[ad_1] New @mmfa study: Major media outlets fail to debunk President Trump’s false or misleading statements in their tweets 65% of the time, amplifying his misinformation an average of 19 times per day. https://t.co/8OV2FGddbn — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) May 3, 2019 The study analyzed more than 2,000 tweets posted by 32 major US news outlets […]
Category: Politics
Facebook reportedly invites federal oversight of its privacy practices
[ad_1] As part of this tradeoff, Facebook may face a multi-billion dollar fine from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sources told The Washington Post that Facebook would also have to more rigorously review new products and services, document its decisions and efforts to avoid privacy pitfalls and take a more active role in policing third-party […]
Google manually reviewed a million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube
[ad_1] Google shared these numbers with a US House panel today. The company also said it has more than 10,000 people working on content review, and it spends hundreds of millions of dollars on those efforts annually. Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have been asked to reveal their counter terrorism budgets, but putting a number […]
Bill and Chelsea Clinton are starting a podcast
[ad_1] 🎙️I’ve always believed that everyone has a story, and that everyone’s story has value. Hope you’ll listen to this sneak peek of our new @ClintonFdn podcast, “Why am I telling you this?” Subscribe: https://t.co/JDL7TnpBgj — Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) May 2, 2019 The podcast will explore some of the issues the foundation is involved with, […]
$5 billion Facebook, FTC deal could add more privacy oversight
[ad_1] While previous rumors about a possible settlement between Facebook and the FTC over its privacy failings focused on dollar figures and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Politico reports that it could also create new executive positions. That could mean “appointing a federally approved privacy official” in addition an oversight committee that could include Facebook board members. […]
Putin signs Russian internet isolation bill into law
[ad_1] Russian officials first submitted the measure back in December as a response to US cyber strategy following the 2016 presidential election. The bill drew fierce criticism from civil liberty groups and Russian citizens due to fears it would only increase government censorship. “Free Internet” rallies held in Moscow were some of the biggest the […]
UK sacks Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson over Huawei leaks
[ad_1] To be fair, it’s the fact that Williamson released any confidential information that got him fired. In a letter to Williamson, May wrote that she needs to be able to trust the people in her cabinet so that she can have frank, private conversations. May also revealed that she was concerned with the way […]
UK mulls security warnings for smart home devices
[ad_1] If adopted, the mandates might also require unique IoT device passwords that can’t be reset to universal factory settings. They could demand that manufacturers offer a point of contact as part of a vulnerability disclosure and that manufacturers state the minimum length of time a device will receive security updates. Following the government’s consultation […]
Warrantless searches of Americans’ data spiked 28 percent in 2018
[ad_1] While Americans are typically protected from unwarranted searches by the Fourth Amendment, some of their data gets caught when NSA collects intelligence on foreigners living overseas. This year’s report also reveals that the NSA monitored the communication of an estimated 164,770 foreign individuals or groups in 2018, compared to 129,080 in 2017. As TechCrunch […]
border agents regularly perform ‘warrantless’ device searches
[ad_1] Agency policies let officers search devices for generic law enforcement purposes like investigating bankruptcies and consumer portection laws, the ACLU said. Officers can also search devices to collect data about someone else, such as a friend that might be an illegal immigrant or the foreign sources for a journalist. CBP and ICE can also […]