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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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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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| Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: |
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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| 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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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Ahead of launch of passkeys, which requires users to have two-factor authentication, Apple says 95%+ of active iCloud users have 2FA enabled on their accounts — With its next round of software updates coming this fall, including iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple will launch integrated support for the passkeys standard.
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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'
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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.| Reuters: |
Dell says it ceased all Russian operations after closing its offices in mid-August; it had suspended sales in Russia, Belarus, and parts of Ukraine in February — Dell Technologies Inc. said on Saturday it had ceased all Russian operations after closing its offices in mid-August … | 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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Security Affairs, VPNoverview.com, The Hacker News, and Social Media IO Roundup. Tweets: @kaspersky
| Reuters: |
Facebook agrees in principle to settle a lawsuit alleging it violated consumer privacy laws by sharing user data with 3rd 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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| 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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PYMNTS.com, The Information, Seeking Alpha, and POPSUGAR
Tweets: @rstephens, @zoescaman, and @triketora
| Daniel Alvarenga / Rolling Stone: |
With funding sources drying up, El Salvador appears to be heading deeper into a political and economic crisis, one year after it adopted bitcoin as legal tender — It's been a year since El Salvador adopted bitcoin as currency — things are not going well — SIX DAYS BEFORE El Salvador's …
Tweets: @rollingstone and @rollingstone
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