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Social media scams misuse media personalities images – 15 May 2019
Social media scams are misusing media personalities images and using fake logos for shows like “the project”, Sunrise and ABC News. Unfortunately, as soon as one fake news article or one Facebook advertisement is deleted, a new one is created. Facebook is aware of this situation,
https://radioinfo.com.au/news/social-media-scams-misuse-media-personalities-images
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban police use of facial recognition technology – 15 May 2019
San Francisco’s local government has voted to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city department. Advocates argue the technology is flawed and a serious threat to civil liberties.
Migration agent’s ‘widespread fraud’ has Indian woman’s visa in limbo for 8 years – 15 May 2019
An Indian woman has had to fight a lengthy legal battle against the Immigration Department, after she unwittingly got caught up in a $3 million migration scam by her migration agent.
Fake invoice defrauds Ballarat firm of $30,000 – 15 May 2019
The Ballarat police advised that a local business had paid a fraudulent invoice earlier this year of 30k and wanted to draw attention to the increasing risk of cyber crime.
https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6124341/ballarat-business-falls-victim-to-fake-email-scam/
