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Tens of millions of Apple and Fitbit users’ data exposed via unsecured database

Data from 61 million Apple and Fitbit user fitness tracker records was exposed in a non-password-protected database belonging to GetHeath, a company which manages health and wellness data from hundreds of wearables, medical devices and apps.

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YouTube Home to Hundreds of Election Misinformation Videos

November 5, 2024

Misleading election-related ads are “running rampant” on Meta-owned Facebook, but Google-owned YouTube is also making money from misinformation. Research by Media Matters, independently confirmed by the New York Times, found 30 YouTube channels that between them had posted almost 300 videos containing misinformation which had earned some 47 million views. YouTube is monetizing them with ads and sharing revenue with the creators.  YouTube says election-denial falsehoods don’t violate its guidelines.

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