In Other News: Facebook investigating claims employee cyber-stalked women; banks, credit card companies look to track gun sales

Published 8:38 pm Monday, May 7, 2018

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Banks, credit card companies look to track gun sales, possibly restrict them

Banks and credit card companies are discussing ways to identify purchases of guns in their payment systems, a move that could be a first step to restricting gun purchases. The financial companies have explored creating a new credit card code for firearms dealers, similar to how they code restaurants and department stores. Another idea would require merchants to share information about specific firearm products consumers are buying. — The Wall Street Journal

Singer criticizes hotels for offering ‘white people’ shampoo

Hotel shampoo has emerged as an unlikely topic of Twitter debate thanks to a tweet by singer/songwriter Halsey. “I’ve been traveling for years now and it’s been so frustrating that the hotel toiletry industry entirely alienates people of color. I can’t use this perfumed watered down white people shampoo. Neither can 50 percent of ur customers. Annoying,” Halsey tweeted. Several users immediately slammed Halsey for the tweet because they either assumed she was white based on her appearance or could just buy a bottle of shampoo to take with her to hotels. — The Washington Post

‘Their country is being invaded’: influx of Venezuelans overwhelms Brazil

Hundreds turn up each day, many arriving penniless and gaunt as they pass a tattered flag that signals they have reached the border. Once they cross, many cram into public parks and plazas teeming with makeshift homeless shelters, raising concerns about drugs and crime. A relentless tide of people fleeing the deepening economic crisis in Venezuela has begun to test Brazil’s tolerance for immigrants. Mercedes Acuña, 50, said she felt blessed to have been among the first admitted into a shelter. Acuña said she had nothing but gratitude for the Brazilians who have helped her, but she has come to agree with those who say it’s time to shut the border. “I realize we’re all in need,” she said. “But their country is being invaded.” — The New York Times

Facebook investigating claims employee used privileged information to cyber-stalk women

A Facebook security engineer is accused of using data accessible to the person at work to stalk women online — and Facebook says it is investigating the situation. The allegations surfaced in a tweet from Jackie Stokes, the founder of Spyglass Security. “I’ve been made aware that a security engineer currently employed at Facebook is likely using privileged access to stalk women online. I have Tinder logs,” she wrote. — Gizmodo