Tue Apr 7 2020: More data usage problems, online learning, and fraud

Today

• More usage of data to track social interactions, this time from Facebook

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/facebook-to-help-researchers-track-if-social-distancing-is-working.html

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/05/how-the-cell-phones-of-spring-breakers-who-flouted-coronavirus-warnings-were-tracked/

• Discrepancies shown in online learning due to internet access

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/coronavirus-schools-attendance-absent.html

AND

• Ingram Micro reports fraud

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/04/06/ingram-warns-of-increased-fraudulent-orders/

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