After restricting a group critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook says it will take legal action against the government
After restricting access to a popular group with posts critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook is planning legal action against the Thai government, which the social media giant says forced it to restrict content deemed to be illegal.
On Monday, Reuters reported access to Royalist Marketplace had been blocked within Thailand. Users there who try to visit the group, which has over a million members, now see a message that says access to it has “been restricted within Thailand pursuant to a legal request from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.”
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/24/after-restricting-a-group-critical-of-thailands-monarchy-facebook-says-it-will-take-legal-action-against-the-government/
#Asia #Thailand #Facebook
After restricting access to a popular group with posts critical of Thailand’s monarchy, Facebook is planning legal action against the Thai government, which the social media giant says forced it to restrict content deemed to be illegal.
On Monday, Reuters reported access to Royalist Marketplace had been blocked within Thailand. Users there who try to visit the group, which has over a million members, now see a message that says access to it has “been restricted within Thailand pursuant to a legal request from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.”
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/24/after-restricting-a-group-critical-of-thailands-monarchy-facebook-says-it-will-take-legal-action-against-the-government/
#Asia #Thailand #Facebook
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Malware Injected Into Xcode Projects Could Infiltrate Mac App Store
Last week, we reported on a severe new kind of Mac malware that has been found to infect via Xcode, discovered by security researchers at Trend Micro.
In an exclusive interview with #MacRumors, the security researchers behind the discovery, Oleksandr Shatkivskyi and Vlad Felenuik, have provided more information about their research.
The malware, which is part of the XCSSET family, is "an unusual infection" that is injected into Xcode projects. When the project is built, the malicious code is run. This can lead to "a rabbit hole of malicious payloads," and poses a significant risk to Mac users.
Specifically, the malware was found to be capable of abusing Safari and other browsers to steal data. It can use a vulnerability to read and dump cookies, create backdoors in JavaScript, and in turn modify displayed websites, steal private banking information and passwords, and block password changes. It was also found to be able to steal information from apps such as Evernote, Notes, Skype, Telegram, QQ, and WeChat, take screenshots, upload files to the attacker's specified server, encrypt files, and display a ransom note.
Shatkivskyi and Felenuik told MacRumors that they believe the XCSSET malware will become extremely common among bad actors who seek to exploit Mac systems. The malware is particularly dangerous because verification methods, such as checking hashes, would not identify infection. It was found to be present in projects shared on GitHub. This means that developers who rely on repositories could face a supply-chain attack and be unaware that their project has become infected.
Xcode projects infected with the malware can create maliciously modified applications, unbeknownst to the developers who make the apps, and may then distribute them as trojans. Shatkivskyi and Felenuik believe that the Mac App Store review team will be largely unable to detect apps that contain the XCSSET malware. "As an #iOS developer I know how easy it is to fool them and release an app with hidden features," Shatkivskyi said.
Shatkivskyi and Felenuik first approached Apple about the issue as early as December 2019, and they hope that Apple will be decisive and swift in its response to resolving the vulnerability. They suggest that Apple could implement privacy notifications, the likes of which came to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, to alert Mac users when the malware is active on their systems, in an effort to explicitly alert users to a potential breach.
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Last week, we reported on a severe new kind of Mac malware that has been found to infect via Xcode, discovered by security researchers at Trend Micro.
In an exclusive interview with #MacRumors, the security researchers behind the discovery, Oleksandr Shatkivskyi and Vlad Felenuik, have provided more information about their research.
The malware, which is part of the XCSSET family, is "an unusual infection" that is injected into Xcode projects. When the project is built, the malicious code is run. This can lead to "a rabbit hole of malicious payloads," and poses a significant risk to Mac users.
Specifically, the malware was found to be capable of abusing Safari and other browsers to steal data. It can use a vulnerability to read and dump cookies, create backdoors in JavaScript, and in turn modify displayed websites, steal private banking information and passwords, and block password changes. It was also found to be able to steal information from apps such as Evernote, Notes, Skype, Telegram, QQ, and WeChat, take screenshots, upload files to the attacker's specified server, encrypt files, and display a ransom note.
