Category «Social Media»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 15, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: How to Clear Your Personal Data From a Car; Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook; Pairwise Authentication of Humans; Attacks on password managers increased drastically in 2024; and Judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from accessing Treasury materials.

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Subjects: AI, Copyright, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Legal Research, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 1, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: UnitedHealth now says 190 million impacted by 2024 data breach; A Tumultuous Week for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts; TikTok took a huge scoop of American users’ data and stored it in China – DeepSeek makes TikTok’s security issues look like child’s play; CVS Is Turning Locked Shelves Into an Excuse to Make You Download Its App; and Backdoor found in two healthcare patient monitors, linked to IP in China.

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Subjects: AI, Big Data, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Email Security, Healthcare, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 26, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: The double-edged sword of AI and cybersecurity; Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog; Cybersecurity Alert: Users Deceived By Fake Google CAPTCHA Pages; Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location; and Your phone is listening. Do you care?.

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Subjects: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Economy, Financial System, Privacy, Social Media

Lie About Your Birthday 🎂

Your birth date, like your phone number (get a burner number), is personal information that scammers can use to steal your identity or target you for fraud. Sisi Wei asks you to think back: How many times have you been asked to verify your date of birth in serious situations, like when recovering your login from your bank, or getting your medical information from your doctor office?

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Subjects: Financial System, Healthcare, Privacy, Search Engines, Shopping, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 11, 2025

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew; 33 Chrome extensions that have been found to have malware; Experian Conducted ‘Sham Investigations’ Into Errors in Its Credit Reports; and Lie About Your Birthday.

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Subjects: AI, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Privacy, Social Media

What Lawyers Need to Know About the Bluesky Social Media Platform

Catherine Reach discusses how for lawyers, Bluesky represents an opportunity for lawyers on the platform to stand out in the fledgling space before it becomes overcrowded. You can establish your firm’s brand early, getting the best handle without cluttering your usernames with numbers and underscores, and stand out while shaping the platform’s culture. You can connect with clients, potential clients and colleagues on a less noisy and cluttered platform, where the algorithm doesn’t promote paid ads so your content is more readily seen.

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Subjects: Communication Skills, Communications, KM, Law Firm Marketing, Legal Marketing, Legal Profession, Social Media, Technology Trends

1 in 6 Congresswomen Targeted by AI-Generated Sexually Explicit Deepfakes

A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images and puts into focus the evolving risks for women in politics and public life. By Barbara Rodriguez and Jasmine Mithan.

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Subjects: AI, Communications, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Legal Research, Pornography, Privacy, Social Media, Technology Trends, United States Law

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 21, 2024

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Four highlights from this week: The Breachies 2024: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year; Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban; CISA lays out how agencies, industry should respond to major cyber incidents; and Warning: A New Scam Targets Consumers with Unsolicited Gifts and Malicious QR Codes.

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Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 14, 2024

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?; FCC Prepares to Block Companies That Don’t Block Robocalls; Your Bluesky posts could be training AI models right now; AI chatbot provider exposes 346,000 customer files, including ID documents, resumes, and medical records; and Google uses your personal info to tailor search results. Here’s how to stop it

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Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media
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