“If you’re trying to do more with less, at a certain point, you’re just going to do less.”
In a split decision, the DC Circuit Court lifted a preliminary injunction preventing the administration from continuing mass layoffs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The union suing the administration still has seven days to file a petition for the case to be reheard before the injunction is lifted.
After 404 Media reported that an app meant to help women exchange dating information for safety purposes was breached, TechCrunch reports that a rival app targeted at men has been exposing users’ personal data including government IDs. “The security lapse will likely affect any user who signed up or shared identity documents with the app,” TechCrunch writes about TeaOnHer, adding that the app has about 53,000 users.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly ignored the bipartisan law banning TikTok from operating in the US unless it’s separated from Chinese parent company ByteDance. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is calling for a new way to avoid a ban without breaking the law. In a draft bill, Markey proposes letting TikTok operate in the US as long as it provides transparency into its content moderation and keeps US user data out of countries like China.
[markey.senate.gov]
