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Microsoft and VMware vet Paul Maritz backs social app built on promise of user privacy

GeekWire

Former VMware CEO and longtime Microsoft executive Paul Maritz is a major investor in True, a social app that vows not to sell or monetize user data. True shows it’s possible to build a social app “not predicated on a business model that requires you to abuse people’s information,” Maritz said.

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Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

Gizmodo

Facebook security personnel and engineers helped the FBI track down a notorious child predator by helping a third-party company develop an exploit in a security-focused version of the Linux operating system, Tails, per a Wednesday report by Vice.

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Facebook Is Reportedly Under Investigation for 'Systemic' Racial Bias in Its Workplace

Gizmodo

Facebook’s hiring practices and promotions are under federal scrutiny following reports of widespread racial bias, according to Reuters. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched a “systemic” investigation into the social media giant, indicating that it suspects internal policies may be contributing to… Read more.

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Twitter Tests Easier Way to Report Abusive Tweets

Gizmodo

Twitter is testing a new way of allowing users to report tweets that potentially break the social media platform’s rules. And it’s frankly surprising that it took the company this long to try it out. Read more.

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Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half

SecureWorld News

Critical Start today released its biannual Cyber Intelligence Report, featuring the top threats observed in the first half of 2023 and emerging cybersecurity trends impacting the healthcare, financial services, and state and local government industries.

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Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid the hackers nearly $5 million, despite suggestions to contrary

The Verge

That’s striking, because it’s the opposite of what Reuters , CNN and others reported in the wake of the attack. On Monday, the Colonial Pipeline hackers apologized for the “social consequences” and promised to ransom less controversial targets in the future.

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Twitter Reportedly Looking to Turn TweetDeck Into TweetDeck+

Gizmodo

Advertising will remain the social network’s bread and butter for the foreseeable future, but according to Bloomberg, we… Read more. Under increased pressure from investors to break out of its sluggish growth, Twitter is reportedly getting serious about offering a subscription product in order to create a new revenue stream.

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