Shatkivskyi and Felenuik told MacRumors that they believe the XCSSET malware will become extremely common among bad actors who seek to exploit Mac systems. The malware is particularly dangerous because verification methods, such as checking hashes, would not identify infection. It was found to be present in projects shared on GitHub. This means that developers who rely on repositories could face a supply-chain attack and be unaware that their project has become infected.
Xcode projects infected with the malware can create maliciously modified applications, unbeknownst to the developers who make the apps, and may then distribute them as trojans. Shatkivskyi and Felenuik believe that the Mac App Store review team will be largely unable to detect apps that contain the XCSSET malware. "As an #iOS developer I know how easy it is to fool them and release an app with hidden features," Shatkivskyi said.
Shatkivskyi and Felenuik first approached Apple about the issue as early as December 2019, and they hope that Apple will be decisive and swift in its response to resolving the vulnerability. They suggest that Apple could implement privacy notifications, the likes of which came to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, to alert Mac users when the malware is active on their systems, in an effort to explicitly alert users to a potential breach.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/24/xcode-malware-infiltrate-app-store/
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Malware Injected Into Xcode Projects Could Infiltrate Mac App Store
Last week, we reported on a severe new kind of Mac malware that has been found to infect via Xcode, discovered by security researchers at Trend...
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Numbers, please! 3.5 billion inhabitants - a database of all cities in the world
Researchers have created a database of all cities in the world. This makes it possible to compare what is otherwise not comparable and shows an exciting picture of the world.
In 2015, more than 3.5 billion (or exactly 3,535,326,299) people lived in cities with at least 50,000 inhabitants, which was 48 percent of the entire human population. Of these cities, there were 13,135 five years ago, by far the most in India (3229), ahead of China (1844), Ethiopia (553) and Nigeria (480). Only 40 years earlier, only 1.8 billion people (43 percent) had lived in cities of this size. The largest cities in the world in 2015 were Guangzhou (40.5 million), Jakarta (36.3 million), Tokyo (33 million), Delhi and Shanghai, in that order. Dortmund (better, the Ruhr area) follows in 118th place with 3.4 million inhabitants as Germany's largest city and here at the latest it should become clear that these figures are somewhat different.
👀 👉🏼 https://public.tableau.com/profile/martin.holland#!/vizhome/CitiesOfTheWorld-Population
👀 👉🏼 https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/atlas-human-planet-2018
👀 👉🏼 🇩🇪 https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Zahlen-bitte-3-5-Milliarden-Einwohner-eine-Datenbank-aller-Staedte-der-Welt-4861541.html
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Researchers have created a database of all cities in the world. This makes it possible to compare what is otherwise not comparable and shows an exciting picture of the world.
In 2015, more than 3.5 billion (or exactly 3,535,326,299) people lived in cities with at least 50,000 inhabitants, which was 48 percent of the entire human population. Of these cities, there were 13,135 five years ago, by far the most in India (3229), ahead of China (1844), Ethiopia (553) and Nigeria (480). Only 40 years earlier, only 1.8 billion people (43 percent) had lived in cities of this size. The largest cities in the world in 2015 were Guangzhou (40.5 million), Jakarta (36.3 million), Tokyo (33 million), Delhi and Shanghai, in that order. Dortmund (better, the Ruhr area) follows in 118th place with 3.4 million inhabitants as Germany's largest city and here at the latest it should become clear that these figures are somewhat different.
👀 👉🏼 https://public.tableau.com/profile/martin.holland#!/vizhome/CitiesOfTheWorld-Population
👀 👉🏼 https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/atlas-human-planet-2018
👀 👉🏼 🇩🇪 https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Zahlen-bitte-3-5-Milliarden-Einwohner-eine-Datenbank-aller-Staedte-der-Welt-4861541.html
#numbers #scientific #research #atlas #thinkabout
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Martin Holland - Profile | Tableau Public
Martin Holland's Tableau Public profile. View interactive data visualizations published by this author.
