Collaborate Disseminate
The FTC initially wanted a fine worth tens of billions, plus potential jail time for execs. Continue reading Facebook gets its wrist slapped $5b for fumbling our data, confirms FTC
It’s 200x greater than the largest fine ever for breaking a promise to improve privacy practices. Continue reading $5b privacy fine against Facebook seen as ‘chump change’
The school, located in the Bronx and serving around 8,000 students, has declined to say whether it will pay up. Continue reading Ransomware attackers demand $1.8m from US college
The FCC in June called for carriers to provide free, default robocall blocking services. One month later, plans are “far from clear.” Continue reading FCC underwhelmed by carriers’ sluggish robocall efforts
The US Conference of Mayors has unanimously adopted a resolution not to pay any more ransoms to hackers. Continue reading Ransomware attackers, US mayors say you should go jump in a lake
Humans are listening to our recordings – some made by mistake – to improve speech recognition. But they’re not as anonymous as Google says. Continue reading Hey, Google, why are your contractors listening to me?
Apple disabled the app after somebody reported a bug – not exploited yet – that could allow an eavesdropper to listen in on another iPhone. Continue reading Apple Watch’s Walkie-Talkie app goes radio silent due to vulnerability
“We don’t need to regulate it, we need to ban it entirely.” Continue reading Facial recognition surveillance must be banned, says Fight for the Future
The ICO isn’t pulling its punches: The penalty for BA’s data breach is about 367 times higher than the previous record-setting fine. Continue reading GDPR superpowers lead to whopper ICO fines for BA, Marriott
A new anti-bullying feature uses AI to recognize mean words in comments and warns users before they post them. Continue reading Instagram asks bullies, ‘Are you sure you want to say that?’