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Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million to settle a privacy lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptively using at least 140 million users’ email addresses and phone numbers for targetted advertising. According to the FTC, Twitter asked users for personal information for the express purpose of securing their accounts, but then “also used it to serve targetted ads for Twitter’s financial benefit”. “It wasn’t Twitter’s first alleged violation of the FTC Act, but this one will cost the company $150 million in civil penalties,” the FTC said in a statement late on Wednesday. The case goes back to 2010 when the FTC filed its complaint against Twitter. In that case, Twitter told users that users could control who had access to their tweets and that their private messages could be viewed only by recipients. ALSO READ: NEWS18 EXPLAINS: Do Claims Against Musk Raise A Legal Issue For His Companies And Twitter Deal? But according to the … [Read more...] about Twitter Will Pay $150 Million For Using Your Phone Numbers For Targeted Ads

Google has taken a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array of trendsetting devices. The latest additions to its six-year-old Pixel brand will include Google’s first smartwatch that draws upon the features and expertise it has gained from last year’s $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness gadget maker Fitbit . The new watch, targeted for an autumn release, marks Google’s first major attempt to make its mark in wearable technology, a market that has been growing steadily since Apple introduced its smartwatch in 2014. Until now, Google’s presence in the smartwatch market had been limited to making a version of its mobile Android operating system for watches made by other companies. Google also used its annual I/O developers conference to tease a Pixel tablet that it is scheduled for release next year to compete against Apple’s market-leading iPad. Besides showcasing its upcoming devices, Google also previewed … [Read more...] about Google takes on Apple with its new line of Pixel phones, watches, and earbuds

Unwanted phone calls are not only a nuisance, they can also be dangerous — and they can be avoided. While scammers are resorting to more devious tricks, phone scams continue to pose risks to the unwary. Almost 60 million Americans reported being scammed in 2021, losing an average of $502 each for a total of $29 billion. Fraudulent schemers not only seek money, but want access to victims' information. Scammers can be friendly or threatening, but are always out to cause harm. 10 common phone scams to be aware of: 1. Scammers sometimes offer free gifts as rewards to consumers that actually are efforts to take your money and information. Vacations and travel are among the most common offerings by scammers seeking your address, credit card number, credit information, while asking for a shipping and handling fee or similar fee to send the gift. 2. 'You've won the lottery' scams often come from outside the United States, thus making law enforcement's job all the harder. Scammers … [Read more...] about Ten common and dangerous phone scams you should know about

Models hold Motorola's mid-range smartphones, the Edge 20 lite and Moto G50 5G. LG HelloVision started taking orders for Motorola's Edge 20 lite and Moto G50 5G on Monday. [LG HELLOVISION] [LG HELLOVISION] Motorola is making a comeback in Korea through an LG U+ subsidiary, targeting the mid-range smartphone market. LG HelloVision started taking orders for Motorola 5G smartphones on Monday. LG HelloVision is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and cable TV operator that is 50-percent owned by LG U+. MVNOs rent network space to offer low-cost subscription plans. Motorola and LG HelloVision are targeting the lower-end smartphone market. The two Motorola smartphones that made their debut in the Korean market are Edge 20 lite and Moto G50 5G. The Edge 20 lite model is priced at 399,000 won ($310), and Moto G50 5G at 349,000 won. The Edge 20 lite supports two SIM cards with three rear cameras, including a 108-megapixel camera. Moto G50 5G, originally released in August … [Read more...] about Motorola phones return to Korea via LG HelloVision

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 In 2015, Kellyanne Conway found herself en route to pick up her kids at elementary school, simultaneously pushing back against an attempt by Michael Cohen - then Donald Trump's personal attorney and fixer - to rig the annual Conservative Political Action Conference's buzzy straw poll, which her firm was running, in Trump's favor. " 'Mr. Trump' needed to come in first in the PAC straw poll," Conway recounted that Cohen told her in a phone call. "He repeated himself. Mr. Trump needed to come in first." Four years later, firmly ensconced in the White House as senior counselor to President Trump, Conway said she found herself again facing the surreal, when Trump's daughter Ivanka handed her a Post-it note with "the names of two local doctors who specialized in couples therapy." The marriage between Conway and her husband had erupted into public view when George T. Conway III began … [Read more...] about In new book, Kellyanne Conway takes aim at many targets – except Trump

