Annie Njanja reports: A lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company Meta was filed earlier today in Kenya’s High Court over its alleged role in fueling violence and hate in eastern and southern Africa. The case claims that Meta has failed to employ enough safety measures on Facebook, which has in turn fueled conflict that has led…
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Insider.com Hit With Video Privacy Law Class Action
Christina Tabacco writes: Late last week, subscribers who both have Facebook accounts and subscriptions to insider.com, a multimedia website, sued Insider Inc. for violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The suit, like others filed against other companies that offer online video content and use the Facebook Pixel, alleges that Insider knowingly discloses its subscribers’ personal information, including…
Former Twitter employee sentenced to more than three years in prison for spying for Saudi Arabia
Today’s reminder how small-N breaches and insider breaches can have huge potential harm. Kevin Collier reports: A former Twitter employee found guilty of spying on users on behalf of the Saudi royal family has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, a dual U.S.-Lebanese citizen who helped oversee media partnerships for Twitter…
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies
“Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies An investigation by The Markup and STAT found 49 out of 50 telehealth websites sharing health data via Big Tech’s tracking tools By: Todd Feathers, Katie Palmer for STAT, and Simon Fondrie-Teitler This article was coreported with STAT, a national…