In response to increasing cyberattacks, the federal judiciary is implementing safeguards to counter ongoing cyber threats. A federal judge expressed urgent concerns over outdated systems like CM/ECF and PACER, which face significant security challenges. Instagram's new map feature, allowing users to explore photos by location, raised privacy fears regarding potential stalking and data misuse. Users emphasized risks for those in abusive situations. In a separate incident, hackers accessed customer data from Google's support system through a compromised Salesforce account, affecting numerous users and their sensitive information.
Instagram's latest feature-a searchable map showing user-posted content tagged to specific locations-has sparked a wave of privacy concerns. Users raised alarms about the potential for stalking and data misuse.
A top federal judge warned Congress that CM/ECF and PACER face unrelenting security threats and highlighted the urgent need for replacement of outdated systems.
Hackers stole data from Google's customer support system in a breach linked to a compromised Salesforce account, affecting an unknown number of customers and their contact details.
Instagram asserted that the features only show content from public accounts and reiterated that users can turn off location tagging while addressing broader data privacy concerns.
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