US Congress passes bill forcing tech companies to disclose foreign software probes – Reuters

Reuters US Congress passes bill forcing tech companies to disclose foreign software probesReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress is sending President Donald Trump legislation that would force technology companies to disclose if they allowed countries like China and Russia to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military. us congress – Google News

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For Tech Giants, Halting Russian Meddling in US Politics Won’t Be Easy – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal For Tech Giants, Halting Russian Meddling in US Politics Won't Be EasyWall Street JournalSince they began in September disclosing evidence of the Russian manipulation, the tech firms have all said they are taking steps to stop such activity. Facebook has pledged to hire 10,000 new security employees and is working with other companies and …Russia's political disinformation group had about 80 tech employees, indictment saysCNBC Indictment shows how Russians conspired to disrupt US politics — but not how to stop them next timeWashington PostFacebook will mail out…

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Tech executives to testify at US Congress’ Russia hearings – Reuters

Reuters Tech executives to testify at US Congress' Russia hearingsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter will appear in the U.S. Congress in the coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, committee sources said on …US Congress asks Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify on Russian meddling in 2016 electionVentureBeat Congress is investigating how Twitter bots may have influenced the US electionQuartzTwitter, With Accounts Linked to Russia, to Face Congress Over Role in ElectionNew York TimesGizmodo –Recode –Washington Post –CNNMoneyall 317 news articles » us…

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