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Facebook Invests $130M In Content Oversight Board
Facebook // December 12, 2019

Facebook has been at work creating a content oversight board over the past year. The social media company is now reportedly investing $130 million to the effort, Engadget reported. The content oversight board trust was made for accountability and good governance, to ensure that the funds...

Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware
Security & Fraud // April 28, 2017

The U.S. was the number one target for ransomware last year. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. This according to the latest volume of the Internet Security Threat Report published today by software company and security product provider Symantec. In an...

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Facial Recognition Debate Gathers Steam Despite Popularity Among Gen Z Consumers

October 06, 2023
As the use of facial recognition software continues to expand around the world, concerns about privacy and human rights violations have reignited the debate surrounding this technology. On Friday (Oct. 6), a bipartisan group of 65 British lawmakers called for an immediate ban on live facial recognition surveillance on U.K. streets by both the police […]

Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware

April 28, 2017
The U.S. was the number one target for ransomware last year. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. This according to the latest volume of the Internet...

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Facebook Invests $130M In Content Oversight Board

December 12, 2019
Facebook has been at work creating a content oversight board over the past year. The social media company is now reportedly investing $130 million to the effort, Engadget reported. The content oversight board trust was made for accountability and good governance, to ensure that the funds are managed properly. It will have the role of handling […]