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Local Matters: Buffalo mayor runs write-in campaign after losing primary election

The four-term mayor of Buffalo, New York, lost the Democratic primary race to a Socialist community organizer. Now Mayor Byron Brown is hoping to stay in office by winning via write-in campaign. Assistant professor of political science at the University at Buffalo Shawn Donahue joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with the details. Source

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Meet the American queen of Mexico’s rodeo

Born in the U.S., Paola Pimienta was often shy about her Mexican heritage as a child. But she pursued one of Mexico’s favorite sports — synchronized horse riding — and rose to the top. Lilia Luciano shares more. Source

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Thousands fall victim to “Zoom-bombing”

Thousand of Zoom users have reported their video calls have been hacked with graphic and often racist images and comments. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to explain how it happens and what Zoom is doing to stop it. He also detailed the app company’s data-sharing relationship with Facebook and why Zoom is working with Dropbox to fix some of its privacy concerns. Source

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Facebook launches Messenger Rooms group video chat feature

Facebook is rolling out Messenger Rooms, a video-chat feature that allows up to 50 participants to join a virtual hangout with no time limit. Stan Chudnovsky, head of Messenger at Facebook, joins CBSN to discuss the new feature and privacy concerns users may have. Source

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Leaked smartphone app data led New York Times reporters straight to Capitol rioters

An anonymous source sent The New York Times a trove of cellphone location data from the day of the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Reporters were able to easily match device location pings to individual phone users — a process that may be helpful to law enforcement but raises broad privacy concerns about data collected from apps. New York Times Opinion writer and editor Stuart A. Thompson joins CBSN AM to talk about the investigation. Source

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Mental health apps may not protect your data

A CBS News poll has found that nearly half of Americans surveyed say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their mental and emotional health. Some people have turned to convenient and affordable mental health apps. Thomas Germain, a technology reporter with Consumer Reports, joins CBSN to discuss a recent investigation that found these apps take varied approaches in how they handle users’ privacy. Source

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