Category: Hate Crimes

Cyber Threat Could Wipe Out iPhones

 

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Ahhh! The UN-glamourus side of technology.

Hide your Mac books and iPhones!

According to Fox Business — Apple issued a new warning after a new hacking threat. The tech giant says there is a new cyber threat, but has taken steps to thwart the attack.

FOX Business Network’s Tracee Carrasco:

“Apple has now issued a critical security patch for all iOS devices and for Mac computers against a potential hack that could come remotely via Wi-Fi.”

Carrasco says the company is urging users to install the updates to protect their devices.

“The virus is being considered a potentially serious threat.”

The latest cyber threat is also a risk to Android device users, but Google has taken steps as well to block the virus.

“The vulnerability also has the potential to attack Android devices, but Google issued its own security patch earlier this month.”

See video on Fox Business by clicking this link.

Walmart Apologizes For N-Word Slur In Product Listing On Its Website

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Via KTLA– Walmart has apologized for an offensive slur used by a third-party seller in a product listing on its website.

The product description listed the hair cap color as “nigger brown.”

Walmart issued a statement Monday saying it too is upset by the use of the word on its site. Walmart declined to identify the vendor that was selling it.

Danit Marquardt, director of corporate communications for Walmart issued the following statement:

“We are very sorry and appalled that this third party seller listed their item with this description on our online marketplace. It is a clear violation of our policy, and has been removed, and we are investigating the seller to determine how this could have happened.”

He said the third party seller has been completely removed from Walmart’s site as it investigates further.

Walmart initially removed the offensive word from the title of the product, but it remained in the item’s details, where the color is listed.

By Monday morning the term had also been removed from the details portion of the listing, and the item itself was no longer available. Only the black version of the cap appeared to be listed.

I find it mind boggling that Walmart is still selling any color of this particular product on their website.

You would think that the retail giant would immediately distance itself from any company advertising products and/or using this kind of “offensive” language to its consumers. Clearly the almighty dollar reigns supreme!

Shame on you Walmart! #BlackLivesMatter

UPDATED:

Walmart has since responded to my tweet and offered a more personal apology and says that they have completely removed the seller from their website.

The big box retailer pledges to implement a more effective filtering system in attempts to identify offensive language before it is shared in the marketplace. I accepted and appreciated their apology.

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Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Diamond Testifies In Trial Against Police Officer

Via KTLA:

Diamond Reynolds didn’t just watch her fiancé die at the hands of a police officer. She made sure the world watched, too.

There was nothing Reynolds could do to save Philando Castile. As he bled, the officer kept his gun pointed into his car. Reynolds’ only recourse was to broadcast the shooting’s aftermath on Facebook Live. Within hours, countless strangers had watched Castile’s final moments — and decried what they called excessive police force.

Now, 335 days later, Reynolds will take the stand for a second day to testify in the Minnesota officer’s manslaughter trial.

Check out the rest of this story: Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Testifies in Trial of Officer Facing Manslaughter Charge — KTLA