Ticket scammers target Taylor Swift tour

Categories: Personal

Tags: Taylor

Tags: swift

Tags: eras

Tags: music

Tags: gig

Tags: concert

Tags: tour

Tags: scam

Tags: ticket

Tags: reseller

Tags: fraud

Tags: fake

We take a look at multiple reports of ticket reseller fraud aimed at fans of Taylor Swift’s Era tour.

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Strava heatmap loophole may reveal users’ home addresses

Categories: Personal

Tags: strava

Tags: fitness

Tags: health

Tags: run

Tags: running

Tags: jog

Tags: jogging

Tags: jogger

Tags: cycling

Tags: bike

Tags: race

Tags: data

Tags: anonymous

Tags: anonymise

Tags: location

Tags: map

Tags: heatmap

Anonymous data on fitness app Strava’s heatmap may be able to be used to pinpoint users.

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Warning: Victims’ faces placed on explicit images in sextortion scam

Categories: Personal

Tags: sextortion

Tags: deepfake

Tags: FBI

Tags: blackmail

Tags: extortion

Tags: fake

Tags: fakes

Tags: synthetic

We take a look at some new developments in sextortion cases via a warning issued by the FBI.

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Microsoft illegally collected and retained children’s data, says FTC

Categories: Personal

Tags: Microsoft

Tags: Xbox

Tags: privacy

Tags: children

Tags: COPPA

Tags: FTC

Tags: fine

Tags: settlement

Tags: games console

Tags: gaming

Tags: video games

Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from children’s Xbox accounts.

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AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Tags: AI

Tags: twitter

Tags: misinformation

Tags: disinformation

Tags: fake

Tags: viral

Tags: hoax

Tags: news

Tags: verified

Tags: checkmark

Tags: debunk

We take a look at a viral hoax on Twitter which used AI generated imagery to claim an explosion had occurred close to the Pentagon.

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