Twitch, a platform for video game and e-sport broadcasts, is investigating the extent of a breach that 4chan claims to be about 128GB of data, including source codes and user payout information.
Speaking of things that shouldn’t surprise you: consumers use social media even though they know it’s bad for them. Reboot Foundation found that more than half of respondents felt social media made them feel bad, but only one-third had taken steps to cut back and over 70% said you’d have to pay them at least $10,000 to quit. Similarly, The Verge found that unfavorable opinions of social media increased during the pandemic, but consumers still see Facebook as the best way to connect with friends and family.
The European Union’s Parliament voted for a total ban on biometric surveillance in public spaces to preserve “privacy and human dignity.” They also called for bans on private facial recognition databases used by Clearview AI and others, and on social scoring systems that rate by behavior or personality.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.