Today Galway Pro-Choice took a stand against a Dublin anti-choice group after they contacted the mobile of a woman who had recently undergone a medical (non-surgical) abortion. The anonymous woman described in a post to a Facebook group how a few days after the procedure she received a call from an unrecognized number. A man…
Month: January 2019
Facebook’s Shares Surge as Advertisers Ignore Scandals
Sarah Frier reports: Facebook Inc. reported revenue that beat Wall Street estimates as advertisers stuck with the social media company through a series of privacy scandals. The company said fourth-quarter sales were $16.91 billion, ahead of the $16.4 billion analysts expected, with earnings topping expectations. The results sparked a share surge of more than 11…
FaceTime Bug Lets iPhone Users Eavesdrop, in a Stumble for Apple
Brian X. Chen reports: The iPhone as an eavesdropping device? Watch out. It can happen. On Monday, Twitter and other social networking sites lit up with anxious Apple users after the news site 9to5Mac reported on a strange glitch in the company’s iPhones. The issue: It turns out that an iPhone user can call another…
Judge Denies Yahoo Privacy Data Breach Settlement
Matthew Renda reports: A federal judge denied approval of a settlement in the Yahoo data breach class action on Monday, saying Yahoo’s refusal to disclose the total amount to be paid out to those affected by the largest data breach in history renders it insufficient. “The proposed notice does not disclose the costs of credit…