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    • FCC says ISPs must provide geospatial maps of where they provide service, instead of just listing census blocks, will let the public comment on their accuracy (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

    Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: FCC says ISPs must provide geospatial maps of where they provide service, instead of just listing census blocks, will let the public comment on their accuracy  —  ISPs will have to submit geospatial maps of broadband service areas.  —  The Federal Communications Commission voted today … FCC says ISPs must

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    • FTC asks that the 147M people affected by the Equifax breach take free credit monitoring as only $31M of the $575M+ Equifax settlement is allocated to consumers (Karl Bode/VICE)

    Karl Bode / VICE: FTC asks that the 147M people affected by the Equifax breach take free credit monitoring as only $31M of the $575M+ Equifax settlement is allocated to consumers  —  After “overwhelming” public interest, the FTC now urges users to settle for free credit monitoring instead. FTC asks that the 147M people affected

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    • Records show the NYPD has uploaded arrest photos of juveniles into a facial recognition database since 2015, despite higher risk of false matches in young faces (New York Times)

    New York Times: Records show the NYPD has uploaded arrest photos of juveniles into a facial recognition database since 2015, despite higher risk of false matches in young faces  —  With little oversight, the N.Y.P.D. has been using powerful surveillance technology on photos of children and teenagers. Records show the NYPD has uploaded arrest photos

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    • Poshmark, an online clothes marketplace with 50M+ users, says some user info, including names and encrypted passwords, was taken by an unauthorized third party (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

    Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Poshmark, an online clothes marketplace with 50M+ users, says some user info, including names and encrypted passwords, was taken by an unauthorized third party  —  Poshmark, an online marketplace for buying and selling clothes, has reported a data breach.  —  The company said in a brief blog post … Poshmark, an

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    • Online sneaker marketplace StockX reset customer passwords after it was "alerted to suspicious activity", initially said the reset was due to "system updates" (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

    Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Online sneaker marketplace StockX reset customer passwords after it was “alerted to suspicious activity”, initially said the reset was due to “system updates”  —  StockX, a popular site for buying and selling sneakers and other apparel, has admitted it reset customer passwords … Online sneaker marketplace StockX reset customer passwords after

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    • E-commerce site Wish raises a Series H, reportedly with $300M in funding, bringing its valuation to $11.2B, up from $8.7B in September 2017 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

    Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: E-commerce site Wish raises a Series H, reportedly with $300M in funding, bringing its valuation to $11.2B, up from $8.7B in September 2017  —  Ecommerce startup Wish has reportedly raised $300 million in a confirmed Series H round led by General Atlantic.  The financing boosts Wish’s valuation … E-commerce

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    • Google to add an automated text-to-speech feature for emergency calls made via the Pixel Phone app to help relay location information to first responders (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

    Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Google to add an automated text-to-speech feature for emergency calls made via the Pixel Phone app to help relay location information to first responders  —  The new feature will automatically describe the kind of emergency and exact address to first responders Google to add an automated text-to-speech feature for emergency

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    • Square Q2: revenue of $563M, up 46% YoY, gross payment volume of $26.8B, Cash app revenue of $135M, but guidance below expectations; stock down 6%+ after hours (Kate Rooney/CNBC)

    Kate Rooney / CNBC: Square Q2: revenue of $563M, up 46% YoY, gross payment volume of $26.8B, Cash app revenue of $135M, but guidance below expectations; stock down 6%+ after hours  —  KEY POINTS  — Adjusted third-quarter earnings per share guidance came in below Wall Street estimates. Square Q2: revenue of 3M, up 46% YoY,

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    • Republicans on the House Oversight Committee send letters to Jeff Bezos and Capital One's CEO requesting briefings on the recent Capital One data breach (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

    Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Republicans on the House Oversight Committee send letters to Jeff Bezos and Capital One’s CEO requesting briefings on the recent Capital One data breach  —  Republicans on the House oversight and reform committee have launched an inquiry into Capital One and Amazon over a massive data breach uncovered … Republicans

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