We asked the 2020 Democratic contenders what they think about tech

2020 candidates, on the record, on the biggest issues in tech. What do Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer, and Michael Bennet think about the thorniest issues in Silicon Valley, such as facial recognition, encryption, and jobs eliminated by AI? We asked them seven questions: - What is the most important tech issue? - How would 2020 candidates regulate facial recognition? - Do Democrats think the government should be able to get around data encryption? - How will 2020 Democrats deal with jobs eliminated by artificial intelligence? - Should social media companies be responsible for misinformation and hate speech? - Who is at fault when your data is mishandled? - Should we break up Big Tech? Check out all the answers [here](. [Rani Molla and Emily Stewart / Recode] [Facebook built a chatbot for its employees to help them defend their jobs to relatives on Thanksgiving.]( No, this isn’t a parody — it’s what Facebook says is an effort to “create a more efficient way to answer employee questions this year.” The bot was designed to help workers at Facebook — which has been plagued by successive scandals for multiple holiday seasons now — parrot back talking points to family members who might want to attack their relative’s place of employment. The chatbot has a name, too — the Liam Bot — but it’s not clear why it’s named that. [[Sheera Frankel and Mike Isaac / The New York Times](] The employees Google fired are fighting back. The quartet of Google employees who were fired before Thanksgiving is filing a formal charge with the National Labor Relations Board against the company. All four of the workers were involved in employee activism, and they don’t buy Google’s explanation that it terminated them for violating the company’s data security practices. “Google wants to punish us and intimidate our coworkers,” the foursome says in a statement. “They want to send a message to us all: organizing at Google will not be permitted, and those who dare to do so anyway will be punished.” This is just the latest escalation between Google and its agitated employee base, who have been increasingly critical over management decisions ranging from how it treats its contractor workforce to its controversial contracts with US immigration agencies. [[Shirin Ghaffary / Recode](] [Goldman Sachs keeps coming up on the campaign trail.]( The brand Goldman Sachs exemplifies Wall Street wealth, which has come under fire in the Democratic primary. The Washington Post reports on how the bank is subtly appearing on the campaign trail — not just in the fire-and-brimstone rhetoric of presidential candidates — but by sponsoring forums in places like Ankeny, Iowa. Goldman Sachs’s moves are “a subtle rebranding exercise by a firm at the center of a knockdown political fight between Wall Street and Main Street,” although the investment bank says the purpose of these efforts “is to elevate small-business concerns in the contest.” [[Tony Newmyer / The Washington Post](] [Insert alt text here] [Where to give your money on Giving Tuesday]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( to receive fewer emails, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving all emails from Vox. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved.