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US senator blocks proposed surveillance law opposed by Facebook and Google
Lobbying pressure from an alliance of big internet companies and civil liberties groups – and the resistance of one steadfast US senator – forced the Senate Intelligence Committee to withdraw proposed legislation requiring social media companies to report “terrorist activity” to the government.
Child abuser sextortionist hijacked victims’ Facebook and email accounts
James S. Allen, sentenced to 262 months in prison, sent victims to a phishing site set disguised as a Flickr log-in site.
I must not tweet defamatory comments… I must not tweet defamatory comments… I must not…
In an unusual civil case a Spanish judge has ordered a libellous tweeter to post the details of his sentence on the social network for 30 days straight.
Has Twitter traced escaped Mexican drug baron ‘El Chapo’ to Costa Rica?
Is Joaquín Guzmán, aka ‘El Chapo’, really in Costa Rica? His son’s Twitter seems to say so, but should we take that at face value?
Uber hires the guys who hacked a Jeep to develop safer driverless cars
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, security researchers who caused huge headaches for Fiat Chrysler when they showed the world how to remotely hack a Jeep, have hacked their way into new jobs with Uber.
Autoplaying video of journalists’ murders gives Facebook, Twitter users pause
Social media users unwillingly witnessed video of the murders of two television journalists yesterday, due to a default feature on Facebook and Twitter that plays videos automatically. Here’s how to turn “autoplay” off.
Curt Schilling suspended over tweet comparing Muslims to Nazi-era Germans
The tweet compared the percentage of Germans who were Nazis with the number of Muslims who are extremists.
Twitter muzzles Politwoops politician-tracking accounts
The US site was the first to go, and now 30 countries will no longer be able to track their politicians flip-flopping via deleted tweets.
‘Loose tweets destroy fleets’ – US Air Force warns
Keeping quiet is crucial to OPSEC: for civilians, it can help keep our digital lives secure. For military, it can save lives. 