Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, and David McCabe report: The Federal Trade Commission is intensifying an investigation into Twitter’s data and privacy practices and is seeking testimony from Elon Musk, who has laid off the bulk of Twitter’s work force since acquiring the company last year. Read more at The New York Times. Emily Birnbaum and…
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Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert reports: As abortion bans across the nation are implemented and enforced, law enforcement is turning to social media platforms to build cases to prosecute women seeking abortions or abortion-inducing medication – and online platforms like Google and Facebook are helping. This spring, a woman named Jessica Burgess and her daughter will stand trial in Nebraska for performing…
Police to use private DNA banks to try to solve two cold cases
DutchNews.nl reports that Dutch investigators will be using American genealogy DNA banks to help solve two cold cases” In particular, police want to access DNA held by two American companies – GEDMatch and FamilyTreeDNA – which were set up to allow people to find out about relatives and ancestry but which are also being used…
Reddit Asks Court to Protect Users’ Anonymity in Third-Party Piracy Lawsuit
There’s an update on a court case that involves requests to unmask anonymous commenters. As TorrentFreak reported weeks ago: Filmmakers have obtained a subpoena to reveal the identities of Redditors who commented on piracy-related topics. The comments can provide relevant evidence in support of a repeat infringer lawsuit against ISP RCN, the companies argue. Reddit…