| Hackers who say they oppose Planned Parenthood claim to have posted a database associated with the organization’s Web site as well as the names and e-mail addresses of employees online. Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, told The Washington Post in an e-mailed statement that the organization has notified the Justice Department and the FBI “that extremists who oppose Planned Parenthood’s mission and services have launched an attack on our information systems, and have called on the world’s most sophisticated hackers to assist them in breaching our systems and threatening the privacy and safety of our staff members.” |
Read the article: The Washington Post
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| Secret Service Internet Threat Desk Checks Online Messages |
| When President Obama launched his Twitter account in May, people noticed his rapid accumulation of followers, a silly back-and-forth with President Clinton, but also something more serious: the number of hostile and threatening messages directed at the president. Sifting through those messages to determine which, if any, need to be taken seriously is the responsibility of the Secret Service Internet Threat Desk, a group of agents tasked with identifying and assessing online threats to the president and his family. |
Read the article: The Atlantic
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| Police in Beijing Bust Factory Producing Fake iPhones |
| Police in Beijing have busted a factory that produced more than 41,000 fake iPhones worth as much as 120 million yuan ($19 million), including some that reached the United States, and have arrested nine suspects in the counterfeiting operation. Apple is one of the most popular brands in China, where authorities have stepped up efforts in recent years to dispel the country’s reputation for turning out counterfeit goods. |
Read the article: Reuters
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| Google Updates Policy for Ad Targeting in Europe |
| In another move to warm up to Europeans, Google updated its user consent policy for ad targeting in the continent. European websites that plan to sell ads through Google or track visitors with cookies must now, per Google, “disclose clearly, and obtain consent to, any data collection, sharing and usage” on desktop and mobile. |
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