A 77-year-old woman sues a cop for unfairly targeting her home with a ‘Find My’ app, the FBI investigates North Carolina attacks and Amazon users share their data for $2 a month will invite you to do.
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Ruby Johnson, 77, is suing a Denver cop after she was confined in a squad car for hours in January, Ars Technica informed of. She was not told what was happening, nor was she given any water, and her daily medicines went missing. Later, she learns of a stolen truck—allegedly with six guns and an iPhone hidden inside—wrongly believed to be parked in her garage, located at a location other than her home. The base of the evidence was located within a wide blue circle drawn by “Find My”. iPhone App. Johnson’s complaint states, “This illegal search has destroyed Ms. Johnson’s sense of safety and security in the home, which has been her palace for 40 years.” The Denver Police Department said they apologized to Johnson and vowed to train police officers on the use of the Find My app.
The FBI is joining legal forces in investigating attacks on two electrical substations in North Carolina’s power grid that left 45,000 people, or 60 percent, of Moore County, North Carolina, without power and heat over the weekend. Till Monday only 7000 customers had power restored. Moore County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating the incident As a criminal incident there is evidence indicating that there was willful vandalism, including damage by gunfire. No arrests have been made so far.
Some Amazon users will be invited to earn $2 per month for agreeing to share their traffic data with the company through an ad verification program. Amazon will track what participants viewed, where they viewed them, and the time of day they were viewed. This includes Amazon’s own ads and third party ads on the platform, business Insider informed of. According to Amazon, the program will help the company provide customers with a more personalized-advertising experience based on what they’ve previously purchased. An Amazon spokesperson told Insider that customers who weren’t invited can join a waitlist and potentially join later.
two women have filed a class-action lawsuit Alleged against Apple that hidden Airtags were used by former partners to stalk them. AirTags, designed to find lost luggage, have been misused extensively. Updates introduced to the AirTag in 2021 were focused on privacy, such as notifying a person if they have been with the AirTag for a long time or reminding users that following them when they first connect to the device is a is a crime. The lawsuit, filed on December 5 in San Francisco, says the product is still dangerous because Apple estimates the tracking takes four to eight hours before any alerts are sent. The plaintiffs seek damages to be determined in any future trial.
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