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This Thursday, May 8, 2014, file photo shows an exterior view of the LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ** FILE **

LinkedIn sued, accused of spying on users

In this Sept. 19, 2018, file photo, Kim Yo-jong, right, helps her brother North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sign a joint statement following the summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

Rise of Kim Jong-un's sister marks increase North Korean cyberattacks

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Reddit bans forum dedicated to BlueLeaks, data dump of hacked police documents

This Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, file photo shows the icon for TikTok taken in New York. (AP Photo)

Trump administration floats TikTok ban amid China crackdown

In this June 19, 2018, photo, a router and internet switch are displayed in East Derry, N.H. The FBI said cyberattacks have become common at schools, which are attractive targets because they hold sensitive data and provide critical public services. Malicious use of the data could lead to bullying, tracking and identity theft, the agency said. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Ransomware attacks against outsourced IT services on rise in U.S.

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Twitter, Google want to eliminate 'blacklist' and 'black hat' from tech's vocabulary

Huawei pressured by U.S., allies to reveal details about work with Chinese government

Big Tech companies advocate for federal government to create national research hub

People wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus wait to cross an intersection as a large video screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking in Beijing, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. China approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing's boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous territory and the mainland's authoritarian Communist Party system. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

U.S. cuts high-tech sales to China to protest Hong Kong crackdown

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest in front of Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, Monday, June 29, 2020, where he is expected to appear in custody for the extradition case management hearing. Assange was arrested last year after being evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he had sought refuge to avoid being sent to Sweden over allegations of rape and sexual assault, and is at the center of an extradition tussle over whether he should be sent to the United States. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

U.K. judge warns Julian Assange on U.S. extradition hearing attendance

In this May 1, 2019 file photo, buildings are reflected in the window as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange charged in superseding indictment

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Republicans propose bill to end 'warrant-proof' encryption

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2019, file photo, Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. The Democratic candidates vying to take on Perdue in November square off in a primary election Tuesday, June 9, after weeks of delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senators propose cybersecurity advisory committee to protect U.S. companies

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

FCC takes down Chinese 'border blaster' over propaganda fears

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google to begin fact-checking Google Images

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP)

Republicans move to revoke Big Tech's 'free pass to censor and silence' conservatives

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Senate Republicans propose Big Tech regulation overhaul

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ** FILE **

Sen. Tom Cotton: Twitter threatened to lock my account over posts on military, looting

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP)

Sen. Ted Cruz warns Google over attack on conservative media

FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. A tech-focused civil liberties group on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, sued to block President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to regulate social media, saying it violates the First Amendment and chills speech. Trump's order, signed in late May, could allow more lawsuits against internet companies like Twitter and Facebook for what their users post, tweet and stream. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Twitter fights to release information about FBI, Justice Department requests for user data

This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. James Pars, a CIA intelligence officer, says his career was derailed after he complained that his boss at a base in a conflict zone repeatedly ordered personnel to travel through dangerous areas on non-essential trips to shop and buy food. Pars filed his suit in December in federal court in Washington, D.C., against the CIA and former CIA Director John Brennan. Details of the suit were highlighted in a report issued Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, by the Project On Government Oversight, an independent watchdog that probes government corruption and misconduct and has called on Congress to strengthen whistleblower protections for employees at U.S. intelligence agencies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

CIA: WikiLeaks dump exposed 'woefully lax' security practices within spy agency

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Twitter tears down nearly 24,000 accounts running Chinese influence operation

In this Oct. 25, 2019, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Paley Center in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ** FILE **

Mark Zuckerberg questioned by Democrats over Facebook's policies for Trump's posts

In this Sept. 19, 2019, photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Amazon bans police use of its face-recognition technology

This file photo dated Sunday, June 7, 2020, shows a long row of unsold cars at a Honda dealership in Highlands Ranch, USA. Japanese carmaker Honda says in a statement released Tuesday, June 9, 2020, it has been hit by a cyberattack on the Honda network, although the company says there was no information breach. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

Honda: Cyberattack affected U.S. production plants

IBM opposes facial recognition tech in racial justice reform push

Google unveils new tools to help users avoid crowds amid coronavirus crisis

In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google discloses unsuccessful cyberattacks on Trump, Biden campaigns by Iran, China

This Oct. 25, 2019, file photo shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at the Paley Center in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ** FILE **

Mark Zuckerberg slammed by early Facebook employees for letting Trump post go unfettered

Screen capture of Google Chrome's Incognito disclaimer. The tech giant is the target of a proposed $5 billion class-action lawsuit alleging the company has snooped on the search and browser history of users accessing the private-searching feature.

Google hit with $5 billion lawsuit for allegedly tracking users' private browsing

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