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CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's another check coming in March for more than 1 million Facebook users in Illinois who applied to collect a settlement stemming from a class action lawsuit.The first round of paper checks and electronic payments began going out on May 9, 2022. Nearly 1.3 million people successfully filed claims in a $650 million privacy settlement.RELATED: Facebook agrees to settlement in Illinois privacy class action lawsuitThe lawsuit was filed over Facebook's collection and storing of biometric data of Illinois users without proper consent.Those covered by the settlement include Facebook users located in Illinois for whom Facebook created and stored a face template after June 7, 2011.Claimants must have been a resident of Illinois for at least 183 days (six months) to be eligible.After all checks are issued, each person should get about $428.Copyright © 2023 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.  » Read More

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TULSA, Okla. − A Facebook quiz may seem like a fun way to pass time, but the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns you may be giving away personal information.How many times have you seen a Facebook personality test to find out which TV show character you're most like?They ask questions like 'What was the first car you owned? What street did you grow up on? What was your first pet's name?'They may seem like harmless questions, but there's a reason they ask those questions."Those questions are often security questions, think about what your bank would ask you or any financial institution," said Amie Mitchell with the BBB."Those kind of things you really do not want to answer on a quiz," Mitchell said.Not all social media quizzes are data collection scams, but Mitchell says be careful about what you share online and check your privacy settings.Social media data and quiz answers could be used to steal your identity,  » Read More

Google, Meta, and online pharmacies can be required to turn data over to law enforcement in states where abortion is illegal. Facebook is often legally required to hand over your data to law enforcement. Credit: Bob Al-Greene / Mashable In the immediate aftermath of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, women worried data from their period-tracking apps could be used to prosecute them for having an abortion. Now, women and people with uteruses need to consider what they write in chat logs, direct messages and search bars online. A report from Insider(Opens in a new tab) notes that ProPublica(Opens in a new tab) found that at least nine online pharmacies that sell abortion medication — Abortion Ease, BestAbortionPill.com, PrivacyPillRX, PillsOnlineRX, Secure Abortion Pills, AbortionRx, Generic Abortion Pills, Abortion Privacy, and Online Abortion Pill Rx — were sharing information like users' web addresses, relative location, and search data with third-party sites like Google. That kind of exchange opens that data up to discovery as part of law enforcement requests.   » Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Junior pitcher Sam Ireland threw a complete game shutout on Saturday afternoon in a 5-0 victory against Belmont at E.S. Rose Park. Ireland, a transfer from Minnesota, is the first Jayhawk to throw a complete game shutout since the 2021 season. He struck out five batters and walked one, while only allowing four hits in his brilliant, 104-pitch, nine-inning gem. Ireland was able to calmly navigate through the Bruins order all day long. In the third inning, Ireland was faced with runners on second and third with two outs and was able to get a strikeout swinging. The only other time Belmont had a runner in scoring position was in the eighth inning and Ireland worked his way out of it with a liner hit to redshirt sophomore Michael Brooks at third base. Both teams held each other scoreless through the first four innings. Kansas was able to finally break through offensively in the fifth inning by scoring four runs. With runners on first and second, freshman Jackson Kline hit an RBI single into right field to give the Jayhawks a 1-0 lead.  » Read More

Meta-owned social networking platform Facebook helps us to connect with our friends and family. We can post text messages and also share photos and videos on Facebook. But did you know that Facebook also allows you to edit the photos that you have posted on Facebook. Yes, you can edit your photos on Facebook before you share them by following some simple steps.Here's how you can edit your photos on Facebook:1.At the top of your Feed, click on Photo/Video icon placed below What's on your mind2.Now select the photos you would like to share3.After this you will have to hover over the photos and click on the pencil icon followed by Edit All4.Now you will have to hover over the photo that you'd like to edit and click on the Edit option5.You can now click to choose your edit option on the left.  » Read More

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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — There's never a dull moment between Bob Welsh and his daughter Victoria.On Sunday, Victoria moved her father down from Baltimore to Pinellas Park."I am very, very pleased to be with my girl. I've wanted to do this for a long time. I really, truly never thought it was going to happen; too many twists and turns in the route. And many obstacles," Bob said.Bob's doctor advised against the move."They said we wouldn't do it. They said they said it would be impossible to get him here without a medical transport," Victoria added.But an 18-hour RV trip later, Bob and Victoria made it home safe. WFTS "I love it. I feel so relieved," he added.Bob is in hospice care, staying with his retired nurse daughter. The military man is used to a clean-shaven face. But after a month of moving between the hospital and rehab facility, shaving was put on the back burner.  » Read More

An Elkmont man remains in the Limestone County Detention Center charged with eight counts of possession of obscene matter and two counts of tampering with physical evidence. Ricky Davis Grimes, 57 of Elkmont, was arrested Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Investigators after a search warrant was executed at Grimes’ residence.LCSO received a tip Jan. 20, 2023, that Grimes had made a disturbing post in a Facebook group. Grimes’ asked the group if anyone had a “little girl” for him. Grimes also indicated that he was holding a 13-year-old child while seeking another, according to the sheriff’s office.Investigators with the LCSO quickly obtained a warrant to search Grimes’ residence the same day as receiving the tip. While Investigators did not locate a child at Grimes’ home, they did collect electronic items. They began working to recover evidence from the items which revealed images of child pornography. Due to the findings, investigators obtained warrants for Grimes’ arrest. Investigators executed an additional search warrant at his residence on Feb. 28, 2023, where they located other electronic devices.  » Read More