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Facebook suit accuses two Ukrainians of distributing adware disguised as quizzes

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Facebook has accused two Ukrainian men of using quiz apps on the social media platform to inject malicious software on people’s computers, according to a lawsuit first noticed by the Daily Beast. By installing software extensions that masqueraded as Facebook quizzes, users unwittingly allowed the two men to inject advertisements into their news feeds and access their lists of friends, according to the lawsuit. That information then was exfiltrated to servers outside the country. The two men, Andrey Gorbahov and Gleb Sluchevsky, are Kiev-based entrepreneurs affiliated with a company called the Web Sun Group. The company did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast Friday, and its website appeared to be down by Monday. “In total, Defendants compromised approximately 63,000 browsers used by Facebook users and caused over $75,000 in damages to Facebook,” the company claims in the lawsuit. The activity lasted from 2016 until October 2018 and primarily […]

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Can predictive analytics be made safe for humans?

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Massive-scale predictive analytics is a relatively new phenomenon, one that challenges both decades of law as well as consumer thinking about privacy. As a technology, it may well save thousands of lives in applications like predictive medicine, but if it isn’t used carefully, it may prevent thousands from getting loans, for instance, if an underwriting […] Continue reading Can predictive analytics be made safe for humans?→

Facebook acts like a law-breaking ‘digital gangster’, says official report

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Facebook considers itself to be “ahead of and beyond the law,” UK lawmakers said in a report about “disinformation and ‘fake news.'” Continue reading Facebook acts like a law-breaking ‘digital gangster’, says official report→

The Lack of US Privacy Regulations, Nest Camera’s Hijacked – WB53

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Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel! This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for January 28th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Where are the US federal privacy regulations and details on Nest camera’s being hi… Continue reading The Lack of US Privacy Regulations, Nest Camera’s Hijacked – WB53→

Facebook to finally answer for Cambridge Analytica scandal; record fine expected

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After scandalizing the world with the Cambridge Analytics affair, Facebook is finally coming under legal fire for letting the political consultancy access personal information on 87 million users without their knowledge. The U.S. Federal Trade Commissi… Continue reading Facebook to finally answer for Cambridge Analytica scandal; record fine expected→