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Instagram Takes Down Photo of Gun Range Users, Says It’s “Violent” and “Dangerous”
The photo was posted in June 2018 and appears to have been taken down more than a year after it was originally posted. Instagram issued the following message when taking down the photo:
New Instagram Rules Could Affect Diet and Health Instagrammers
Instagram will ban posts that make what it deems to be “miraculous” claims about certain diet or weight loss products which are linked to a commercial offer.
Over 15,000 Unsecured Private Webcams Are Easily Visible Online
When it comes to P2P devices, most of them are IoT and web cameras that are always connected to the manufacturer’s server. The problem is, this is only as secure as the manufacturer makes it, and not all of them work under the same standards.
US Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden and Seeks All Proceeds From His New Book
The lawsuit was filed on the same day that Snowden’s book Permanent Record was released – a book which focuses on Snowden’s work for US spy agencies and why he decided to become a whistleblower.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Says It’s Time to Break Up Big Tech
He told NPR that the lack of more forceful government interference in the way tech companies do their business will eventually spell the downfall of democracy.
Facebook Executives Say Zuckerberg and Sandberg Are “Incredibly Involved” in Content Policy and Moderation
Apparently, Sandberg and Zuckerberg are willing to micromanage the behemoth that currently serves nearly 2.5 billion users and has tens of thousands of employees.
Fortigate & Pulse VPNs Hit by Hackers
This isn’t the first time these VPNs have faced the issue of security flaws.
Snapchat and Instagram Down in Europe and the US
Snapchat has acknowledged the outage on Twitter and says it’s looking into the issue but as of yet, it’s unresolved.
8chan Owner Jim Watkins Defends the First Amendment Before Congress, Could Be Back Online Within Days
8chan owner Jim Watkins previously said he was keeping the site offline until his testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee.
Facebook and Microsoft Are Creating Their Own Deepfakes
This Deepfake Detection Challenge (DFDC) raises new questions about how these types of detection tools will be applied to memes and other types of satirical content.
Facebook Rolls Out Facial Recognition to All Users One Month After Losing Facial Recognition Lawsuit Appeal
The features is turned off by default for new users but users who were previously opted in to Facebook’s face recognition won’t receive a notice.
Senator Josh Hawley Calls Out Big Tech for “Sophisticated Exploitation” of Americans
According to Hawley, the industry is now stagnant useful ideas-wise and is instead making money off previous, true innovations, by locking users more and more deeply into their “addiction”.