Accusing Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and Instagram of “intentionally” violating Europe’s strict new privacy rules that officially went into effect on Friday, Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed four lawsuits against the tech companies arguing they are still “coercing users into sharing personal data” despite rolling out new policies ostensibly aimed at complying with […]
As New Privacy Rules Hit Europe, Google and Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion in Lawsuits…
This Is the ‘Depressing’ Chart Mark Zuckerberg Does Not Want You to See…
Almost a year ago, we wrote about how post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been, but they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. The Atlantic’s Jean Twenge questioned whether “smartphones destroyed a generation?” There is compelling evidence that the devices we’ve placed in young people’s hands are having profound effects on their […]
Instagram Is the Most Harmful Social Network for Your Mental Health…
Our addictive feeds of fitness models, exotic travel, and photo-perfect moments don’t often match with our comparatively humdrum and badly lit lives. The discontent caused by that disconnect is enough that a growing body of research suggests social media is contributing to mental-health problems such as anxiety, depression, sleep deprivation, and body-image issues in young […]
STUDY: Beware! Law Enforcement Spending Millions to Monitor Social Media…
A new study has found law enforcement agencies spent $4.75 million on social media monitoring tools between 2013 and 2016 to surveil the public and investigate possible crimes, although this sum is “massively understated”…
New Startup That Sends Dossiers On Your Private Social Media Profiles To Potential Landlords Should Be Illegal…
A new startup wants to take a “deep dive” into the private social media activity of prospective tenants—their chats, check-ins, how many times they’ve posted words like…
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