UK MPs, consumer groups, and banks pressure Meta over not preventing fraud on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, estimated to cost UK households £250M in 2023
The Guardian : Twitter: @adam_k_levin and @walleyray Twitter: Adam Levin / @adam_k_levin : “These platforms, including Meta, profit from crime and yet remain beyond the reach of law.” https://www.the...
As China introduces rules to combat deepfakes, authorities around the world have approved few regulations, often because of free speech concerns
Few governments have approved regulations, often because of free-speech concerns. New mandates from China could change the tone of the debate on digital forgeries. Tweets: @nytimes , @jfelixcardoso ,...
In April, Google settled an Illinois lawsuit accusing it of violating the Biometric Information Privacy Act via a Photos face regrouping tool, for $100M
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Illinois residents are eligible to receive part of a $100 million class-action settlement after Google was accused of violating privacy laws in the state. Tweets: @adam_k_levin and @c...
US investigators traced ransomware payments back to companies in Moscow skyscraper Federation Tower East, suggesting Russia tolerates ransomware operators
Cybersecurity experts tracing money paid by American businesses to Russian ransomware gangs found it led to one of Moscow's most prestigious addresses. Tweets: @hatr , @adam_k_levin , @ericgarland , @...
Records show at least three US federal agencies bought Lorex video surveillance equipment from Chinese firm Dahua Technology despite a government ban
Lorex is owned by Dahua, a technology maker linked to human rights abuses. — At least three U.S. federal agencies, including the military … Tweets: @brendancarrfcc , @adam_k_levin , and @zackwhittak...
Internal Facebook report: Eastern European troll farms reached 140M US users/month before the 2020 election; 75% of these users didn't follow any of their Pages
In the run-up to the 2020 election, the most highly contested in US history, Facebook's most popular pages for Christian … Tweets: @_karenhao , @profcarroll , @melissaryan , @adam_k_levin , @katestarb...
Privacy laws in the US had momentum at the beginning of 2020, but the pandemic has focused Congress elsewhere and forced everyone to give up more data online
Our lives moved online in 2020. Too bad privacy laws didn't. — SHARE All sharing options — As a digital privacy reporter … Tweets: @azza_alt , @adam_k_levin , @evan_greer , and @hypervisible Twee...
CBP agents' and other closed Facebook Groups show how Facebook algorithms help racists, conspiracy theorists, and others find each other and recruit newbies
When private spaces bring bad actors together — It's been four months now since Facebook announced its intention to invest … Tweets: @tpcarney , @adam_k_levin , and @privacyproject Tweets: Tim Carne...