Professor Kogan says he’s being used as a scapegoat by Cambridge Analytica, Jimmy Iovine may sort of leave Apple after all, and a new open app platform in China.
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Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR goes into effect May 25th. These new rules will dictate what user data can be held, where it can be held, what should be deleted, and sold. How will these changes effect the way tech companies will approach the same issues in areas outside the EU and what will the net benefit for users?
Local police say Uber likely not at fault in self-driving car death, Facebook addresses data privacy concerns to employees, Telegram loses appeal in Russian Supreme Court.
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower spills the beans on how the company used profile data from millions Facebook users without permission and worked with political parties it to win elections. Is this behavior the result of criminal intent, un-ethical people, hazards of social networking, corporate ambivalence or all the above?
Facebook suspends data analytics company, Appel may be making its own displays, HTC releases new version of Vive VR headset.
Tom, Sarah, and esteemed guest Iyaz Akhtar tackle the latest emails from our mailbag! 
Lyft is trialling a subscription plans for high frequency users. Is this a potential model for other ride hailing services and could this be another alternative to private car ownership and public transit?
US accuses Russia of hacking power grids, Plattsburgh NY imposes moratorium on bitcoin mining, Lyft tests subscription model. 
Say so long to Web 2.0 and make way for Web 3.0. It’s new, it’s fresh, and it’s already here. So what is it? Find out and what it means for your digital life. Linus Torvalds casts a critical eye on the CTS Labs security report on security flaws on AMD’s new processors and Fortune weighs the national security merits of blocking the Broadcomm/Qualcomm merger.
Google opens maps, Twitter may target Snapchat, and Linus Torvalds targets CTS’s AMD report.