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Frequent Apple critic U.S. Senate Democrat Franken expected to resign Thursday over sexual misconduct accusations

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 4:25 pmWednesday, December 6, 201770 Comments

A top Senate Democrat says he expects Sen. Al Franken to resign Thursday…

U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken decries Facebook’s and Google’s ‘unprecedented’ control of the press

Thursday, November 9, 2017 2:05 pm39 Comments

Al Franken has again raised alarms about how Facebook and Google are misusing the ‘unprecedented power’ they wield…

Apple tells U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken they trained iPhone X’s Face ID system to not be racist, ageist, or sexist

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:39 amTuesday, October 17, 201729 Comments

Shortly after Apple introduced iPhone X with Face ID biometric security in September…

U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken wants Apple to provide more information on Face ID facial recognition technology

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 9:37 pm44 Comments

A day after Apple unveiled its new iPhone X — a device that its owner can unlock using facial recognition…

U.S. v. Apple – the looming trial of the century?

Friday, August 19, 2016 1:55 pmFriday, August 19, 201615 Comments

The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple…

Apple’s App Store anti-competitive? Spotify and Elizabeth Warren think so

Friday, July 15, 2016 10:34 am21 Comments

Late last month, Apple streaming music rival Spotify accused Apple of anti-competitive behavior for rejecting…

U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken urges federal probe of Apple Music

Thursday, July 23, 2015 2:58 pmThursday, July 23, 201536 Comments

Al Franken wants federal regulators to investigate whether Apple’s new music-streaming service runs afoul of antitrust law…

U.S. Senator Al Franken demands answers about Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner security or lack thereof

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 4:25 pmWednesday, May 14, 201449 Comments

The Minnesota Democrat expressed concern about the Samsung Galaxy G5’s apparent security vulnerability…

U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken demands answers from Apple CEO Tim Cook over iPhone 5s’ Touch ID

Friday, September 20, 2013 1:58 pmFriday, September 20, 2013112 Comments

The iPhone 5s, released Friday, has a built-in fingerprint scanner…

Bipartisan bill in U.S. Senate would allow users to legally unlock their smartphones

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 4:32 pmTuesday, March 12, 201324 Comments

The bill was prompted by a Library of Congress ruling made in late 2012…

Motorola, T-Mobile respond to U.S. Senator Al Franken over Carrier IQ use

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 4:13 pm4 Comments

Motorola and T-Mobile responded Tuesday to requests from Sen. Al Franken…

AT&T, HTC, Samsung, Sprint respond to U.S. Senator Al Franken on Carrier IQ

Friday, December 16, 2011 2:02 pmFriday, December 16, 201111 Comments

Following a formal petition from Senator Al Franken to handset makers and carriers….

U.S. Senator Al Franken presses wireless companies and hardware makers for Carrier IQ answers

Monday, December 5, 2011 5:28 pmMonday, December 5, 201117 Comments

Sen. Al Franken, who heads a Senate privacy panel, is asking wireless companies and hardware makers…

U.S. Senator Al Franken wants answers from companies who install Carrier IQ software on smartphones

Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:09 pmThursday, December 1, 201155 Comments

Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) reached out to AT&T, HTC, Samsung, and Sprint Nextel…

Senator Al Franken! Paging Senator Al Franken!

Thursday, December 1, 2011 11:19 amThursday, December 1, 201152 Comments

Secret software on millions of Android, BlackBerry, and Nokia phones log everything you do. Where are the WSJ, Financial Times, New York Times front page stories?

US Senate Democrats propose bill to require ‘accurate 4G information for consumers’

Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:03 pmThursday, October 13, 201120 Comments

Three Democratic members of the U.S. Senate introduced on Thursday…

In Senate hearing, Schmidt says Google’s search results not ‘cooked’

Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:44 am18 Comments

Google chairman Eric Schmidt defended the company’s business practices…

T-Mobile responds to U.S. Senator Al Franken’s decision to oppose AT&T purchase of T-Mobile USA

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:34 am52 Comments

While we respect Senator Franken, his analysis of our pending transaction is just wrong…

U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken presses Apple, Google to require privacy policies for apps

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 4:30 pmWednesday, May 25, 201148 Comments

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) today pressed Apple and Google…

Apple, Google to face U.S. Senator Al Franken’s subcommittee in mobile privacy hearing

Monday, May 9, 2011 10:01 amMonday, May 9, 201113 Comments

Witnesses will include Google and Apple executives, as well as Federal Trade Commission…

Apple’s Bud Tribble to testify in U.S. Senator Al Franken’s Judiciary Subcommittee hearings on mobile privacy

Friday, May 6, 2011 1:42 pmFriday, May 6, 201127 Comments

U.S. Senator Al Franken on Friday announced the witness list…

Apple and Google head to Washington D.C. for hearing

Friday, May 6, 2011 8:39 amFriday, May 6, 201111 Comments

Apple and Google are scheduled to appear before the Judiciary’s Subcommittee…

U.S. Senator Al Franken demands answers from Apple’s Steve Jobs over iPhone tracking

Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:00 pmThursday, April 21, 201192 Comments

U.S. Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., fired off a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs…

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