https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigation/2020/01/29/united-nations-cyber-attack
The UN did not publicly disclose a major hacking attack into its IT systems in Europe – a decision that potentially put staff, other organisations, and individuals at risk
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-epidemiologist-wuhan-public-health-warnings/
BlueDot uses an AI-driven algorithm that scours foreign-language news reports, animal and plant disease networks, and official proclamations
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/world/middleeast/iran-plane-crash-coverup.html
For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/world/asia/coronavirus-crisis-china-response.html
While China can mobilize a huge national response to the outbreak, its response to the crisis is also a lesson in how the country’s political weak points can carry grave consequences for world health.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation
An antivirus program used by hundreds of millions of people around the world is selling highly sensitive web browsing data to many of the world’s biggest companies, a joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag has found.
Avast
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/opinion/facial-recognition-ban-privacy.html
We need to have a serious conversation about all the technologies of identification, correlation and discrimination, and decide how much we as a society want to be spied on by governments and corporations — and what sorts of influence we want them to have over our lives.