Hopefully it’s a COVID-19 version of what it did post-2016 elections, when it required verification of those buying political or issue ads.
Tag Archives: COVID-19
Woman stalked by sandwich server via her COVID-19 contact tracing info
She wanted a sub, not Facebook, Instagram and SMS come-ons from the guy who served her and intercepted her contact-tracing details.
TikTok’s handling of child privacy gets another watchdog’s attention
Use of the kid-addicting, video-sharing app is exploding during lockdown, triggering yet another inquiry into how safe it is for young ones.
Fake news Facebook accounts used coronavirus to attract followers
In April, the company yanked 1,887 misleading accounts, pages and groups tied to eight influencer networks building fake engagement.
Coronavirus pandemic coincides with spike in online puppy scams
Got plenty of quaran-time to teach something to roll over? Be careful! Puppy lust is leading to broken hearts and emptied wallets.
Coronavirus delays trial of alleged Russian hacker a third time
Justice has already been slow in this case, and the pandemic isn’t helping: His trial has been postponed for a third time.
Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany
Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns.
Facebook to alert us if we’ve been exposed to fake coronavirus news
Drinking bleach does NOT cure coronavirus: it’s just one dangerous myth that Facebook will alert us to if we’ve interacted with it.
ICANN asks registrars to crack down on scam coronavirus websites
It doesn’t have regulatory authority, so it can’t do much, but the hundreds of registrars it authorizes can and should.
Microsoft and Google delay online authentication change
Both Microsoft and Google have postponed a change that would have forced better application security by shutting down an insecure access protocol called Basic Authentication.