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Firefox Daylight for Android arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection, new UI, and GeckoView
After more than a year of development, Mozilla today launched Firefox 79 for Android, branded Firefox Daylight. Like Firefox 57 Quantum, Firefox Daylight gets its own name as it marks “a new beginning for our Android browser.” The new version is “an entirely overhauled, faster, and more convenient product.” Firefox Daylight includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, Mozilla’s own mobile browser engine GeckoView, and a slew of new features. Mozilla is rolling out the new Firefox for Android globally, starting in Germany, France, and the U.K. today and in North America from August 27.
Firefox has about 200 million active users, according to Mozilla, making it a major platform for web developers to consider. But that number has been steadily falling over the years. Furthermore, on mobile, where users are less likely to change their default browser, Firefox holds less than 1% market share, according to Net Applications. That’s why the company decided to hit reset on its Android browser.
The launch comes at a difficult time for Mozilla, which earlier this month announced layoffs of about 250 employees. We spoke with Mozilla senior product manager Vesta Zare about the Firefox Daylight launch. “I wouldn’t say it was impacted that much by the layoffs, but of course everyone was impacted,” Zare said. “But I do want to stress that this remains a priority, a high area of focus for us, especially on mobile.”
👀 👉🏼 https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/25/firefox-daylight-android-enhanced-tracking-protection-geckoview/
#mozilla #firefox #GeckoView #browser #android #tracking #protection
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After more than a year of development, Mozilla today launched Firefox 79 for Android, branded Firefox Daylight. Like Firefox 57 Quantum, Firefox Daylight gets its own name as it marks “a new beginning for our Android browser.” The new version is “an entirely overhauled, faster, and more convenient product.” Firefox Daylight includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, Mozilla’s own mobile browser engine GeckoView, and a slew of new features. Mozilla is rolling out the new Firefox for Android globally, starting in Germany, France, and the U.K. today and in North America from August 27.
Firefox has about 200 million active users, according to Mozilla, making it a major platform for web developers to consider. But that number has been steadily falling over the years. Furthermore, on mobile, where users are less likely to change their default browser, Firefox holds less than 1% market share, according to Net Applications. That’s why the company decided to hit reset on its Android browser.
The launch comes at a difficult time for Mozilla, which earlier this month announced layoffs of about 250 employees. We spoke with Mozilla senior product manager Vesta Zare about the Firefox Daylight launch. “I wouldn’t say it was impacted that much by the layoffs, but of course everyone was impacted,” Zare said. “But I do want to stress that this remains a priority, a high area of focus for us, especially on mobile.”
👀 👉🏼 https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/25/firefox-daylight-android-enhanced-tracking-protection-geckoview/
#mozilla #firefox #GeckoView #browser #android #tracking #protection
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Firefox Daylight for Android arrives with Enhanced Tracking Protection, new UI, and GeckoView
Firefox Daylight for Android includes Enhanced Tracking Protection on by default, a new user interface, GeckoView, and a slew of new features.
Thousands of Cheap Android Phones in Africa Were Pre-Installed With Malware
The hard-to-remove Triada malware was getting preinstalled on thousands of Tecno W2 handsets from a Chinese company called Transsion, according to security research from Upsteam Systems.
Thousands of cheap Android smartphones were getting sold in Africa with malware already pre-installed onboard, according to new security research.
On Monday, the mobile company Upstream Systems published a report on how a nasty malware strain known as Triada has been preying on low-income consumers in over a dozen African countries.
Usually malware ends up on an Android device after the owner installs a fake third-party app that contains malicious code. However, Upstream noticed the Triada malware was getting preinstalled on thousands of Tecno W2 handsets from a Chinese company called Transsion before getting sold to local consumers in countries such as Ethopia, Cameroon and Egypt.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/thousands-of-cheap-android-phones-in-africa-were-pre-installed-with-malware
#Africa #Transsion #Android #phone #malware
The hard-to-remove Triada malware was getting preinstalled on thousands of Tecno W2 handsets from a Chinese company called Transsion, according to security research from Upsteam Systems.
Thousands of cheap Android smartphones were getting sold in Africa with malware already pre-installed onboard, according to new security research.
On Monday, the mobile company Upstream Systems published a report on how a nasty malware strain known as Triada has been preying on low-income consumers in over a dozen African countries.
