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Facebook hides friends lists on accounts in Afghanistan as a safety measure

The Verge

Facebook has started hiding friends lists from accounts in Afghanistan | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Facebook’s head of security policy said the company is putting into place security measures for users in Afghanistan , including hiding “friends” lists and adding a tool to quickly lock down accounts.

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The Taliban may have seized biometric data that can ID US allies in Afghanistan

The Verge

The US military created a vast database of biometric data — one report suggests it had a goal of 25 million entries — as part of its effort to track terrorists in Afghanistan. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

His unit, the 2nd Battalion 7th Marine Regiment, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. He’s been there and done that. These wins include requiring the U.S.

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Best Practices for Securing Data in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Saleforce Nonprofit

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan is a stark reminder that many Salesforce.org nonprofit customers often work in fragile environments. The first step is to clearly understand why the system, application, or data collection ought to exist in the first place. Here are some tips for finding and managing that user data and content.

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Today, a jury got to hear Elizabeth Holmes’ lies for themselves

The Verge

She went on to say that Theranos devices had been used in Afghanistan. Later, Holmes told Parloff that Theranos has “done work overseas for pharmaceutical companies and a little bit with foreign governments in the past, but right now we’ve got our work cut out for us here.”.

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A Facebook loophole is allowing politicians around the world to fake support and criticize opponents

The Verge

Governments and politicians around the world are using a loophole in how Facebook polices inauthentic activity to fake popular support and harass opponents. The loophole identified by Zhang concerns the use of Pages to create fake supporters used by governments to appear popular and criticize opponents. 4/8) — Sophie Zhang?????

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In her Theranos fraud case, Elizabeth Holmes is speaking for herself

The Verge

When her testimony ended today, we were still in 2006, well before the period the government alleges any fraud took place, which means most of the juicy stuff will have to wait until next week. The period in which the government alleges fraud took place is still ahead of us. She seemed relaxed and focused.

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