Children’s Commissioner calls for transparency on data gathered from children
A new report says children’s digital footprints are growing and more must be done to educate them about data security.
Security flaw in DJI’s website and apps exposed accounts to hackers and drone live feeds – TechCrunch
It took about six months for popular consumer drone maker DJI to fix a security vulnerability across its website and apps
‘Bionic mushrooms’ that generate electricity created by scientists – The Independent
A regular shop-bought mushroom has been turned into an electricity generator in a process scientists hope will one day be used to power devices.
Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/technology/myanmar-facebook.html
But the report fails to look closely at how Facebook employees missed a crescendo of posts and misinformation that helped to fuel modern ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
Hackers breach StatCounter, injecting its analytics script with malicious code that currently targets users of crypto exchange Gate.io to hijack BTC withdrawals – ZDNet
Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought - MIT Technology Review
With nothing but a smartphone and some clever computation, researchers can exploit ambient signals to track individuals in their own homes.
China is exporting the Great Firewall as internet freedom declines around the world
https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/11/01/asia/internet-freedom-china-censorship-intl/index.html
the internet is an excellent tool for social control, enabling surveillance and guiding of public opinion that would have been impossible in the past.
Private messages from 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for sale - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46065796
Facebook said its security had not been compromised.
And the data had probably been obtained through malicious browser extensions.
Social platforms and Silicon Valley Funders operate with sloppy disregard of the consequences of hate speech, unwilling to lose users and hurt their bottom line
Eurostar resets customer passwords after hack attack - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46048597
Eurostar has reset its customers’ login passwords after detecting attempts to break into an unspecified number of accounts.