• Apple Spent How Much Lobbying Washington Last Year?

    Apple Spent How Much Lobbying Washington Last Year?

    For all the grief I’ve been giving to Apple lately about the HomePod, I do think the company is great.  And not just because of the products and devices they give us.  But because of the work they do outside of the campus walls.  I’m talking about humanitarian work or their support for helping more…

  • Twitter Missed The Deadline to Provide Information to Congress – Now What?

    Twitter Missed The Deadline to Provide Information to Congress – Now What?

    It became clear that Russians posted advertisements on various social media platforms leading up to the 2016 presidential election.  The goal was to influence public opinion.  As part of their investigations, the Senate Intelligence Committee sent Facebook, Google, and Twitter written questions to answer by yesterday. Facebook and Google complied with the deadline, but Twitter hasn’t. …

  • Democrats Pushing a Bill That Could Fine Credit Reporting Agencies for Security Breach

    Democrats Pushing a Bill That Could Fine Credit Reporting Agencies for Security Breach

    We all still remember the Equifax data breach this past year.  And some of us are still reeling from it.  What’s interesting to me about the whole thing is that Equifax, aside from some bad PR, has walked away from this relatively unscathed.  But there are two Democratic Senators who are looking to change this. …