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Citizen’s volunteer ‘safety’ app accidentally doxxes singer Billie Eilish
Citizen, the provocative crime-reporting app formerly known as Vigilante, is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. On Thursday evening, it doxxed singer Billie Eilish, publishing her address to thousands of people after an alleged burglary at her home.
Shortly after the break-in, the app notified users of a break-in in Los Angeles’ Highland Park neighborhood — including the home’s address. As reported by Vice, Citizen’s message was updated at 9:41 PM to state that the house belonged to Eilish. According to Citizen’s metrics, the alert was sent to 178,000 people and viewed by nearly 78,000. On Friday morning, Citizen updated the app’s description of the incident, replacing the precise address with a nearby cross-street.
Although celebrity home addresses are often publicly available (usually on seedy websites specializing in such invasive nonsense), a popular app pushing the home address of one of pop music’s biggest stars to thousands of users is… new. Unfortunately, it’s also just the latest potentially destructive move from Citizen.
When Citizen launched as Vigilante in 2016, Apple quickly pulled the title from the App Store based on concerns about its encouraging users to thrust themselves into dangerous situations. So it rebranded as Citizen with a new focus on safety, and Apple re-opened its gates. The app began advising users to avoid incidents in progress while providing tools to help those caught in a dangerous situation. Although that sounds reasonable, at least one episode reveals an overzealousness company prioritizing attention and profit over social responsibility.
In May 2021, CEO Andrew Frame ordered the launch of a live stream, encouraging the app’s users to hunt down a suspected wildfire arsonist (based on a tip from an LAPD sergeant and emails from residents questioned by police). He offered a $10,000 bounty for finding the suspect, which grew to $30,000 later in the evening. As the hunt continued, the CEO reportedly grew more frantic, with one of his internal Slack conversations encouraging the team to “get this guy before midnight” in an ecstatic, all-caps message.
A staffer was ignored in a Slack chat when they warned the team about breaking the app’s terms of service, which prohibit “posting of specific information that could identify parties involved in an incident.” When police announced that night that they had made an arrest, the team celebrated, believing their feverish hunt for notability had led to the capture. The only problem? Citizen had the wrong guy. In Frame’s apparent eagerness to legitimize his app’s purpose with a high-profile citizen arrest, he placed a public bounty on a wrongfully accused suspect.
Peloton will pay $19 million for not reporting fatal Tread+ safety issues immediately
Peloton is ready to end its battle with regulators over Tread+ safety issues. The fitness equipment maker has agreed to pay just over $19 million to settle Consumer Product Safety Commission charges that it broke the law through its response to both injury reports and the ensuing recall. The company started receiving reports of people, pets and objects being pulled under the Tread+ as far back as December 2018, but didn’t “immediately” report them as required by law, according to the CPSC. By the time Peloton filed a report, there were over 150 known incidents that included a child’s death and 13 injuries.
The firm is also accused of knowingly distributing treadmills after the recall began in May 2021. Couriers delivered 38 units, according to the CPSC. On top of the payout, the deal requires that Peloton institute a compliance program and provide yearly
In a statement to Engadget, a spokesperson said Peloton was “pleased” to settle with the CPSC and would cooperate on improving product safety. The representative added that the company was still seeking approval for a rear guard that would bolster Tread+ safeguards.
The settlement comes more than a year after a public fight over the Tread+ design. When the CPSC issued a warning against using the treadmill after reports of injuries, Peloton claimed the alert was “inaccurate and misleading” and insisted that customers could still use the exercise gear as long as they followed instructions. The company agreed to voluntarily recall its hardware weeks later, but that came after 72 reported incidents at the time.
Peloton has a clear incentive to call a truce. The brand had a terrible 2022, with plunging sales as the pandemic recovery saw would-be customers visit gyms or otherwise step outside. It turned to a number of tactics in a bid to trim costs and boost sales, including machine price cuts (offset by a subscription fee hike) and a switch to third-party manufacturing. The settlement both ends the threat of further legal trouble and lets Peloton focus on rebuilding its business, including the possible return of the Tread+ in question.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin had to be resuscitated TWICE still under sedation
Damar Hamlin health latest – Buffalo Bills & Cincinnati Bengals game suspended after safety collapses after tackle
AN NFL game has been suspended after Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered an injury during tonight’s game.
The 24-year-old safety collapsed around 9pm after taking a hit to the chest from Cincinnati Bengals player Tee Higgins, causing medics to run onto the field and start CPR.
Hamlin was put on a backboard and stretcher and was given oxygen as he was loaded into an ambulance, per ESPN.
The game has been temporarily suspended to give both teams an opportunity to regroup.
Read our Damar Hamlin blog for the latest updates on his condition…
Damar Hamlin injury updates – Players in tears as Buffalo Bills safety collapses on field during Cincinnati Bengals game
BUFFALO Bills player Damar Hamlin has suffered an injury during Monday night’s NFL game that has reportedly required on-field CPR.
Players and coaches from both the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals were visibly shaken as emergency responders tended to Hamlin.
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Hamlin took a hit to the chest from Bengals player Tee Higgins at about 8.55pm.
The 24-year-old safety got up after the play and then collapsed onto the ground.
Medics immediately ran onto the field to tend to Hamlin.
He was put on a backboard and stretcher and was given oxygen as he was loaded into an ambulance, per ESPN.
The ambulance transported Hamlin out of Paycor Stadium at 9.25pm and has reportedly taken him to University of Cincinnati hospital, per FOX19’s Joe Danneman.
Danneman also reported that Hamlin “has a pulse, but is not breathing on his own.”
He also reportedly required automated external defibrillator (AED) on the field.
As of 10pm local time, Hamlin has reportedly been intubated and listed in critical condition, per FOX19’s Tricia Macke.
Hamlin’s family, including his mother, came down from the stands and is reportedly with him, according to ESPN.
The game has been temporarily suspended as of 9.18pm local time to allow both teams to regroup.
A decision about a possible game postponement will be made by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, ESPN reports.
Players and coaches were seen crying and had gathered around Hamlin and the emergency responders tending to him.
Many players appeared to be in shock and were embracing one another.
The incident occurred with 5:58 left to play in the first quarter.
It is unclear what type of injury or medical emergency Hamlin sustained.
Hamlin picked in the sixth round of the 2021 draft by the Bills.
He played in 14 regular season games for the Bills last year as a rookie.
Through 16 games, Hamlin has recorded 91 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
The Buffalo Bills tweeted: “Bills Mafia is with you, @HamlinIsland.”
Dozens of NFL teams and other major sports organizations have tweeted words of support for Hamlin.
JJ Watt, who earlier this season announced via his Twitter that he had gone into atrial fibrillation, tweeted words of support for Hamlin.
“The game is not important. Damar Hamlin’s life is important. Please be ok. Please,” Watt wrote.
Many current and former NFL players have tweeted out thoughts and prayers for Hamlin.
Some have also called for video of the incident to not be shared out of respect for Hamlin and his family.
“Please don’t share the video of the Damar Hamlin play. Share this because we are all Praying for him and his family,” tweeted Robert Griffin III.
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Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, given CPR after collapsing on the field
Cruise’s autonomous driving tech comes under scrutiny from safety regulators
U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into the robotaxis developed and operated by GM self-driving subsidiary Cruise. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration said it opened the investigation after learning of incidents when these robotaxis “may have engaged in inappropriately hard braking or became immobilized while operating on public roads.” The preliminary investigation […]
Cruise’s autonomous driving tech comes under scrutiny from safety regulators by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch