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Phone Cracking Tech is Being Used to Target Journalists in Botswana
Photo: David Ramos (Getty Images) The willingness of digital forensics firms to sell to pretty much any paying law enforcement…
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Etsy Has a Banned Products Problem
Photo: Paul Zimmerman (Getty Images) The online marketplace Etsy has been flooded with activity since the pandemic’s onset as millions…
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Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Execs to Testify at Senate Hearing
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Next week, policy executives from Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter will testify at a Senate Judiciary…
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Geico Data Breach Let Fraudsters Steal Driver’s License Numbers
Photo: David McNew (Getty Images) Car insurance giant Geico has quietly disclosed that a recent security breach allowed cyber thieves…
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Health Official in Papua New Guinea Explains How Facebook Spreads Misinformation
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape (R) preparing to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Port…
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Police Bust Alleged $76 Million Video Game Cheating Ring
The alleged haul of vehicles seized by the Chinese police in the “Chicken Drumsticks” arrests.Photo: Peace Elite/Sina Weibo (Fair Use)…
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Big Tech CEOs Waffle on Banning the 12 Major Anti-Vaxxers
Anti-vax conspiracist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Berlin in August 2020.Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) After a report from the…
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Man with No Work Experience Will Now Arbitrate Your Reality
Photo: Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP (Getty Images) If you’re worried about the fact that disinformation seems to…
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Donald Trump is Reportedly Looking to Create His Own Social Network
Photo: Drew Angerer / Staff (Getty Images) Donald Trump has been retired from the U.S. presidency for a good two…
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Facebook Missed 10.1 Billion Instances of Misinformation in 2020, Study Finds
Photo: Lionel Bonaventure (Getty Images) If Facebook had moved sooner to restrict hoax, toxic, misleading, or other content attempting to…
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