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This privacy ruling against Facebook and Insta could put an end to targeted ads

This privacy ruling against Facebook and Insta could put an end to targeted ads

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Photo: Sergey Yelagin (Shutterstock) European Union privacy regulators have ruled that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, cannot donate up data for targeted advertising condition of membership in social networksaccording to information published on Tuesday in the the wall street journal and Reuters. The decision threatens to upend the social media giant’s business …

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Lawsuit claims Apple AirTags have 'become the weapon of choice' for stalkers

Lawsuit claims Apple AirTags have ‘become the weapon of choice’ for stalkers

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Photo: Apple Two women have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple after claiming their ex used company quartercut Airtag trackers to track them down. The lawsuit, seen by Gizmodo, claims that Apple’s alleged missteps over privacy considerations with AirTags constitute negligence and violate California’s constitutional right to privacy. AirTags, according to the lawsuit, are …

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Hackers release millions of Twitter IDs and user information for free

Hackers release millions of Twitter IDs and user information for free

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Twitter’s security flaw that allowed hackers to steal millions of user records was patched in August this year, but that hasn’t stopped hackers from posting that data for free online.Photo: Sergey Yelagin (Shutterstock) Twitter’s API once contained a flaw so easily exploitable that hackers managed to capture 5.4 million user details. Now, according to reports …

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Vast Majority of People Who Invest in Bitcoin Inevitably Lose Money, Study Finds

Vast Majority of People Who Invest in Bitcoin Inevitably Lose Money, Study Finds

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Bitcoin has been around for decades, although at that time BIS researchers noted that the cryptocurrency was not widely used for regular transactions or any real-world funding. Photo: PETER PARKS/AFP (Getty Images) About three-quarters of new bitcoin investors have lost money putting their funds in the big crypto game, according to new research from one …

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DOJ and SEC Investigate FTX Collapse as Entire Crypto Market Plunges

DOJ and SEC Investigate FTX Collapse as Entire Crypto Market Plunges

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A screenshot of the FTX ad featuring comedian Larry David that ran during the Super Bowl in February 2022.Screenshot: FTX/YouTube The Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating FTX, a crypto platform that halted withdrawals on Tuesday, according to a new report from the the wall street journal. And while the …

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