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Will Send Troops To US-Mexico Border If Elected To Power, Says Trump
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Activison Blizzard CEO Urges Federal Judge to Allow Takeover by Microsoft
The chief executive of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, went before a federal judge on Wednesday to urge her to allow his company to be bought by Microsoft for $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,66,300 crore). Kotick said that any effort to make Call of Duty exclusive to one platform, as Microsoft critics have said might happen, would ...
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Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Temporarily Blocked by US Judge
US District Judge Edward Davila granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. The two-day evidentiary hearing is set for June 22–23 in San Francisco, to decide whether a preliminary injunction would be necessary. Without a co...
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US FTC to Enforce Law to Rein in Risks Posed by AI as Calls for Regulation Grow
The Federal Trade Commission's chief said the agency was committed to using existing laws to rein in some of the dangers of artificial intelligence, such as enhancing the power of dominant firms and "turbocharging" fraud.
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Amazon Said to Be Facing FTC Complaint for Illegally Collected Kids’ Data
Federal regulators are expected to sue Amazon.com over allegations that the e-commerce giant illegally collected data on children, according to two people familiar with the case. The Federal Trade Commission recommended filing a complaint that Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers are collecting information about children under the age of 13 without pa...
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Joe Biden's Beach Home In Delaware Searched By FBI: Report
Federal law enforcement began a search Tuesday of President Joe Biden's beach house in Delaware, his lawyer said, in the latest stage of an operation to track down improperly stored classified documents.
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US Court Temporarily Blocks New York Gun Law
A US federal judge blocked the enforcement of New York's new gun law Thursday, undermining for the second time this year the state's efforts to control a key factor in rising homicides.
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US Senators Push for Limits on Law Enforcement's Purchase of Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Tools
US Senators and civil rights lawyers are pushing for a law that would limit the ability of law enforcement in the US to purchase and use tools to track users using their cellphones, sometimes without a search warrant. Earlier this month, it was reported that US police departments were using a tool called "Fog Reveal" search hundreds of billions of ...
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How Online Privacy Has Changed Users’ Data Protection Since US Supreme Court Ruling Against Abortion
Facebook messages of a mother-daughter duo over abortion are being investigated in Nebraska after the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade. Since the ruling, there has been a concern on how collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people ...
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Hate Crimes in US: Experts Highlight Increasing Online Videos on Gun Violence to Spread Radicalisation
American law enforcement officials and experts on extremism are taking increasing notice of the sprawling online space devoted to guns and gun rights. The federal authorities have also taken notice, increasing funding for investigations into domestic terrorism.
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ED's Seizure of Xiaomi India Assets Worth $725 Million Said to Be Put on Hold by Indian Court
An Indian court is said to have put on hold a federal enforcement agency's decision to seize $725 million from local bank accounts of China's Xiaomi for suspected violations of foreign exchange laws, according to sources.
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FBI Says "Tested" Pegasus Maker NSO Group's Spyware, Didn't Use For Probe
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday acknowledged that it acquired and tested a hacking tool made by Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, but the US law enforcement agency said it did not use it for any investigation.
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US Restricts Use Of Chokeholds By Police, 'No Knock' Entries
The US Justice Department on Tuesday prohibited the use of chokeholds by federal law enforcement agents except in rare circumstances and imposed tight restrictions on so-called "no knock" entries.
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US Sending FBI, Security Department Officials To Haiti: White House
The United States will send senior federal law enforcement officials to Haiti as soon as possible to help after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, the White House said on Friday.
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US FTC Chief Lina Khan Names Top Staffers, Including Competition Chief
Tech critic and the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan has named three top staffers in a signal that the agency could become more aggressive in how it enforces antitrust law and laws against deceptive advertising.
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Will Send Troops To US-Mexico Border If Elected To Power, Says Trump
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that if elected again he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Activison Blizzard CEO Urges Federal Judge to Allow Takeover by Microsoft
The chief executive of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, went before a federal judge on Wednesday to urge her to allow his company to be bought by Microsoft for $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,66,300 crore). Kotick said that any effort to make Call of Duty exclusive to one platform, as Microsoft critics have said might happen, would ...
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Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Temporarily Blocked by US Judge
US District Judge Edward Davila granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. The two-day evidentiary hearing is set for June 22–23 in San Francisco, to decide whether a preliminary injunction would be necessary. Without a co...
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US FTC to Enforce Law to Rein in Risks Posed by AI as Calls for Regulation Grow
The Federal Trade Commission's chief said the agency was committed to using existing laws to rein in some of the dangers of artificial intelligence, such as enhancing the power of dominant firms and "turbocharging" fraud.
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Amazon Said to Be Facing FTC Complaint for Illegally Collected Kids’ Data
Federal regulators are expected to sue Amazon.com over allegations that the e-commerce giant illegally collected data on children, according to two people familiar with the case. The Federal Trade Commission recommended filing a complaint that Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers are collecting information about children under the age of 13 without pa...
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Joe Biden's Beach Home In Delaware Searched By FBI: Report
Federal law enforcement began a search Tuesday of President Joe Biden's beach house in Delaware, his lawyer said, in the latest stage of an operation to track down improperly stored classified documents.
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US Court Temporarily Blocks New York Gun Law
A US federal judge blocked the enforcement of New York's new gun law Thursday, undermining for the second time this year the state's efforts to control a key factor in rising homicides.
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US Senators Push for Limits on Law Enforcement's Purchase of Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Tools
US Senators and civil rights lawyers are pushing for a law that would limit the ability of law enforcement in the US to purchase and use tools to track users using their cellphones, sometimes without a search warrant. Earlier this month, it was reported that US police departments were using a tool called "Fog Reveal" search hundreds of billions of ...
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How Online Privacy Has Changed Users’ Data Protection Since US Supreme Court Ruling Against Abortion
Facebook messages of a mother-daughter duo over abortion are being investigated in Nebraska after the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade. Since the ruling, there has been a concern on how collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people ...
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Hate Crimes in US: Experts Highlight Increasing Online Videos on Gun Violence to Spread Radicalisation
American law enforcement officials and experts on extremism are taking increasing notice of the sprawling online space devoted to guns and gun rights. The federal authorities have also taken notice, increasing funding for investigations into domestic terrorism.
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ED's Seizure of Xiaomi India Assets Worth $725 Million Said to Be Put on Hold by Indian Court
An Indian court is said to have put on hold a federal enforcement agency's decision to seize $725 million from local bank accounts of China's Xiaomi for suspected violations of foreign exchange laws, according to sources.
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FBI Says "Tested" Pegasus Maker NSO Group's Spyware, Didn't Use For Probe
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday acknowledged that it acquired and tested a hacking tool made by Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, but the US law enforcement agency said it did not use it for any investigation.
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US Restricts Use Of Chokeholds By Police, 'No Knock' Entries
The US Justice Department on Tuesday prohibited the use of chokeholds by federal law enforcement agents except in rare circumstances and imposed tight restrictions on so-called "no knock" entries.
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US Sending FBI, Security Department Officials To Haiti: White House
The United States will send senior federal law enforcement officials to Haiti as soon as possible to help after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, the White House said on Friday.
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US FTC Chief Lina Khan Names Top Staffers, Including Competition Chief
Tech critic and the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan has named three top staffers in a signal that the agency could become more aggressive in how it enforces antitrust law and laws against deceptive advertising.
