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Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities. Read more at @theverge. #ElonJet #CyberSecurity #Meta #Threads #Instagram #Tech #Privacy #Technology https://flip.it/fWcYMH

 

The Biden administration proposed new rules for regulating the transfer of certain data to adversarial countries such as China and Russia, creating specific requirements for how sensitive personal and federal information can be shared. Read more at @therecord_media@mastodon.social. #Cybersecurity #Data #Tech #Technology #Biden https://flip.it/hzxmEJ

 

23andMe is in turmoil following last year’s data breach, waning consumer interest and the company’s continual financial decline. TechCrunch looks into where this leaves millions of people’s genetic data and more: https://flip.it/JkHiFU
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Are passwords on the way out? Researchers are announcing two projects that will make passkeys easier for organizations to offer — and easier for everyone to use. Read more at @WIRED. #Passwords #Authentication #Cybersecurity #Passkeys #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/l-yryY

 

Two Harvard students took Meta’s commercially available Ray Ban smart glasses and built facial recognition software that automatically looks up someone’s face and identifies them, including personal information. Read it at @404mediaco@mastodon.social (Registration may be required). #Meta #SmartGlasses #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/WDXr7Z

 

The FCC announced a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile over multiple data breaches that compromised the personal information of millions of U.S. consumers from 2021-2023. More from @BleepingComputer@infosec.exchange. #FCC #TMobile #Cybersecurity #Tech https://flip.it/MGWkCJ

 

The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta with a $101.5 million penalty after investigating a 2019 security breach in which the company mistakenly stored users' passwords in plain text. Via @Engadget. #Meta #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/ZD45rD

 

A group of independent security researchers were able to scan virtually any internet-connected Kia vehicle’s license plate and within seconds gain the ability to track that car’s location, unlock the car, honk its horn, or start its ignition at will. More from @WIRED (Subscription may be required). #Kia #Hack #Tech #Technology #Cybersecurity https://flip.it/2fswDC

 

Apple has asked a federal court in San Francisco to drop its three-year-old case against spyware company NSO, citing worries about disclosing its own sensitive data during discovery. By @9to5mac. #Apple #NSO #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology #Spyware https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/13/apple-wants-to-revoke-its-three-year-old-lawsuit-against-spyware-group/

 

Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature, which stores a timeline of activity snapshots on your PC, has a new release date.

Microsoft unveiled the feature to much fanfare at Build 2024 in May, only to delay it indefinitely after security researchers called the feature a “privacy nightmare.” Now, having added some extra security measures, the company has said it will roll out Recall to beta testers using Copilot+ PCs in October. @engadget@press.coop has more.

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