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Analysis of data sent to the FCC: 10 of the top 15 US carriers collect geolocation data and don't let users opt out; most keep the data for two years on average — Ten of the top 15 mobile carriers collect geolocation data and provide no way for consumers to opt-out, according to information …
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Peiter Zatko's whistleblower report is framed as though it supports Musk's claims that Twitter is lying about spam, but the details actually show the opposite — We already wrote a long story looking at many of the eye-opening claims from Peiter “Mudge” Zatko in his whistleblower report …
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| TIME: |
An interview with Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko; some current and former Twitter employees say his allegations are misleading, overblown, or lack context — Peiter Zatko, the Twitter whistle-blower, is a black belt in jiu-jitsu. The day before his complaint against the social media company …
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| Reuters: |
Meta agrees in principle to settle a lawsuit alleging it violated consumer privacy laws by sharing user data with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica — Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook has in-principle agreed to settle a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court seeking damages …
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| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
An overview of Ethereum's proof-of-stake upgrade, The Merge, which is expected to cut the crypto platform's energy use by 99%+, and some of the risks involved — A long-awaited upgrade to Ethereum, the most popular crypto platform, may make the technology more environmentally sustainable.| Josh Sisco / Politico: |
Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company — Justice Department lawyers are in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple, according to a person …
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Netflix may launch its ad-supported tier in 2022 in 6+ markets, and plans to charge $7 to $9 per month in the US, selling ~4 minutes of ads per hour — Netflix Inc. is considering pricing its new advertising-supported tier at $7 to $9 a month, half as much as its current …
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Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @eric_seufert, @richlightshed, and @frankpallotta
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Kaspersky details how the North Korean Kimsuky threat actors use a multi-stage validation scheme to ensure their malware is only downloaded by specific targets — The North Korean ‘Kimsuky’ threat actors are going to great lengths to ensure that their malicious payloads are only downloaded …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices — At I/O 2022, Google detailed a way for Android apps to build cross-device experiences, similar to Nearby Share, and the SDK's developer preview is now available.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is “likely months” away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit “akin to a corporate colonoscopy” — Many crypto companies lack basic financial guardrails; 'Tether needs an audit that's akin to a corporate colonoscopy'
Tweets: @warrendavidson, @jeffjohnroberts, and @jessefelder
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Meta VP of Horizon Vivek Sharma is leaving the company after six years; the Horizon team will now directly report to Meta VP of the Metaverse Vishal Shah — - Vivek Sharma has been with Meta for six years and was most recently its VP of Horizon. — Sharma's team will now report directly to Meta's VP of metaverse Vishal Shah.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Shuffles, Pinterest's invite-only collage-making iOS app launched in late July 2022, is going viral on TikTok; Sensor Tower estimates the app has ~338K installs — Collage-style video “mood boards” are going viral on TikTok — and so is the app making them possible.
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