infamous 1967 Patterson tape purporting to show Bigfoot in the wild.</p>

Politician: Ban public spending on Bigfoot, Pokemon hunts

A New Mexico state senator wants to cut off public spending on searches for fictional creatures like Bigfoot, leprechauns and even Pokemon.

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<p>Is a nation state behind those hacking hands?</p>

Supreme Court OKs change to expand FBI's hacking powers

The rule change would let the FBI obtain a single warrant to hack into "thousands or millions of computers at once," says Sen. Ron Wyden.

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Apple, FBI renew encryption debate before Congress

There may not be a simple solution to the encryption debate, at least not one the US government and tech companies can agree on.

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