The intelligence agencies and security grid of the Indian government have raised concerns over increased attempts of espionage by Pakistani intelligence officers (PIOs) in recent times, News18 has learnt. The matter has been escalated at the top level after a few cases were reported where PIOs were found to be members of WhatsApp groups created by personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces and other establishments. Understanding the gravity of the situation, intelligence agencies have prepared a detailed report on the rise of espionage by Pakistan, suggesting random checks of personnel bank accounts, and selling of mobile phones by personnel or officials and their family members too. Pakistani intelligence officers have been using brute force to fetch information regarding Indian security forces through various modus operandi, News18 has learnt. A detailed report on the new tactics of PIOs has been sent to all forces to keep a tight check on any lapses. Also, various steps … [Read more...] about Concerns Rise as Pak Intel Officers Step Up Spying Bids, Some Sneak into WhatsApp Groups of Indian Jawans

When Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, it threw New Jersey into an ad hoc experiment in online voting. The storm made landfall just days before the presidential election, and along with an estimated $30 billion in damages, it also wiped out hundreds of polling places, leaving many people without a place to vote. Beyond that, many residents were displaced from their homes, unable to even receive or cast an absentee ballot by mail. In a bid to keep the displaced from becoming disenfranchised, the state turned to the internet for help. New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno launched the U.S. into an impromptu experiment in mass online voting— designating the citizens as “overseas voters” and thereby  granting them the ability to request and return ballots online, either by email or by fax. Had New Jersey’s experiment gone well, it would have been a major victory for advocates of online voting, who’ve long argued that the internet could be a valuable tool to protect the right to vote and … [Read more...] about Why You (Still) Can’t Vote Online

A Special Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana is scheduled to examine on May 20 an interim report of its technical committee, which is examining allegations of the government using Pegasus, the Israeli military grade software , to spy on citizens. A separate application filed by advocate M.L. Sharma urging the court to take cognisance of a recent New York Times report that India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel is listed before the Bench, which also comprises Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli. The case was scheduled to come up for hearing in February this year. However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the government, had sought an adjournment . The Pegasus case was listed for hearing on February 23, almost four months after the court set up the technical committee monitored by former Supreme Court judge Justice R.V. Raveendran on October 27 last year. Twelve Pegasus petitions have been listed before the Bench on Thursday. News reports on the … [Read more...] about SC to hear Pegasus case today, set to examine panel report on spying allegations

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 Chris Culhane is not a fan of planned obsolescence, when it comes to broken electronics. “I’m always in favor of repair,” said the San Francisco accountant as he waited at San Francisco Computer Repair, an independent shop in West SOMA, to get data retrieved from his dead Dell laptop. “If you put three grand into a computer and something happens, I’d like to think you could get it fixed, right?” That was the philosophy behind California’s SB 983, the “Right to Repair” bill, which died in committee on Thursday after supporters believed it would pass. The legislative bill, which would have been the first of its kind in the United States, would have required makers of electronic gear such as cellphones, game consoles, washers and dryers, computers — almost anything with a chip inside — to ease the route to fixing broken stuff by providing parts, tools and manuals at reasonable prices. … [Read more...] about Broken laptop? How California’s right-to-repair movement is trying to make it easier to fix your electronics

Vladimir Putin has issued a chilling warning about "real aggression" by his enemies in a speech to his Security Council in Russia . Putin claims there has been a surge in foreign attacks against Russia since the start of his “special operation” in Ukraine . He added these attacks have been coming from state players rather than individual hackers. Russia’s financial and media institutions were among the facilities hit, he said. But the tyrant claims the attacks have failed, before calling on Russia to improve its cyber defences by cutting the risk of using foreign software and hardware. "Purposeful attempts are being made to disable the Internet resources of Russia's critical information infrastructure", Putin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of his Security Council in Moscow At the start of May, Russian tech terrorists threatened to shut down ventilators in British hospitals , it was claimed. It came a few days after an alleged cyber … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin in chilling warning about ‘real aggression’ against Russia in new speech