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The bad news is that Twitter has disclosed a failure to protect users' phone numbers, again. The good news is that Twitter users can take steps to protect themselves. Earlier this week, Twitter announced it had discovered and shut down “a large network of fake accounts” that were uploading large numbers of phone numbers and using tools in Twitter’s API to match them to individual usernames. This type of activity can be used to build a reverse-lookup tool, to find...
So, you own or are thinking of buying a Ring camera. This post outlines a list of privacy and civil liberties concerns we have with Amazon’s Ring system so that you can be a more informed consumer, or—if you already own a Ring camera—be a more considerate neighbor. If You’re Thinking of Buying a Ring Camera 1. You are not the only one who can access your footage. Your Ring footage isn’t private. It’s in the cloud . That means...
There’s a new and serious threat to both free speech and security online. Under a draft bill that Bloomberg recently leaked , the Attorney General could unilaterally dictate how online platforms and services must operate. If those companies don’t follow the Attorney General’s rules, they could be on the hook for millions of dollars in civil damages and even state criminal penalties. The bill, known as the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act , grants...
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