Taylor Hatmaker reports: The Biden administration has recently ramped up pressure on TikTok over national security concerns stemming from its ties to China, and apparently the Justice Department and the FBI are also applying pressure of their own. Forbes first reported that the agencies are actively investigating ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. The investigation was reportedly initiated after some…
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Hunter Biden counter-sues laptop repair man for breach of ‘privacy’ after laptop turned over to FBI, media
Olivia Rondeau reports: Hunter Biden has made his first legal attack since his infamous laptop emerged after being abandoned in a computer repair store and distributed, accusing shop owner John Paul Mac Isaac and others of invasion of privacy. The First Son, who has still not explicitly admitted to ever possessing the laptop or dropping it off at…
IKEA settles class action lawsuit over FACTA violation
IKEA agreed to pay $24.25 million to resolve claims it printed receipts with too many payment card digits, a violation of FACTA (the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003). The case was Richardson, et al. v. IKEA North America Services LLC, et al., Case No. 19STCV37280, in the California Superior Court for Los…
Which countries have banned TikTok, and why?
Euronews and AP report: Belgium has joined the list of countries that have recently issued orders banning the use of TikTok on government-issued devices as concerns grow over the app’s privacy and security. The Chinese-owned video-sharing app will be temporarily prohibited from devices owned or paid for by Belgium’s federal government for at least six…