Categories: News Tags: Facebook Tags: class action lawsuit settlement Tags: Cambridge Analytica Tags: Lauren Price Tags: Meta In December, Facebook decided to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit. Facebook users in the US can now claim their slice of the pie. |
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Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:15:55 +0000
Dave and Jeff discuss scammers’ use of coronavirus, facial recognition on college campuses, Comcast leaking unlisted contact details of 200,000 customers, and more.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000
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| As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade. Categories: Tags: ashley madisonashley madison hackBadRabbitcambridge analyticacryptolockercryptolocker ransomwareData privacyEdward Snowdenemotetexploitsfacebookhacktivismmat honanNotPetyaNSAnsa spyingnsa surveillanceNSA toolsplaystation breachplaystation hackransomwareryukRyuk ransomwaresecurity failsshadow brokerssocial mediasonysony pictures hacksurveillancetarget breachtarget hacktrickbottriple threatWannaCry |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:46:14 +0000
A review of the new Netflix documentary, The Great Hack, a take on Cambridge Analytica and life in the social media age in general.
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Amidst never-ending data breaches and constantly-surprising company fiascos, here are six takeaways for anyone in the US who cares about protecting their online privacy. Categories: Tags: alphabetAmy Klobucharcambridge analyticacomprehensive data privacy lawcomprehensive data privacy legislationCory Bookercybersecurity lawcybersecurity lawsdata leakData privacydata privacy legfacebookfacebook-cambridge Analytica scandalGoogleMark ZuckerbergMichael Bennetonline privacytwitterunintended data leakageuser privacy |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:00:00 +0000
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| Our survey and accompanying report find that, no matter their age, users have deep concerns about the privacy of their data online and take significant steps to secure it. Learn how public distrust in corporations’ ability to protect and use data in ethically responsible ways has shaped their behavior online. Categories: Tags: cambridge analyticaData privacyfacebookfacebook-cambridge Analytica scandalgdprgeneral data privacy regulationsprivacysearch enginessocial mediasocial media distrust |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:30:00 +0000
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| All the recent news—from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica snafu to various abuses of Twitter vulnerabilities—has you wondering: Should I delete myself from social media? We provide advice and links on how to tighten security if you want to cool down, or, if you’re ready to go nuclear, delete yourself permanently. Categories: Tags: cambridge analyticafacebookGoogleInstagramsnapchatsocial mediasocial media addictionsocial networkstwitter |
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