Another Facebook whistleblower will testify about the company before British lawmakers

A Facebook whistleblower who had previously spoken out publicly against the company will testify before UK lawmakers, racheting up scrutiny of the embattled social media company.
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Ask Help Desk: Stop auto-correct from ducking up

From perplexing auto-corrections to the best way to call 911, we are answering your biggest tech questions. https://wapo.st/3nqPcfV

U.S. charges North Korean man with cyberattacks on NASA

Rim Jong Hyok is accused of using ransomware to attack computer systems at American hospitals, generating money to pay for hacking NASA and U.S. military bases. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/07/25/north-korea-hacking-indictment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

A booming industry of AI age scanners, aimed at children’s faces

“Age assurance” checks -- increasingly popular among lawmakers trying to wall kids off from the open internet -- rely on a style of surveillance that ranges “from ‘somewhat privacy violating’ to ‘authoritarian nightmare.’” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/07/face-scanning-kids-online-privacy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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