From Twitter: On December 24, 2019 we became aware that someone was using a large network of fake accounts to exploit our API and match usernames to phone numbers. We immediately suspended these accounts and are disclosing the details of our investigation to you today because we believe it’s important that you are aware of…
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Twitter Tells Facial Recognition Trailblazer to Stop Using Site’s Photos
Kashmir Hill reports: A mysterious company that has licensed its powerful facial recognition technology to hundreds of law enforcement agencies is facing attacks from Capitol Hill and from at least one Silicon Valley giant. Twitter sent a letter this week to the small start-up company, Clearview AI, demanding that it stop taking photos and any…
“Totally Clueless”: Dating Apps Grindr And Okcupid Reported For Breach Of Privacy Rules
Cameron Abbot and Max Evans of K&L Gates write: Dating apps, for many young people, are a fact of life. Meeting someone these days in real-life rather than through a simple swipe right appears to have become the exception, belonging more to any number of 90s teen “romcoms” than it does to real life. According…
Google to ditch cookies in Chrome
Jack Loughran reports: Google has announced it will end support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser as part of measures designed to improve user privacy. Third-party cookies are typically used by advertisers to track where users go on the web so they can target ads at them based on their interests and preferences. Other web…