Twitter says it fielded nearly 60K legal demands globally in H2 2021 and complied fully with ~40%; the US accounted for 20% of account information requests Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
A New York state law passed last week will require concealed carry gun permit applicants to submit a list of social media accounts from the previous three years Techmeme · 1 month ago
FBI says it received intelligence about a planned cyberattack by Iran-backed hackers on the Boston Children's Hospital and was able to thwart it Techmeme · 2 months ago
CISA says Dominion's voting machines used in at least 16 states have nine vulnerabilities that have not been exploited, and suggests mitigation measures Techmeme · 2 months ago
CA State Assembly approves a bill letting parents sue social media companies if children become "addicted" to the companies' products; bill needs a final vote Techmeme · 3 months ago
Canada joins its intelligence allies in banning carriers from using Huawei and ZTE equipment for the country's 5G network, after a delay of over three years Techmeme · 3 months ago
Experts raise concerns about the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in Allegheny County, PA, and its potential to harden racial disparity in the system Techmeme · 3 months ago
Since Ukraine invasion, an estimated 70,000 tech workers have left Russia, despite income taxes eliminated till 2024, relocating to Poland, Latvia, and more Techmeme · 4 months ago
Rights group Global Witness says Facebook approved eight paid ads that it submitted containing hate speech inciting violence and genocide against the Rohingya Techmeme · 5 months ago
How Russia is trying to use social media platforms to stir up anti-Ukraine sentiment by spreading propaganda, disinformation, and discord online Techmeme · 6 months ago
Russia announces a "partial restriction" of access to Facebook over Meta's alleged restrictions on Kremlin-backed media Techmeme · 6 months ago
US NHTSA opens an investigation into Tesla's "Passenger Play" in-car gaming feature covering 580,000 vehicles from 2017 to 2022 Techmeme · 8 months ago
WhatsApp's privacy policy for European users will be reorganized to provide more information on the data it collects and how it is used, after record DPC fine Techmeme · 9 months ago
Facebook docs detail issues with moderating non-English speech, leading to inflammatory language in Afghanistan, bans on common words in Palestine, and more Techmeme · 10 months ago
Microsoft says Russia carried out 58% of detected state-backed hacks in the year ending June 30, with a 32% success rate; China accounted for 8% Techmeme · 10 months ago
European Commission proposes legislation mandating USB-C charging for mobile devices, citing electronic waste; Apple is the main holdout from using USB-C Techmeme · 11 months ago
NHTSA opens a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system, covering 765K vehicles, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles Techmeme · 12 months ago
DoorDash reports Q2 revenue of $1.24B, up 83% YoY, total orders of 345M, up 69% YoY, net loss of $102M, and says fee caps in cities like NY and LA cost it $26M Techmeme · 12 months ago
The Justice Department says 27 US Attorney offices had at least one employee's Microsoft email account breached by Russian hackers from May 7 to Dec. 27, 2020 Techmeme · 1 year ago
A look at Amazon's Key For Business program, launched in 2018 to let drivers unlock apartment buildings via an app, which it is encouraging landlords to adopt Techmeme · 1 year ago
US announces anti-ransomware measures, including rewards of up to $10M for information about foreign state-sanctioned hackers targeting critical infrastructure Techmeme · 1 year ago