Twitter leak reported to contain ~200M records
Cyber Press discovered a 9.4GB leak of Twitter data containing nearly 200 million records. This leaves users vulnerable to phishing attacks, identity theft and exploitation of data.
Cyber Press discovered a 9.4GB leak of Twitter data containing nearly 200 million records. This leaves users vulnerable to phishing attacks, identity theft and exploitation of data.
The ANPD, Brazil’s regulator, has banned Meta’s use of Brazilian citizen data for AI training. The company, which recently decided to give itself permission to use Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram data from Brazilian users, has been given five working days to comply or risk daily fines of 50,000 reais (around $8,808). Pittance in Meta terms, but still a good stand to take in one of Meta’s largest markets.
The Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RI-DTPPA) has just become the newest US state law and will take effect in 2026. It puts obligations on controllers that process personal data, either by doing business in the state or providing products or services to residents. Much of the protection is similar to that provided in other states, including confirmation of data, and the right for users to correct, delete, and opt-out of targeted advertising. However, the law does not obligate use of a user-selected universal opt-out mechanism (UOOM)... Read More >
Remember the good old days, when lying was considered unacceptable? The folks at Iron Tribe Fitness, a South Carolina gym, are holding Meta to that forgotten standard in a class action suit alleging that Facebook overcharged advertisers as much as $4 billion by using one type of auction bidding process while claiming to use another. Meta blames the error on a “software glitch” that began in 2013 and continued for at least four years.