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New York wants to ban taxpayer-funded ransomware payments
One of the proposed bills would set up a $5m fund to help small towns upgrade their systems and bolster their security.
YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online
YouTube can’t track kids online anymore without their parents’ permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.
Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws
Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more.
New York City moves to protect citizens’ location data
New York City is considering a law that could stop cellphone carriers and smartphone app vendors from selling their location data.
Dating app Jack’d fined $240K for leaving private photos up for a year
The company behind the gay dating app left users’ private photos online for a year in spite of knowing about the security bugs.
Metal keys beat smart locks in NYC legal battle
A group of tenants in New York City have prevailed in a lawsuit against their landlord’s use of smart locks.
Selling fake likes and follows is illegal, rules New York
A groundbreaking settlement in New York finds that selling fake likes and followers is illegal.
Up to 9.5 million net neutrality comments were fake
New York has expanded its probe to subpoena 14 industry groups and lobbyists, saying that fake comments “distort[ed] public opinion.”
Feds indict 12 for allegedly buying iPhones on other people’s dimes
They allegedly hacked into phone accounts, convinced retailers they were who they weren’t, and upgraded to shiny new gadgets for small fees.