“Simply staggering” surveillance conducted by social media and streaming services, FTC finds
The FTC published a report about the ways social media and video streaming services collect and use our data
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FTC finds social media and video streaming services engaged in vast surveillance of consumers
The FTC published a report about the ways social media and video streaming services collect and use our data
Read more“No social media ’til 16,” and other fixes for a teen mental health crisis, with Dr. Jean Twenge: Lock and Code S04E10
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Dr. Jean Twenge about smartphones, social media, and a teen mental health crisis.
Read moreTracing what went wrong in 2012 for today’s teens, with Dr. Jean Twenge: Lock and Code S04E10
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Dr. Jean Twenge about smartphones, social media, and a teen mental health crisis.
Read moreSocial media influencers targeted by identity thieves
Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thefs. Not just for their bank accounts but also to influence their followers
Read moreX wants your biometric data
Categories: Personal Tags: twitter Tags: x Tags: social media Tags: social network Tags: register Tags: biometric Tags: ID Tags: passport Tags: verify Tags: verification Tags: premium Tags: elon musk We take a look at plans to voluntarily upload identification to X, the site formerly known as Twitter. |
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Read moreAccidental VirusTotal upload is a valuable reminder to double check what you share
Categories: Business Tags: upload Tags: download Tags: share Tags: data Tags: intelligence Tags: google Tags: virustotal Tags: social media Tags: sharing Tags: document Tags: file Tags: files We take a look at reports of a document being accidentally shared to the VirusTotal service and potentially exposing names and email addresses in the security and intelligence community. |
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Read more“TootRoot” Mastodon vulnerabilities fixed: Admins, patch now!
Categories: Personal Tags: tootroot Tags: mastodon Tags: server Tags: patch Tags: update Tags: CVE Tags: flaw Tags: vulnerability Tags: social media Tags: network Tags: networking We take a look at a collection of issues (now patched) which were affecting Mastodon servers. It’s time to apply the fix for TootRoot. |
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Read moreTikTok: What’s going on and should I be worried?
Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: TikTok Tags: social media Tags: data Tags: app Tags: privacy Tags: algorithm TikTok has garnered a ton of media attention about its alleged risks. But is it really that much worse than other social media apps? |
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Read more“ViLE” members posed as police officers and extorted victims
Categories: News Tags: Doxxers Tags: doxxing Tags: police Tags: social media Tags: extortion Tags: data breach Two individuals have been charged with being members of ViLE, a group of doxxers that even impersonated police officers to obtain personal information about their victims. |
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