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Comcast to impose home internet data cap of 1.2TB in more than a dozen US states next year

The Verge

The affected states include Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of North Carolina and Ohio. Customers will be notified as they approach the 1.2TB threshold.

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

Blue Avocado

. — Paul Marengo from The DC Theater Arts Collaborative Board Members Willing to Be Leaders, Not Followers I want people who like to collaborate, who value partnerships and coalitions, and who are committed to advancing the policy and professional priorities of both our state/territorial chapters and the national office.

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The IRS will soon make you use facial recognition to access your taxes online

The Verge

Even those who have already registered on IRS.gov with a username and password will have to provide a government ID, a copy of a utility bill, and a selfie to ID.me, the Virginia-based identity verification company. account, you have to accept the company’s biometric consent policy.

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Bureaucrats with Clue

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Previously Virginia's secretary of technology, Chopra will "promote technological innovation to help the country meet its goals from job creation, to reducing health care costs, to protecting the homeland," according to the White house. Here's some background on these three key White House staffers.

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Comcast is delaying its rollout of 1.2TB data caps that would have hit 12 states in March

The Verge

The areas affected are in Comcast’s Northeast region: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of North Carolina and Ohio. Comcast confirmed to The Verge that this policy was nationwide.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS).

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Dems push for federal probe of alleged ad collusion between Google and Facebook

The Verge

In February, the parent company of a West Virginia newspaper chain filed an antitrust suit against the two companies, alleging that they were siphoning digital ad revenue away from news organizations. The Jedi Blue agreement allegedly guaranteed that Facebook would receive a fixed percentage of advertising bids on Google.

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