Facebook orders creepy AI firm to stop scraping your Instagram photos
Facebook has told Clearview AI, the controversial face-recognition service that works with law enforcement agencies, to stop using images from its networks. Facebook has told Clearview AI, the...
View ArticleFeeling brave? Try these disturbing Jell-O mold recipes created by a bot
AI researcher Janelle Shane has trained bots to generate creepy recipes inspired by midcentury Jell-O mold cuisine. For today’s readers, 20th-century recipes involving Jell-O molds—where fruit,...
View Article‘Remarkably brazen’ Chinese military hackers charged with the...
“In short, this was an organized and remarkably brazen criminal heist of sensitive information of nearly half of all Americans,” a federal indictment read on Monday. The massive 2017 Equifax data...
View ArticleHackers are demanding nude photos to unlock files in a new ransomware scheme...
Security firm Emsisoft has released a decryption to circumvent a new ransomware variant that’s demanding explicit photos. Ransomware typically encrypts files and demands payment in bitcoin or other...
View ArticleMichael Bloomberg wanted ironic internet cred, but he won’t like these...
Study Hall, the media workers’ group, is offering $5 microgrants to the creators of memes focused on claims of Bloomberg’s bias. After Michael Bloomberg paid some of Instagram’s biggest meme creators...
View ArticleRing’s police partnerships earn Amazon a knock on the door from Congress
A House subcommittee has asked Amazon to turn over information about its Ring unit’s deals with law enforcement agencies. A House panel has asked Amazon to turn over information about “Ring’s...
View Article‘I have a duty to do this’: Meet the Redditors fighting...
Despite the site’s reputation as a sometimes-toxic rumor mill, Reddit has become an unlikely home for passionate users who aim to call out disinformation as it spreads. Robert Mercer invested in...
View ArticleWith Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg dropping out, what happens to their...
Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg have both dropped out of the 2020 presidential primary race. Their delegates may ultimately back the candidates they endorse. Now that Senator Amy Klobuchar of...
View ArticleHigh-tech crooks could hack your voice assistant with ‘ultrasonic...
Ultrasound, out of the range of human hearing, could let hackers give commands to your devices without you noticing. Hackers could give voice commands to your devices without you being able to hear...
View ArticleHackerOne is targeting Goldman Sachs, Uber, and the Pentagon—and getting paid...
More than 600,000 hackers on the platform are helping find bugs and vulnerabilities. When Capital One discovered a data breach in July 2019 that exposed credit card and application data of more than...
View ArticleAs privacy laws get stricter, this company ensures only the right people have...
Immuta safeguards records for governments, medical facilities, industrial companies, and more. Big companies often maintain huge troves of customer data, and small mistakes can jeopardize privacy and...
View ArticleVermont sues Clearview AI over “unethical” facial screen scraping
Vermont has sued Clearview AI, the controversial face recognition company that’s said to have built up a huge database of facial images of everyday people. Vermont’s attorney general sued Clearview AI...
View ArticleThis free service shows who has your data—and helps you delete it
Mine found that its average user is in the databases of 350 businesses, with some people having data held by thousands more. Companies storing people’s personal data increasingly give consumers the...
View ArticleThe Trump campaign is inviting people to dine with the president during the...
During the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump campaign is promoting a contest where donors can win a dinner and photo op with the president. During the coronavirus pandemic, medical experts and officials...
View Article14 ways that you can help fight the coronavirus pandemic
Just because you’re stuck at home doesn’t mean you can’t help out in your community. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the lives of people around the world. Luckily, there are ways you can help...
View ArticleFor artists, the show must go on—and Zoom is their venue
Stuck at home amid the pandemic, creative people are finding new ways to use videoconferencing software that once was confined to the home office. Theatre Unleashed, a Los Angeles-based theater...
View ArticleThis map shares the sounds of coronavirus lockdown around the world
Sounds posted to the #StayHomeSounds map include birdcalls recorded in Vancouver and Phnom Penh, the sounds of children playing around the world, and communities applauding the sacrifice of healthcare...
View ArticleWhen hackers kidnap their data, companies are increasingly using...
Cyberinsurers can help providers recover from digital attacks or even make ransom payments to recover lost data. It’s a nightmare scenario for many executives: Finding out that your company’s computers...
View ArticleReport: Parks in some states saw a huge increase in foot traffic despite the...
Google has released data about changes in visits to different types of locations, such as transit stations, workplaces, and residences, around the world. Unsurprisingly, people in the United States are...
View ArticleAirbnb’s COVID-19 crisis could be a boon for affordable housing
Airbnb hosts are seeing drastic booking declines amid the pandemic, but housing costs could go down as a result. While she’s studying for a master’s degree at Northwestern University, Christine Kaya...
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