Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges

Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk – by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts. Continue reading Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges→

Russian pleads guilty in massive JPMorgan hacking scheme

Andrei Tyurin is the first to be convicted in one of the largest thefts of customer data from a single US financial institution in history. Continue reading Russian pleads guilty in massive JPMorgan hacking scheme→

Vimeo sued for storing faceprints of people without their say-so

The suit was filed under BIPA, the Illinois law that requires written consent to grab people’s faceprints – the same law Facebook’s battling. Continue reading Vimeo sued for storing faceprints of people without their say-so→

Facebook has booted tens of thousands of data-grabbing apps

400 developers have been naughty with user data, noncompliant with policy, and/or have ignored Facebook’s audit, it says. Continue reading Facebook has booted tens of thousands of data-grabbing apps→

Investors accuse FedEx of lying, stock dumping after NotPetya attack

This is the second such suit, with shareholders asking why execs sold $40m+ of their shares while downplaying the ransomware attack. Continue reading Investors accuse FedEx of lying, stock dumping after NotPetya attack→

Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows. Continue reading Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world→