Governments are requesting more and more data from Reddit In 2018, Reddit received more than twice as many government requests for user data compared to 2017 — 752 compared to 310 the previous year — the site said in its latest transparency report. The vast majority of requests were to provide information on users. (Engadget)
California governor wants users to profit from online data California Gov. Gavin Newsom has set off a flurry of speculation after he said the state's consumers should get a piece of the billions of dollars that technology companies make by capitalizing on personal data they collect. The new governor has asked aides to develop a proposal for a "data dividend" for California residents but provided no hints about whether he might be suggesting a tax on tech companies. (Daily Herald)