Can Facebook be trusted with your personal info? Voter harvesting scheme shows perils for users
Can Facebook be trusted with your personal information?
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Facebook to verify ads with postcards after Russian meddling (Update)
Facebook will soon rely on centuries-old technology to try to prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections: the post office.
Internet
Feb 18, 2018
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Moscow says Twitter to store user data in Russia
Russia's telecoms watchdog said Wednesday that Twitter had agreed to store the personal data of Russian nationals on servers located in Russia by mid-2018 to avoid the prospect of a ban.
Internet
Nov 8, 2017
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Google finds Russian-financed content: Washington Post
Google has found evidence its platforms were exploited by Russian operatives seeking to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
Internet
Oct 9, 2017
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Facebook gives Russia-linked ads to Congress
Facebook announced Monday that it is planning more measures to increase transparency in advertising as the company provides Congress with more than 3,000 ads linked to a Russian ad agency.
Internet
Oct 2, 2017
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Federal government notifies 21 states of election hacking
The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election.
Security
Sep 23, 2017
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Facebook: Accounts from Russia bought ads during US campaign (Update)
Hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, probably run from Russia, spent about $100,000 on ads aimed at stirring up divisive issues such as gun control and race relations during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the social ...
Internet
Sep 6, 2017
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Unplanned Fox News viewing influences likelihood of voting for Republican presidential candidates
Channel surfing voters who stumble across Fox News first in their cable news channel lineup are more likely to vote for a Republican presidential candidate, according to a new study in the American Economic Review. Watching ...
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2017
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Why was MacronLeaks' influence limited in the French election?
A few days before the presidential election in France this year, documents purported to contain unverified information that was damaging to Emmanuel Macron's campaign were leaked online, just before a nationwide moratorium ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2017
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'Don' and 'Hilary' storm near US
Off the Atlantic coast, Tropical Storm Don is thundering away. Meantime in the Pacific, a roaring tropical depression will be named Hilary if it grows into a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2017
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