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Facebook is sued by the FTC and 46 states as part of an anti-trust case
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December 14, 2020
Facebook is sued by the FTC and 46 states as part of an anti-trust case
Facebook is being sued by the FTC and AGs from 46 states for its monopoly-like behavior which has negatively affected…
The Social Dilemma is a Social Catastrophe
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September 14, 2020
The Social Dilemma is a Social Catastrophe
The Social Dilemma is a terrifying documentary about the toxic combination of social media and surveillance capitalism and how together…
Huge data exposure leaks 230M+ TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram profiles
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August 20, 2020
Huge data exposure leaks 230M+ TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram profiles
Via Forbes A security research team, Comparitech, recently discovered an unsecured database that exposed 235M of users profiles and personal…
TikTok secretly collected MAC addresses from Android Devices
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August 13, 2020
TikTok secretly collected MAC addresses from Android Devices
Via The Wall Street Journal Security researchers have discovered that until late last year, TikTok was secretly collecting MAC addresses…
FTC investigating Twitter over misuse of data, fine likely to come
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August 4, 2020
FTC investigating Twitter over misuse of data, fine likely to come
Via Bloomberg The FTC is investigating Twitter because they used phone number data, originally given to the company for 2FA…
Facebook shares inactive user data with 5K+ developers
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July 3, 2020
Facebook shares inactive user data with 5K+ developers
Via TechCrunch Facebook was recently caught accidentally sharing user data with over 5,000 app developers. The user data included gender,…
U.S. blocks Twitter’s efforts to be transparent
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April 27, 2020
U.S. blocks Twitter’s efforts to be transparent
Via Reuters In an effort to be more transparent, Twitter wanted to reveal more information about the surveillance requests it…
Twitter removes option to limit data sharing with advertisers
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April 10, 2020
Twitter removes option to limit data sharing with advertisers
Via Mashable Twitter has recently rolled out an update users can’t opt out of. It removes the ability to control…
Social media data and public records used to select jurors
News
March 4, 2020
Social media data and public records used to select jurors
Via Motherboard Motherboard has discovered that companies like Momus Analytics’ are scraping public records and social media profiles in order…
Facebook stops giving advertisers device-level data
News
February 27, 2020
Facebook stops giving advertisers device-level data
Via AdAge Due to mounting pressure and privacy concerns, Facebook has updated their terms of service and is removing a…