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Social Media is Under Attack
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, Social Media is under attack for PI tracking, the FBI crime sharing database is hacked, and TikTok study shows self-harm videos shown to kids in less than 30 minutes. We also visit SillyVille.
#WeeklyNewsRoundup #SocialMedia #TikTok
00:00 Intro Thoughts and Updates
02:36 HIPPA Data Collect Updates
05:50 Indiana Sues TikTok
08:59 Meta Warns of Spyware on Social Media
10:37 EU Aims to End Targeted Ads
14:25 Update on Sequoia Breach
15:49 Offline PC Data Theft
18:57 WordPress Brute Force BotNet
20:30 SVG HTML Smuggling
22:17 FBI Infosharing Site Hacked
23:04 Chrome Adblocker Debockle Update
26:31 Antivirus Software Hijack
29:09 iPhone To Allow SideLoading
31:19 TikTok Study is Disturbing
36:37 Florida Man Christmas Tree
38:06 Smart Speaker Companions
39:08 Microsoft Signs Malicious Drivers
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