New Zealand Herald: Annabel Langbein is considering legal action against Facebook and Google to stop scam ads. “Celebrity chef Annabel Langbein is considering legal action against Facebook and Google for allowing scammers to use her image to lure in victims.”
Security & Legal Issues
Security & Legal issues and news. May be about patches, hacks, or court decisions.
New York Times: Trump Administration Sued Over Social Media Screening for Visa Applicants
New York Times: Trump Administration Sued Over Social Media Screening for Visa Applicants. “A pair of documentary film organizations sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its requirement that foreigners disclose their social media accounts — including pseudonymous ones — when they apply for visas.”
Economic Times: Film maker wins copyright infringement case against Google, YouTube
Economic Times: Film maker wins copyright infringement case against Google, YouTube. “Indian filmmaker Suneel Darshan has won a copyright infringement case against Google and its YouTube video-streaming platform, after an eight-year-long court battle.”
CNET: Ransomware froze more cities in 2019. Next year is a tossup
CNET: Ransomware froze more cities in 2019. Next year is a tossup. “When Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in 2012, it caused a power outage affecting nearly 8 million homes and workplaces, including the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. The building’s computers couldn’t turn on, but police were still making arrests, and his office still needed to prepare cases for trial. So his staff turned to pen and paper, writing out criminal complaints by hand and, on some nights, by candlelight. The natural disaster cost New York City about $19 billion. What could be equally devastating for the city? According to Vance, the scourge of ransomware.”
Abacus News: Doxxing of Hong Kong children spurs new Facebook policies
Abacus News: Doxxing of Hong Kong children spurs new Facebook policies. “Social media giant Facebook introduced a new policy to protect minors after children of Hong Kong police officers became victims of doxxing attacks during the city’s ongoing anti-government protests, its content manager revealed on Wednesday. Under the policy that was implemented worldwide in September, Facebook removes content designed to identify children and create risks to their safety.”
Biometric Update: DHS plans mandatory airport facial biometric scans for U.S. travelers
Biometric Update: DHS plans mandatory airport facial biometric scans for U.S. travelers. “U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to broaden the use of biometric facial recognition technology to check all visitors entering and departing U.S. airports, including U.S. citizens and green card holders who were initially excluded from mandatory scans, writes TechCrunch.”
Ars Technica: Justices debate allowing state law to be “hidden behind a pay wall”
Ars Technica: Justices debate allowing state law to be “hidden behind a pay wall”. “The courts have long held that laws can’t be copyrighted. But if the state mixes the text of the law together with supporting information, things get trickier. In Monday oral arguments, the US Supreme Court wrestled with the copyright status of Georgia’s official legal code, which includes annotations written by LexisNexis.”
