Who needs democracy when you have data? - MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democracy-when-you-have-data/
Here’s how China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance.
Spyware Company Leaves ‘Terabytes’ of Selfies, Text Messages, and Location Data Exposed Online - Motherboard
A company that sells surveillance software to parents and employers
hashed passwords and logins, Facebook messages
New facial recognition tech catches first impostor at D.C. airport
trying to enter the U.S. on a fake passport that may have passed at face value with humans
critics worry about the implications for invasions of privacy … and the potential for mistaken matches.
Future elections may be swayed by intelligent, weaponized chatbots - MIT Technology Review
The AI advances that brought you Alexa are teaching propaganda how to talk.
Australia Bars China’s Huawei From Building 5G Wireless Network - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/technology/huawei-banned-australia-5g.html
Companies that “are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” pose unacceptable security risks, the ministers said.
Alexa vs. Siri vs. Google: Which Can Carry on a Conversation Best? - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/17/technology/alexa-siri-conversation.html
Apple removed Facebook’s Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data – TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/22/apple-facebook-onavo/
the app’s true intentions were buried deep in its description: “Onavo collects your mobile data traffic…
Google revises help page that describes how its “Location History” setting works, clarifying that it still tracks location even if the setting is turned off - Associated Press
Prisen for en digitalisert skole - BT
https://www.bt.no/btmeninger/debatt/i/jPjJaL/Prisen-for-en-digitalisert-skole
Til skolestart i år får bergenske åttendeklassinger hver sin Chromebook.
Det er billig i kroner og øre, men vi betaler likevel en høy pris. I praksis kjøper Bergen kommune datamaskiner til barna våre ved å selge persondataene deres.
Hundreds of Instagram users report that their accounts have been hacked, with emails and phone numbers tied to accounts changed, preventing account recovery – Mashable
https://mashable.com/2018/08/13/instagram-hack-locked-out-of-account/#C5l2Wp7_pqqs
Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap - NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/business/behavioral-biometrics-banks-security.html
The way you press, scroll and type on a phone screen or keyboard can be as unique as your fingerprints or facial features.
A look at how China is compiling a global registry of Uighurs to better surveil those who live outside the country, including in the US
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chinese-police-are-spying-on-uighurson-american-soil
threatening to detain their relatives if they do not provide personal and identifying information to Chinese police.
Russian Hackers Targeted Swedish News Sites In 2016, State Department Cable Says
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevincollier/2016-sweden-ddos-expressen-hack-russia-cables
the attack was part of a Russian campaign to sow disinformation about NATO
Police Bodycams Can Be Hacked to Doctor Footage – WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/police-body-camera-vulnerabilities/
the vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to download footage off a camera, edit things out or potentially make more intricate modifications, and then re-upload it, leaving no indication of the change.
Machine Learning Can Identify the Authors of Anonymous Code – WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/machine-learning-identify-anonymous-code/
The researchers don’t rely on low-level features, like how code was formatted. Instead, they create “abstract syntax trees,” which reflect code’s underlying structure, rather than its arbitrary components.
Google tracks your movements, like it or not – AP
https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb
Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.
DeepMind AI matches health experts at spotting eye diseases
https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/13/deepmind-ai-moorfields-eye-hospital-disease/
The tool searches OCT scans for over 50 eye diseases including macular degeneration.
In addition, the system can show its workings, allowing eye care professionals to scrutinize the final assessment.
Hacking a Brand New Mac Remotely, Right Out of the Box – WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/mac-remote-hack-wifi-enterprise/
targets enterprise Macs that use Apple’s Device Enrollment Program and its Mobile Device Management platform.
Wells Fargo says hundreds of customers lost homes after computer glitch – CNN
https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/04/news/companies/wells-fargo-mortgage-modification/index.html
Hundreds of people had their homes foreclosed on after software used by Wells Fargo incorrectly denied them mortgage modifications.
How a Hacker Allegedly Stole Millions by Hijacking Phone Numbers - Motherboard
tricking a provider like AT&T into transferring the target’s phone number to a SIM card controlled by the criminal.
reset the victims’ passwords and break into their online accounts