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T-Mobile agrees to $31.5M settlement

In what may become a telecom industry model, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has settled a cybersecurity breach case with T-Mobile agreeing the company will pay a $15.75 million civil settlement and invest $15.75 million more in increased cybersecurity. This resolves T-Mobile breach cases from 2021, 2022 and 2023 and will require it to add zero-trust architecture and multi-factor identification to its networks.

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EU restricts Meta on ad targeting + why Meta/Ray-Bans are scary

October 8, 2024

Double Meta trouble. First, an EU court backed Max Schrems’ complaint accusing it of violating privacy regarding sexual orientation, so now the company must restrict data it uses for targeted ads in the EU. Secondly, two Harvard students revealed Meta’s Ray Ban smart glasses can, in combination with facial image search technology, be used to identify people on sight, potentially for doxing or for scamming.

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IT’S THE LAW (10/08/2024)

October 8, 2024

California’s governor signed a car data privacy law to help protect domestic violence survivors. This, which is one of several new privacy and domestic violence related laws in California, could set a precedent for other states. It states drivers must be able to easily turn off location access and requires automakers to respond promptly to customer requests that are sent with a restraining order that request that another driver’s remote access be turned off.

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