Akela Lacy reports: Most professors at Barnard College received text messages on Monday notifying them that a federal agency was reviewing the college’s employment practices, according to copies of the messages reviewed by The Intercept. The messages, sent to most Barnard professors’ personal cellphones, asked them to complete a voluntary survey about their employment. “Please select…
Meta Fined 200 Million Euros for its ‘Pay or Consent’ Model
Akshaya Asokan reports: European regulators said Facebook conducted an end run around privacy regulations by requiring users to pay a monthly subscription fee or else accept that their personal data would be fed to advertisers. The European Commission fined the social media giant 200 million euros. The commission on Wednesday said Facebook courted the fine by not…
Abrego Garcia’s Wife Moved To Safe House After DHS Exposed Her Address On X
Pocharapon Neammanee reports: The wife of a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador by mistake said she and her family were forced to move to a safe house after the Department of Homeland Security exposed her address on its official X account. “I don’t feel safe when the government posts my address, the…
California Man Faces Federal Charges for Cyberstalking Ex-Girlfriend
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Granite Bay, California man was arrested and appeared in federal court Tuesday after he was indicted in Oregon for cyberstalking his ex-girlfriend and posting sexually explicit photos online. Jason David Campos, 42, has been charged with stalking, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, between 2009 and 2023, Campos is alleged…