Marcy Wheeler writes: As I have repeatedly pointed out, the first thing that James Comer chose to do after becoming Chair of the House Oversight Committee was to schedule a hearing about why he can’t look at non-consensually posted pictures of Hunter Biden’s dick on Twitter. In letters asking former Twitter executives Jim Baker, Yoel Roth,…
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In 2023, Resolve to Fix Your Organization’s Meta Pixel Problem
In 2023, Resolve to Fix Your Organization’s Meta Pixel Problem It’s time to be proactive about user privacy. Find out if you’re sending too much data to Facebook—or if you need to send data at all By: Maria Puertas and Simon Fondrie-Teitler We all use the internet to complete increasingly sensitive tasks: book doctor’s appointments,…
Beachwood, police chief file defamation lawsuit to find out who has been anonymously criticizing her
The Plain Dealer reported: The city of Beachwood and its police chief, Katherine McLaughlin, went to court to unmask the identity of an anonymous online critic. In a lawsuit filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, the city says that “John Doe” is behind a series of accounts that left comments on the Beachwood Police…
Bill would force period tracking apps to follow privacy laws
The AP reports: When the Supreme Court last June stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, concerns grew over the use of period tracking apps because they aren’t protected by federal privacy laws. Privacy experts have said they fear pregnancies could be surveilled and the data shared with police or sold to vigilantes. Some Washington state lawmakers want to…