Can I join more than one group?

Facebook May Face 100M Euro Lawsuit From France’s Internet Society Over Privacy Breach

Daniel R. Stoller reports:

A French nongovernmental organization wants Facebook Inc. to pay 100 million euros ($113 million) and fix any problems stemming from recent data security incidents and privacy breaches.

The Internet Society of France, a public interest group that advocates for online rights, sent a formal notice to Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp, warning that it’ll launch an EU-based group action if the company doesn’t secure user personal data effectively.

Read more on Bloomberg Law.

[From the article:

The group is relying on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, which took effect May 25. The strict privacy law allows EU citizens to use group actions, similar to a U.S. class action, to go after allegedly infringing companies across borders. The Internet Society claims against Facebook aren’t the first group action but demonstrate the possible future legal risks for digital companies operating in the EU.

(Related) The Privacy regulation forces whistle blowers to give up their privacy?

https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/8878-romania-orders-journalists-investigating-corruption-to-give-up-sources

Romania Orders Journalists Investigating Corruption to Give Up Sources

The Romanian Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP) Thursday ordered investigative outlet RISE Project to reveal its sources for reporting on an alleged European Union (EU) fund fraud that may involve an eminent Romanian politician.

… The reporting in question involves construction company Tel Drum SA and an alleged EU fund fraud and corruption case. RISE released a story on Monday describing the contents of a mysterious suitcase filled with documents, data, photos and videos that appear to connect Tel Drum to Liviu Dragnea, the leader of Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD).

The authority’s letter to RISE cites the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a basis for ordering RISE to reveal its sources. Failure to respond within 10 days could lead to a fine of €650 (3,000 lei) per day, and additional fines up to a maximum of €20 million.

Interesting and complex.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/11/busting-sim-swappers-and-sim-swap-myths/

Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

… Indeed, the theft of $100,000 worth of cryptocurrency in July 2018 was the impetus for my interview with REACT. I reached out to the task force after hearing about their role in assisting SIM swapping victim Christian Ferri, who is president and CEO of San Francisco-based cryptocurrency firm BlockStar.

In early July 2018, Ferri was traveling in Europe when he discovered his T-Mobile phone no longer had service. He’d later learn that thieves had abused access to T-Mobile’s customer database to deactivate the SIM card in his phone and to activate a new one that they had in their own mobile device.

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. From there, the perpetrators accessed a Google Drive document that Ferri had used to record credentials to other sites, including a cryptocurrency exchange. Although that level of access could have let the crooks steal a great deal more from Ferri, they were simply after his cryptocoins, and in short order he was relieved of approximately $100,000 worth of coinage.

Perspective. Inevitable that some of the less valuable bits of the ‘security theater’ fade away.

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Sea-Tac-Airport-travel-security-boarding-pass-13377832.php

You won't need a boarding pass to cross security with new Sea-Tac Airport program

… The SEA Visitor Pass program will allow non-travelers to pass through airport security to visit with their traveling companions, whether they're picking up an arriving passenger, waiting with a departing passenger or just having a drink with someone during their layover.

Suspicions confirmed.

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/social-media-use-increases-depression-and-loneliness

Social media use increases depression and loneliness

Social-media use increases depression and loneliness.

The link between the two has been talked about for years, but a causal connection had never been proven. For the first time, Penn research based on experimental data connects Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram use to decreased well-being. Psychologist Melissa G. Hunt published her findings in the December Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.