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  • Was Cambridge Analytica Upfront with their Data Destruction Process?

    Was Cambridge Analytica Upfront with their Data Destruction Process?

    Facebook was successful in getting Cambridge Analytica to delete millions of users’ data back in January 2016, but there’s a twist.  The information based on that data appears to have lived much longer.  The Guardian obtained leaked emails which suggest that Cambridge Analytica has explicitly avoided agreeing to delete the derivatives of that data –…

  • UK Authorities Order Cambridge Analytica to Hand Over Info to US Citizen

    UK Authorities Order Cambridge Analytica to Hand Over Info to US Citizen

    Authorities in the UK have ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all of the information that it acquired on a US voter.  For those of you who don’t remember, Cambridge Analytica is the firm that is at the center of the data scandal that stole 87 million Facebook users’ information.  If granted, this could potentially…

  • Warning: Change Your Twitter Password Immediately

    Warning: Change Your Twitter Password Immediately

    Twitter has announced a big issue.  There is a bug that allows users passwords to be stored internally without being masked.  When things are working correctly, Twitter stores hashed passwords, turning them into random letters and numbers so that no one at the company can see what any user password happens to be.  But a…