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Google’s top security teams unilaterally shut down a counterterrorism operation Google

Google’s top security teams unilaterally shut down a counterterrorism operation

Google runs some of the most venerated cybersecurity operations on the planet: its Project Zero team, for example, finds powerful undiscovered security vulnerabilities, while its Threat Analysis Group directly counters hacking backed by governments, including North Korea, China, and Russia. And those two teams caught an unexpectedly big fish recently:…
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March 26, 2021
Tech CEOs grilled over role in Capitol attack as protesters mock them with giant cutouts Google

Tech CEOs grilled over role in Capitol attack as protesters mock them with giant cutouts

The CEOs of America’s biggest technology companies faced a grilling on Thursday from Congress about the 6 January insurrection at the Capitol, as protesters outside the hearing denounced the platforms for playing a role in fueling the violence. The marathon, six-hour hearing saw the three most powerful men in tech…
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March 26, 2021
Exclusive: Key House Republican says he won’t take Big Tech money Google

Exclusive: Key House Republican says he won’t take Big Tech money

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), the lead Republican on the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, will stop accepting donations from Google, Facebook and Amazon, he said Wednesday. Why it matters: Buck (R-Co.) is declining Big Tech donations as regulatory scrutiny on tech companies heats up in Washington. Generally tech companies give to…
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March 24, 2021