October 11, 2019

Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns

Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.

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September 24, 2019

YouTube ‘influencers’ get 2FA tokens phished

100K or so creators in the YouTube car community were targeted by a phishing campaign that captured 2FA codes.

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September 06, 2019

YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online

YouTube can't track kids online anymore without their parents' permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.

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September 04, 2019

YouTube reportedly to be fined up to $200m over COPPA investigation

It's a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC's reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue.

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June 27, 2019

YouTube’s antics with kids’ data prompts call for FTC to force change

Sen. Markey and 2 consumer groups said the Google-owned service must comply with COPPA and should be held accountable for not doing so.

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June 06, 2019

YouTube bans kids’ live-streaming without an adult present

In another step to scrape pedophiles off the bottom of its shoe YouTube is banning youngsters from live-streaming without adult supervision.

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March 14, 2019

Man drives 3,300 miles to talk to YouTube about deleted video

It turns out that his wife deleted his "rambling", get-rich-quick video. The man was arrested for alleged threats.

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March 04, 2019

YouTube disables comments on millions of videos of children

After big brands pulled ads, YouTube banned millions of comments, closed hundreds of accounts, and sped up development of a predator filter.

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February 22, 2019

Advertisers flee YouTube after video comments get even more disgusting

Can YouTube ever keep video comments under control, or it is time to kill off comments altogether?

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