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    • Avaaz: false stories on Facebook had 158M views in 2019, greater than before the 2016 election, with 86M views in the last 3 months, up 3x over the prior 3 (Judd Legum/Popular Information)

    Judd Legum / Popular Information: Avaaz: false stories on Facebook had 158M views in 2019, greater than before the 2016 election, with 86M views in the last 3 months, up 3x over the prior 3  —  An explosive new study reveals that political misinformation is running rampant on Facebook as the 2020 election approaches. Avaaz:

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    • Cryptocurrency scam allegedly duped investors through promises of a worldwide sports group

    A New York man allegedly ran a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme by claiming it was tied to a United Nations affiliate promoting international development through sports, according to an indictment released this week by the Department of Justice. A digital coin called IGOBIT According to the department, 47-year-old Asa Saint Clair sold investors on a digital

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    Rights group files federal complaint against AI-hiring firm HireVue, citing ‘unfair and deceptive’ practices

    The Electronic Privacy Information Center urged the FTC to investigate HireVue’s business practices, saying its face-scanning technology threatens job candidates’ privacy rights and livelihoods. Rights group files federal complaint against AI-hiring firm HireVue, citing ‘unfair and deceptive’ practices Source: Washington Post Tech

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    Microsoft Teams gains traction faster than expected, catches Plantronics flat footed

    Plantronics outlook for the third quarter and fiscal year is well below expectations. Why? Enterprises are moving from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams at a rapid clip and the unified communications vendor’s product lineup is just catching up. Microsoft Teams gains traction faster than expected, catches Plantronics flat footed Source: ZDNet Microsoft

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    Court docs: Facebook execs discussed a plan in 2012 to cut off access to user data for developers seen as future rivals while pushing a user privacy narrative (Reuters)

    {$inline_image} Reuters: Court docs: Facebook execs discussed a plan in 2012 to cut off access to user data for developers seen as future rivals while pushing a user privacy narrative  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash potential rivals …

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