November 1, 2023

Ars Technica: SEC sues SolarWinds and CISO, says they ignored flaws that led to major hack

Ars Technica: SEC sues SolarWinds and CISO, says they ignored flaws that led to major hack.”The US Securities and Exchange Commission sued SolarWinds Corp. and Chief Information Security Officer Timothy Brown yesterday, alleging that they concealed security failures that led to a nearly two-yearlong cyberattack known as ‘Sunburst.’ The attack, reportedly carried out by Russian hackers, inserted malicious code into SolarWinds network-management software used by thousands of customers, including US government agencies and private companies.”

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October 23, 2023

Ars Technica: Rapper Pras’ lawyer used AI to defend him in criminal case—it did not go well

Ars Technica: Rapper Pras’ lawyer used AI to defend him in criminal case—it did not go well. “[Prakazrel “Pras”] Michel was represented at trial by defense counsel David Kenner, who is accused of failing to provide a cogent defense and misattributing two songs to the Fugees. The allegations about Kenner’s use of AI are reminiscent of a previous incident in which a lawyer admitted using ChatGPT to help write court filings that cited six nonexistent cases invented by the artificial intelligence tool.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
September 24, 2023

NBC News: Social media famous dentist faces backlash on TikTok after women claim he sent inappropriate messages

NBC News: Social media famous dentist faces backlash on TikTok after women claim he sent inappropriate messages . “A Texas dentist who is known for his brash, edgy humor on social media, where he has hundreds of thousands of followers, has been accused of bullying and sexual harassment by several women who say they received inappropriate messages from his official social media accounts. Kenneth Wilstead, who goes by @DrKennySmiles on Instagram and @DrKennySmilesOfficial on TikTok, often shares his ‘smile makeovers’ on social media.”

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September 19, 2023

BBC: YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income

BBC: YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income. “YouTube has suspended Russell Brand’s channels from making money from adverts for ‘violating’ its ‘creator responsibility policy’. The video platform said it was taking action ‘to protect’ its users. It comes after the Metropolitan Police received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003, in the wake of further allegations about the star.”

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September 8, 2023

Texas Monthly: My Brief Career as a Paid Pro-Paxton Propagandist

Texas Monthly: My Brief Career as a Paid Pro-Paxton Propagandist. “Before the start of his impeachment trial this week, pro-Paxton political forces were paying for influencers to post on social media in support of the state’s top legal authority, who faces sixteen counts ranging from dereliction of official duty to bribery and conspiracy. How do I know this? Because I signed up to be a social media influencer, and to my great surprise, I earned $50 for each of two posts.”

Research & Opinion 0
September 7, 2023

WCVB: Massachusetts updates database of police disciplinary records

WCVB: Massachusetts updates database of police disciplinary records. “The Massachusetts agency that oversees police officer training and discipline updated its database of officer misconduct to remove the names of officers whose complaints were overturned and is continuing to review requests for corrections, a spokesperson for the commission said. The update was issued on Sept. 1 to the database of officers with sustained allegations that was first issued by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission last month.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
September 2, 2023

Sports Illustrated: NBA Referee Eric Lewis Retires Amid Probe Into Social Media Activity

Sports Illustrated: NBA Referee Eric Lewis Retires Amid Probe Into Social Media Activity. “Former NBA referee Eric Lewis has informed the league that he’s retiring from his duties as an official effective immediately, per a statement released from the league’s office of communications on Wednesday. Lewis had been the subject of an investigation involving his social media activity following allegations that he operated a burner account on X, formerly known as Twitter, which frequently posted in defense of himself and other NBA referees.”

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July 28, 2023

State of Connecticut: Governor Lamont Commissions Independent Review of Falsified Reporting of Traffic Records by the State Police

State of Connecticut: Governor Lamont Commissions Independent Review of Falsified Reporting of Traffic Records by the State Police. “Governor Ned Lamont today announced that, based on a recent audit that revealed a troubling number of erroneous records in the Connecticut State Police records management system and the State of Connecticut’s traffic stop racial profiling database, he is commissioning an independent review to determine how and why this misconduct occurred, why it went undetected for so many years, and what reforms should be implemented to ensure that such misconduct does not reoccur.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
July 26, 2023

Washington Post: Doctors who put lives at risk with covid misinformation rarely punished

Washington Post: Doctors who put lives at risk with covid misinformation rarely punished (The link is to a gift article.) “Across the country, doctors who jeopardized patients’ lives by pushing medical misinformation during the pandemic and its aftermath have faced few repercussions, according to a Washington Post analysis of disciplinary records from medical boards in all 50 states. State medical boards charged with protecting the American public often failed to stop doctors who went against medical consensus and prescribed unapproved treatments for covid or misled patients about vaccines and masks, the Post investigation found.”

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July 24, 2023

Stanford University: Sources refused to participate in Stanford investigation of president after they weren’t guaranteed anonymity

Stanford Daily: Sources refused to participate in Stanford investigation of president after they weren’t guaranteed anonymity. “Some witnesses to alleged incidents of research misconduct in Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s lab would not talk to the committee investigating his research after being told their anonymity was not guaranteed, The Daily learned. The Daily also obtained email records showing that the committee was aware of additional allegations that it did not disclose in its report, released Wednesday morning.”

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July 21, 2023

Associated Press: Video shows Oklahoma judge texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old

Associated Press: Video shows Oklahoma judge texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old. “A new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout the murder trial for a man accused in the fatal beating of a 2-year-old, a newspaper reports.”

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July 19, 2023

USA Today: ‘Dr. Roxy’, the plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok, banned from practicing medicine in Ohio

USA Today: ‘Dr. Roxy’, the plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok, banned from practicing medicine in Ohio. “The State Medical Board of Ohio on Wednesday voted to permanently revoke the medical license of [Dr. Katharine Roxanne] Grawe, who also goes by ‘Dr. Roxy.’ The board said Grawe, whose license has been suspended since Nov. 18, neglected her patients as she livestreamed parts of their procedures, spoke into a camera, and answered viewer questions – all while the surgeries were taking place.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
July 7, 2023

Los Angles Times: Santa Monica’s Headspace Health laid off scores of therapists. Their patients don’t know where they went

Los Angeles Times: Santa Monica’s Headspace Health laid off scores of therapists. Their patients don’t know where they went. “When Headspace Health laid off a large number of its therapists June 29, patients were told their providers had left the platform. What they didn’t know was their therapists had lost their jobs. And they suddenly had no way to contact them.”

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