A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information
and the ingestion of personal information—to power their services - Companies generally fed extensive amts of personal info into their automated systems /10 [image] Jon von Tetzchner / @jonsvt : This ...
UnitedHealth says the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare cost the company $872M in Q1; another ransomware group appears to be extorting the company
https://www.constellationr.com/ ... Dan Hon / @danhon@dan.mastohon.com : Excited to see a new $100/mo surcharge on US healthcare insurance premiums next year to cover cybersecurity! — https://mastod...
Teladoc Health, which runs BetterHelp, settles with the FTC for $7.8M and agrees to stop sharing data with Meta, Snap, and other companies for ad purposes
Wow! — In these kinds of cases consider the incentives to government to allow terrible things to go on long enough for a nice pile of case to accrue, then demand a cut of the take — rather then keep...
A House and Senate bipartisan data privacy bill would let users opt out of targeted ads and sue internet companies that improperly sell their data, and more
To provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights … Msmash / Slashdot : Lawmakers Reignite Battle for Federal Privacy Law Ben Brody / Protocol : Congress is actually taking a go at a real pri...
Facebook shares two annotated internal research docs about Instagram's impact on teen mental health, after being notified of WSJ's plans to publish the docs
accusing the company of putting profits ahead of children's wellbeing and concealing the harms that its apps pose to young people. The hearing came days after Facebook “paused” work on an app for kids...
In response to Oversight Board ruling, Facebook suspends Trump's accounts until January 7, 2023, and says it will then reconsider suspension if conditions allow
but not until at least 2023 Transparency Center : Counting strikes — If you post content that goes against the Facebook Community Standards … Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain : Facebook's two-year Trum...
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
SCOTUS slashes FTC's power to seek monetary awards in court, banning a tool that it used to fine tech and other companies engaged in unfair business practices
& I'm going to fight vigorously against it. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter / @rkslaughterftc : Thank you for your leadership and the time you have dedicated to this incredibly important issue, Chair @Senator...
Documents: Michael Pack, CEO of USAGM, is seeking to cut funding for its nonprofit Open Technology Fund, limiting internet access in tightly controlled places
Pranshu Verma / New York Times : Tweets: @zacharykeck , @digiphile , @ewong , @deborahamos , @moisesnaim , @donmoyn , @tmclaughlin3 , and @frankpallone Tweets: Zachary Keck / @zacharykeck : Michael P...
The FCC will take public comment for 45 days on the Trump administration's petition for new transparency rules on how social media companies moderate content
David Shepardson / Reuters : Tweets: @dangillmor , @blakereid , and @frankpallone Tweets: Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor : Instead of tossing Trump's blatantly unconstitutional media censorship plan into ...