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Lollapalooza promises “robust” security following shooting at garlic festival in California

Matthew MeadowJuly 29, 2019

A random shooting at a California food festival that killed three people, including a 6-year-old boy, this past weekend has prompted a more robust security resp...

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FaceApp Age Challenge Brings Up Security Concerns After Old Person Filter Goes Viral

Matthew MeadowJuly 17, 2019

Yesterday, AI photo editor app FaceApp went viral on social media as celebrities, athletes, and musicians all shared their faces with an age challenge old perso...

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Woman Describes Horrific Music Festival Strip Search In Court Testimony

Karlie PowellJuly 12, 2019

A startling account has surfaced from a woman who claims she was "humiliated" during a strip search at Knockout Circuz in 2017. Before the NSW Coroners Cour...

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Fan Smothered by Security After Jumping Barrier & Skrillex Gets On The Mic To Defend Him

Matthew MeadowMay 29, 2019

Skrillex and Boys Noize headed to Tampa, Florida this past Sunday for a performance as Dog Blood at Sunset Music Festival. By all standards, the set was everyth...

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CHVRCHES Ramp Up Security As Death Threats From Chris Brown Fans Escalate

Karlie PowellMay 1, 2019

CHVRCHES have reportedly been forced to ramp up security following death threats from outraged Chris Brown fans. There's now police at their shows and advance ...

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Reports Of Racial Divide And Rampant Disorganization Comes Forth From Coachella Security

Your EDM StaffApril 21, 2019

Weekend two of Coachella wraps up tonight, and with it, the epic Coachella season. Stagecoach will return next weekend as the next Goldenvoice festival in the a...

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Report: Unpaid TSA Workers Blast Uncensored Travis Scott, Kanye West Over Loudspeakers

Karlie PowellJanuary 14, 2019

TSA agents at JFK airport in NYC are making the most of the government shutdown by playing whatever the hell they want through the loudspeakers. According to...

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Spotify, Netflix & More Given Access To Users’ Private Messages By Facebook

Matthew MeadowDecember 19, 2018

In a startling expose published in the New York Times this week, it was revealed that Facebook has long-standing deals with around 150 media and tech companies...

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Hackers Steal Data of Over 60,000 Tomorrowland Attendees

Matthew MeadowOctober 28, 2018

While the US is worrying about hackers with the midterm elections growing closer, over in Brussels, another major breach was experienced by Tomorrowland. Accord...

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REPORT: Lawsuit Filed Against Eventbrite Following Massive Ticketfly Hack

Karlie PowellOctober 9, 2018

Eventbrite is facing a class action lawsuit over the huge data breach that occurred with their subsidiary Ticketfly. Back in June, Ticketfly acknowledged th...

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Tomorrowland pepper spray incident is being investigated by Belgian Police

Bree StearnsJuly 31, 2018

In a post being shared on Facebook, one woman claimed to have had her phone, her ID, and bank cards stolen after she was hit with pepper spray in the crowd at ...

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Lollapalooza Increases Security This Year in Light of the 2017 Las Vegas Shooting

Cody SmithJuly 30, 2018

Music festivals have a responsibility to keep their attendees safe. That responsibility includes security, such as security checks, item restrictions and securi...

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