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Reddit's 2014 Transparency Report stated it received no classified requests, but the lack of such a statement in the 2015 report raises privacy concerns.
Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman called TikTok “fundamentally parasitic” due to concerns over privacy during an appearance at the Social 2030 venture capital conference this week (via ...
A student claimed their F-1 visa was rejected due to undisclosed Reddit account details. Despite being public, the officer stated it was not visible, leading to concerns over social media scrutiny in ...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly using a new tool called Mobile Fortify, a smartphone-based facial recognition and fingerprint scanning app that allows agents to identify people ...
Reddit deleted a paragraph found in its transparency report known as a “warrant canary” to signal to users that it had not been subject to so-called national security letters, which are used ...
Social networking website Reddit announced the appointment of its new CISO, Fredrick “Flee” Lee, in July 2023. Drawing on over 20 years’ experience in the information security industry, Lee has been ...
Ken Paxton, the attorney general in Texas, is investigating Instagram and Reddit companies over youth data security concerns. Apart from Instagram and Reddit, the Texas AG has launched an ...
Surveillance Reddit Frenzy Spreads. 26:31. Mona Mahajan, Allianz Global Investors U.S. Investment Strategist, sees no signals that the Reddit revolt will spark a systemic risk to the broader ...
In Reddit's transparency report for 2014, it indicated in a section titled "national security requests" that it had received no National Security Letter during that year, or any order issued by ...
National security letters have been available as a law enforcement tool since the 1970s, but their frequency and breadth expanded dramatically under the USA Patriot Act, which was passed shortly ...
“We don’t hold data on U.S. citizens,” General Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, said last summer. People believed him. But in the future, his statements will receive more ...