Collaborate Disseminate
The exception: drones being used in emergencies, such as fighting wildfires, search and rescue, and dealing with natural disasters. Continue reading US grounds Chinese-made drones as part of security review
Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies. Continue reading Twitter bans political ads
The two men pointed to Uber’s $100K hush-money payment when they tried to extort Linkedin-owned Lynda… that instead called the cops. Continue reading Hackers plead guilty to breach that Uber covered up
A US court shielded ISP account holders from a request for expedited discovery to see whose IP addresses were used to share pirated videos. Continue reading Judge lambasts porn company for spewing copyright lawsuits
WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group. Continue reading WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide
Facebook is using trademark law to target the operators of sites that imitate or target Facebook and Instagram sites. Continue reading Facebook launches $2m suit against alleged phishing, hacking sites
The anonymized real-time location data the city’s after can easily be associated with riders, thereby jeopardizing their privacy, Uber says. Continue reading Uber sues LA in bid to protect scooter riders’ geolocation data
The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines. Continue reading New Facebook AI fools facial recognition
US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion. Continue reading TikTok says no, senators, we’re not under China’s thumb
Bitfinex says the payment processor has $880M of the cryptocurrency exchange’s “lost” funds. Polish authorities seized $390m of it. Continue reading Crypto Capital boss arrested over money laundering