#Nurse fired for posting photos of newborn with birth defect

#Nurse fired for posting photos of newborn with birth defect

“#Nurse fired for posting photos of newborn with birth defect” A Florida nurse has been fired for posting photos on social media cruelly mocking a newborn with a birth defect, hospital officials said. Sierra Samuels, a neonatal intensive care nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, was fired Thursday following an investigation that began early…

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#European regulator probes TikTok on children’s data, China ties

#European regulator probes TikTok on children’s data, China ties

“#European regulator probes TikTok on children’s data, China ties” A key European privacy regulator has opened two probes into TikTok’s handling of user data, adding to the popular Chinese app’s regulatory woes on both sides of the Atlantic.  Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, which is the European Union’s main regulator for companies like TikTok parent ByteDance…

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#Facebook reads and shares WhatsApp private messages: report

#Facebook reads and shares WhatsApp private messages: report

“#Facebook reads and shares WhatsApp private messages: report” Facebook’s encrypted messaging service WhatsApp isn’t as private as it claims, according to a new report. The popular chat app, which touts its privacy features, says parent Facebook can’t read messages sent between users. But an extensive report by ProPublica on Tuesday claims that Facebook is paying…

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#Apple delays ‘child safety’ feature after privacy outcry

#Apple delays ‘child safety’ feature after privacy outcry

“#Apple delays ‘child safety’ feature after privacy outcry” Apple bowed to privacy and civil liberties advocates Friday when it agreed to delay and modify a controversial plan to scan users’ photos for child pornography.   The company’s tool, called “neuralMatch,” would scan images on Apple users’ devices before they’re uploaded to iCloud. A separate tool would sift through users’ encrypted…

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#Apple adds driver’s licenses to iPhone wallets

#Apple adds driver’s licenses to iPhone wallets

“#Apple adds driver’s licenses to iPhone wallets” Apple is rolling out a feature in eight states that will let users store digital versions of their driver’s licenses and other state IDs in their iPhone wallets. The Transportation Security Administration plans to accept IDs stored on iPhones at “select airport security checkpoints” in “participating airports,” Apple added…

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# ‘Surveillance state’: Australian police given sweeping new hacking powers

# ‘Surveillance state’: Australian police given sweeping new hacking powers

“# ‘Surveillance state’: Australian police given sweeping new hacking powers ” Sweeping legislation allowing officials from the Australian Federal Police and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to target suspected criminals online has passed through the country’s parliament with bipartisan support. On August 25, the Identify and Disrupt bill passed through Australia’s Senate, introducing three new warrants…

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# Monero price rises 20% after Atomic Swap implementation

# Monero price rises 20% after Atomic Swap implementation

“# Monero price rises 20% after Atomic Swap implementation ” Monero (XMR), the largest privacy-focused cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has posted a 20% price surge following the launch of the Atomic Swap implementation program last week. On Friday, the Monero Project officially announced a rollout of the Atomic Swap implementation developed by the cross-blockchain protocol COMIT,…

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