FBI concerned about copycat potential after deadly New Orleans attack | New Orleans truck attack newsthirst.

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are reportedly concerned about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the attack in New Orleans by a US military veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. According to a bulletin seen by Reuters, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the US National Counterterrorism Center “are concerned about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks”. Such…

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Apple to pay $95m to settle claims Siri listened to users’ private conversations | Apple newsthirst.

Apple has agreed to pay $95m in cash to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant Siri violated users’ privacy, listening to them without their consent. iPhone owners complained that Apple routinely recorded their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally, and disclosed these conversations to third parties such as advertisers. A…

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