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US civil liberties and digital rights groups are speaking out against calls to ban TikTok, arguing the move would violate users' First Amendment rights (Washington Post)

March 3, 2023

[ad_1] Washington Post: US civil liberties and digital rights groups are speaking out against calls to ban TikTok, arguing the…

A look at TikTok's viral Bold Glamour filter, which an expert says likely uses generative adversarial networks, amid fears the tool may hurt users' self-esteem (The Verge)

March 2, 2023

[ad_1] The Verge: A look at TikTok’s viral Bold Glamour filter, which an expert says likely uses generative adversarial networks,…

TikTok's test in Australia that limits some users' access to licensed music is to study what is trending, how users access its service, and more, per a source (Glenn Peoples/Billboard)

February 25, 2023

[ad_1] Glenn Peoples / Billboard: TikTok’s test in Australia that limits some users’ access to licensed music is to study…

Meta updates its "why am I seeing this ad" tool on Facebook to boost transparency about how users' on- and off-platform activity impacts its ML models (Nicole Farley/Search Engine Land)

February 14, 2023

[ad_1] Nicole Farley / Search Engine Land: Meta updates its “why am I seeing this ad” tool on Facebook to…

Italy's privacy watchdog orders San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker Replika to stop processing local users' data over concerns its tech poses risks to minors (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

February 3, 2023

[ad_1] Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Italy’s privacy watchdog orders San Francisco-based AI chatbot maker Replika to stop processing local users’…

Filing: Meta to pay $725M to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' data (Nate Raymond/Reuters)

December 23, 2022

[ad_1] Nate Raymond / Reuters: Filing: Meta to pay $725M to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of allowing…

Reports: Godfather malware is using overlaid login screens on Android to get users' credentials across 400+ banking apps and crypto exchanges in 16 countries (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

December 22, 2022

[ad_1] Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Reports: Godfather malware is using overlaid login screens on Android to get users’ credentials across…

Sources: the US is seeking info on confidential deals that Elon Musk made with foreign investors over concerns they may be able to access Twitter users' data (Bloomberg)

November 18, 2022

[ad_1] Bloomberg: Sources: the US is seeking info on confidential deals that Elon Musk made with foreign investors over concerns…

End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal launches its Stories feature out of beta on Android and iOS; users' Stories will automatically expire after 24 hours (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

November 7, 2022

[ad_1] Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: End-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal launches its Stories feature out of beta on Android and…

The FTC accuses homework help app Chegg of security lapses, including ~40M users' personal info being stolen in 2018; Chegg agrees to boost its security (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

October 31, 2022

[ad_1] Natasha Singer / New York Times: The FTC accuses homework help app Chegg of security lapses, including ~40M users’…