Day: January 18, 2021

Socialarcs 400GB of scraped data exposing 200+ million Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn users. Again.

Posted on by Robin Edgar

High-flying and rapidly growing Chinese social media management company Socialarks has suffered a huge data leak leading to the exposure of over 400GB of personal data including several high-profile celebrities and social media influencers. The company’s unsecured ElasticSearch database contained personally identifiable information (PII) from at least 214 million social media users from around the Read more about Socialarcs 400GB of scraped data exposing 200+ million Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn users. Again.[…]

AI upstart stealing facial data told to delete data and algorithms

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Everalbum, a consumer photo app maker that shut down on August 31, 2020, and has since relaunched as a facial recognition provider under the name Paravision, on Monday reached a settlement with the FTC over the 2017 introduction of a feature called “Friends” in its discontinued Ever app. The watchdog agency claims the app deployed Read more about AI upstart stealing facial data told to delete data and algorithms[…]

Tesla Would Take Nearly 1,600 Years To Make The Amount Of Money The Stock Market Values It At

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Tesla is an oddity in the business landscape. The company’s stock is so stratospheric that Elon Musk has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person. Now, we have another mind-blowing metric. At Tesla’s current price-to-earnings ratio, it would take the company almost 1,600 years to make what the stock market says it’s worth.The New Read more about Tesla Would Take Nearly 1,600 Years To Make The Amount Of Money The Stock Market Values It At[…]

Amazon Ring Neighbors App Left User Data Exposed, incl addresses, lat + long

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Ring, the Amazon-owned friend to nosy police departments everywhere, has suffered another embarrassing security stumble. The surveillance company’s Neighbors app—which was launched in 2018 as a kind of “neighborhood watch” feature—apparently left users exact geographical data and home address information exposed to the internet. Neighbors is Ring’s online forum where users can share public safety Read more about Amazon Ring Neighbors App Left User Data Exposed, incl addresses, lat + long[…]

NYPD posts surveillance systems and use and requests comments

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Beginning, January 11, 2020, draft surveillance technology impact and use policies will be posted on the Department’s website. Members of the public are invited to review the impact and use policies and provide feedback on their contents. The impact and use policies provide details of: 1) the capabilities of the Department’s surveillance technologies, 2) the Read more about NYPD posts surveillance systems and use and requests comments[…]

Epic Games files competition lawsuit against Google in the UK over Fortnite’s ejection from Play Store

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Epic Games intends to file a competition lawsuit against Google in the UK as part of the ongoing Fortnite-kicked-off-platforms saga, according to documents lodged with the Competition Appeal Tribunal.The lawsuit will allege that Google, holder of “a dominant position in the Android app distribution market”, has unfairly restricted “competition from alternative app stores and other Read more about Epic Games files competition lawsuit against Google in the UK over Fortnite’s ejection from Play Store[…]

WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash

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WhatsApp said on Friday that it won’t enforce the planned update to its data-sharing policy until May 15, weeks after news about the new terms created confusion among its users, exposed the Facebook app to a potential lawsuit, triggered a nationwide investigation and drove tens of millions of its loyal fans to explore alternative messaging Read more about WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash[…]

Apple Is Reportedly Cracking Down on App Sideloading on M1 Macs

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Earlier this week, 9to5Mac spotted some iOS and macOS beta code that suggested Apple would prevent users from being able to sideload unsupported apps onto the new M1 Macs. Today, 9to5Mac reported that it’s now no longer possible to sideload apps that aren’t available in the Mac App Store even if they’re available on iOS. Read more about Apple Is Reportedly Cracking Down on App Sideloading on M1 Macs[…]

Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft, puts satellites into orbit

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A 70-foot rocket, riding beneath the wing of a retrofitted Boeing 747 aircraft, detached from the plane and fired itself into Earth’s orbit on Sunday — marking the first successful launch for the California-based rocket startup Virgin Orbit. Virgin Orbit’s 747, nicknamed Cosmic Girl, took off from California around 10:30 am PT with the rocket, Read more about Virgin Orbit launches rocket off a 747 aircraft, puts satellites into orbit[…]