Irish Regulator Queries Facebook on Transcription of Users’ Audio Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union is seeking information on how it handled data during the manual transcription of users’ audio recordings, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said on Wednesday. Read More…

Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Clips Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. Read More…

Students Protesting Hawaii Telescope Can Study Remotely University of Hawaii students protesting the construction of a $1.4 billion telescope are expected to have class options allowing them to remain on the mountain, a report said. Read More…

Millennial Money: How to Outsmart Smartphone Scammers Your smartphone is your confidante, your hand-held connection to the world — and one of your biggest vulnerabilities. Read More…

U.S. Calls China ‘Thuggish Regime’ for Singling Out U.S. Diplomat in Hong Kong A U.S. State Department spokeswoman on Thursday called China a “thuggish regime” for disclosing the photographs and personal details of a U.S. diplomat who met with student leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Read More…

Liz Weston: Will You Be a Scam Artist’s Next Target? Believing that fraud can’t happen to us — because we’re too smart, logical or informed — may make us more vulnerable. Successful scam artists skillfully overcome our defenses and get us into emotional states that override logical thinking, says Ka… Read More…

Beware of Tax Scam Emails and Phone Calls, IRS Warns Months after business owners and other taxpayers have filed their returns with the IRS, thieves try to scam people out of money or personal information. Read More…

Russia Tells Google Not to Advertise ‘Illegal’ Events After Election Protests Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said on Sunday. Read More…