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The proposed settlement stems from multiple lawsuits that claimed Facebook improperly shared their data with third-party sources such as advertisers and data brokers. The lawsuits came after Facebook the 2018 issue in which Cambridge Analytics used Facebook data to try and profile voters.

And the amount could be as little as $2.50 per claimant

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WRAL has a report out this morning that state representative Republican leaders Jason Saine and Jon Harvester have their underwear in a tangle about TikTok, calling on Governor Cooper to ban the social media app from state-owned devices, calling it a “matter of national security”. They say if Cooper doesn’t act, they move to create a law with such a ban next year. Cooper

Meta to settle class-action lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal for $725M - SiliconANGLE

Revere is rating the newcomers in the venture capital industry, in the form of thorough reports and heat maps.

Harnessing some of that data in best possible ways still needs some working on

The Colorado Energy Office called for equity in transportation electrification in a new report, insisting it must be a priority in eliminating gasoline and diesel cars and trucks from highways.

Hours before the start of the virtual Democratic National Convention, Monday’s ReidOut featured more dangerously irresponsible rhetoric and conspiracy theories from MSNBC guests; suggesting that President Trump was destroying the Postal Service to rig the 2020 election, declare himself the winner, and has been taking calls and directives from authoritarian world leaders.

TikTok collects an alarming amount of data from its users. Heres why you should be concerned.