Hundreds of Instagram users report that their accounts have been hacked, with emails and phone numbers tied to accounts changed, preventing account recovery – Mashable
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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