In the News

• Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
  10/7/2024 – Ars Technica
• Police seldom disclose use of facial recognition despite false arrests
  10/6/2024 – The Washington Post
• Irish privacy regulator probes Ryanair's use of facial recognition
  10/4/2024 – Reuters
• Meta must limit data use for targeted advertising, top EU court rules
  10/4/2024 – Reuters
• Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
  10/4/2024 – AP News
• Meta Ordered by Top EU Court to Limit Use of Sexuality Data
  10/4/2024 – Bloomberg
• In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender conflict
  10/3/2024 – AP News
• Appeals court reinstates Indiana lawsuit against TikTok alleging child safety, privacy concerns
  10/1/2024 – AP News
• Snap Failed to Warn Users About Sextortion Risks, State Lawsuit Alleges
  10/1/2024 – The Wall Street Journal
• Details from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion
  10/1/2024 – AP News
• Posting ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ is pointless. But we can stop big tech stealing our Facebook pictures
  9/26/2024 – The Guardian
• One Tech Tip: Using Instagram’s new teen account settings to supervise young users
  9/26/2024 – AP News
• Heads Up: That Patient Portal May Contain Your Therapy Notes
  9/25/2024 – The New York Times
• How Can Parents Protect Their Kids Online?
  9/25/2024 – The Wall Street Journal
• After Years of Warnings, Telegram Founder Cedes to Police Requests About Users
  9/24/2024 – The Wall Street Journal
• California passes law to ban or restrict smartphones in school
  9/23/2024 – Reuters
• Telegram CEO Durov Says App to Provide More Data to Governments
  9/23/2024 – Bloomberg
• Dell claimed to be breached, over 10K employee records exposed
  9/20/2024 – SC Media
• Exclusive: Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
  9/20/2024 – Reuters
• Telegram’s chatbots involved in massive medical data breach
  9/20/2024 – FastCompany
• Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says
  9/19/2024 – Reuters
• F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
  9/19/2024 – The New York Times
• Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
  9/19/2024 – The Wall Street Journal
• FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users
  9/19/2024 – Federal Trade Commission
• Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices
  9/18/2024 – The Guardian