Campaigns sidestep Cambridge Analytica crackdown with new methods
"Your early vote has not been recorded," one text message said, with a link for more information.
Oct 11, 2020
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Poland spyware cases 'tip of the iceberg': watchdog
Recent allegations that Pegasus spyware was used against three Polish government opponents are likely the "tip of the iceberg," said a cyber expert Wednesday who helped identify the phone taps.
Dec 30, 2021
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Temu: China's answer to Amazon is already Australia's most popular free app—what makes it so addictive?
If you spend much time online you've probably seen one of Temu's colorful ads—punctuated by its catchy tagline: "shopping like a billionaire."
Sep 6, 2023
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French cyber agency reveals suspected Russian hacks
France's national cybersecurity agency said Monday it had discovered a hack of several organisations that bore similarities to other attacks by a group linked to Russian intelligence.
Feb 15, 2021
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California could make it easier to scrub your personal data from the web. Businesses are pushing back
John Gilmore knows how tough it is for people to scrub their personal data from the internet, even in California, where consumers have privacy rights.
Aug 31, 2023
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Facebook advertising can be targeted at a specific person: study
A piece of research undertaken by scientists at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Graz University of Technology (Austria) shows that an advertising campaign on Facebook can target a specific person, with ...
Dec 2, 2021
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US book stores launch 'Boxed Out' campaign against Amazon
The American Booksellers Association has launched an advertising campaign against Amazon to alert the public to what it calls the growing danger that book stores are under from the online goliath during the coronavirus pandemic.
Oct 15, 2020
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US probe finds Cambridge Analytica misled Facebook users on data
US regulators concluded Friday that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica—at the center of a massive scandal on hijacking of Facebook data—deceived users of the social network about how it collected and handled their ...
Dec 6, 2019
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Facebook must face privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by Donald Trump's ...
May 11, 2023
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Microsoft unveils 'deepfake' detector ahead of US vote
Microsoft has unveiled software that can help spot "deepfake" photos or videos, adding to the list of programs designed to fight the hard-to-detect images ahead of the US presidential election.
Sep 3, 2020
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