When School Safety Becomes School Surveillance More and more schools are investing in technologies that scan social media posts, school assignments and even student emails for potential threats. Privacy experts say the trade-offs aren't worth it. Anya Kamenetz
California Lawmakers Advance Bill To Redefine And Protect Gig Economy Workers The bill, which passed the state Senate and is expected to become law, limits the kinds of workers who can be classified as contractors. It has vast implications for companies such as Lyft and Uber. Colin Dwyer
Apple Launches Video Streaming Service For $4.99 A Month Apple is entering the video streaming race, taking on Netflix, Disney and others with a new monthly subscription of $4.99. The company also announced new iPhones, as their sales have been slowing. Avie Schneider
You Can't Hit Unsend: How A Social Media Scandal Unfolded At Harvard Social media sites offer quick and easy ways to share ideas, crack jokes, find old friends. They can make us feel part of something big and wonderful and fast-moving. But the things we post don't go away. And they can come back to haunt us. This week, we explore how one teenager's social media posts destroyed a golden opportunity he'd worked for all his life. Shankar Vedantam
Louisiana Attorney General On The Multi-State Investigation Into Big Tech NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry about a new bipartisan, multi-state investigation into the business practices of large tech firms like Google and Facebook.
Telepsychiatry Helps Recruitment And Patient Care In Rural Areas A telemedicine initiative at Meridian Health Services is making it possible to offer psychiatric care to more patients in remote areas. It's also helping recruit doctors in a tight labor market. Yuki Noguchi
48 States Investigating Whether Google's Dominance Hurts Competition The top legal officials of 48 states, led by Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced a major investigation into Google's dominance in search and advertising. Aarti Shahani
State Attorneys General Want To Know If Facebook And Google Are Too Big NPR's David Greene talks to Ohio Attorney General David Yost about the multi-state, antitrust probes into Facebook and the parent company of Google.
Troll Watch: Deepfakes And 2020 NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Paul Barrett, adjunct professor of law at NYU, about his report on what disinformation will look like in 2020 and what can be done to lessen its impact.
Will A Massive Effort To Secure The 2020 Vote End Up Superfluous Or Not Enough? Officials at every level say they're changing their approaches to election security as the presidential race comes into view. One challenge, though, is not knowing exactly how to prepare. Philip Ewing