Usually malware ends up on an Android device after the owner installs a fake third-party app that contains malicious code. However, Upstream noticed the Triada malware was getting preinstalled on thousands of Tecno W2 handsets from a Chinese company called Transsion before getting sold to local consumers in countries such as Ethopia, Cameroon and Egypt.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/thousands-of-cheap-android-phones-in-africa-were-pre-installed-with-malware
#Africa #Transsion #Android #phone #malware
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Thousands of Cheap Android Phones in Africa Were Pre-Installed With Malware
The hard-to-remove Triada malware was getting preinstalled on thousands of Tecno W2 handsets from a Chinese company called Transsion, according to security research from Upsteam Systems.
Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander's Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the stunning results of DARPA's AlphaDogfight trials, now hear what the skipper of a fighter squadron thinks.
The recent 5 to 0 victory of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot developed by Heron Systems over an Air Force F-16 human pilot does not have me scrambling to send out applications for a new job. However, I was impressed by the AlphaDogfight trials and recognize its value in determining where the military can capitalize on AI applications.
For most military aviators, it may be easy to scoff at the artificiality of the contest. I may have even mumbled, “Never would have happened to a Navy pilot…” Instead, I think it is important not to get wrapped too much around the axle about the rules of the contest and instead focus on a couple of details that really jumped out at me on the advantages an AI pilot would have over a human pilot.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/35947/navy-f-a-18-squadron-commanders-take-on-ai-repeatedly-beating-real-pilot-in-dogfight
#US #AI #DARPA #dogfight #simulator
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the stunning results of DARPA's AlphaDogfight trials, now hear what the skipper of a fighter squadron thinks.
The recent 5 to 0 victory of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) pilot developed by Heron Systems over an Air Force F-16 human pilot does not have me scrambling to send out applications for a new job. However, I was impressed by the AlphaDogfight trials and recognize its value in determining where the military can capitalize on AI applications.
For most military aviators, it may be easy to scoff at the artificiality of the contest. I may have even mumbled, “Never would have happened to a Navy pilot…” Instead, I think it is important not to get wrapped too much around the axle about the rules of the contest and instead focus on a couple of details that really jumped out at me on the advantages an AI pilot would have over a human pilot.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/35947/navy-f-a-18-squadron-commanders-take-on-ai-repeatedly-beating-real-pilot-in-dogfight
#US #AI #DARPA #dogfight #simulator
The War Zone
Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander's Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight
Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the stunning results of DARPA's AlphaDogfight trials, now hear what the skipper of a fighter squadron thinks.
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Kindle Collects a Surprisingly Large Amount of Data
Turns out, Kindle Collects a Ton of Data
The Kindle sends device information, usage metadata, and details about every interaction with the device (or app) while it's being used. All of this is linked directly to the reader account.
Opening the app, reading a book, flipping through a few pages, then closing the book sends over 100 requests to Amazon servers.
👀 👉🏼 https://nullsweep.com/kindle-collects-a-surprisingly-large-amount-of-data/
#kindle #surveillance #data #collection #amazon #DeleteAmazon #thinkabout #poc
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Turns out, Kindle Collects a Ton of Data
The Kindle sends device information, usage metadata, and details about every interaction with the device (or app) while it's being used. All of this is linked directly to the reader account.
Opening the app, reading a book, flipping through a few pages, then closing the book sends over 100 requests to Amazon servers.
👀 👉🏼 https://nullsweep.com/kindle-collects-a-surprisingly-large-amount-of-data/
#kindle #surveillance #data #collection #amazon #DeleteAmazon #thinkabout #poc
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koyu.space - We are creating free internet services for you and your friends
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Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators
(Reuters) - Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence.
A Facebook representative told Reuters on Tuesday it had given the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM) data from pages and accounts associated with the Myanmar military that it had removed in 2018 to stop hate speech against Rohingya but declined to describe the content.
Myanmar is facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a 2017 military crackdown on the Rohingya that forced 730,000 people to flee into Bangladesh.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-facebook/facebook-shares-data-on-myanmar-with-united-nations-investigators-idUSKBN25L2G4
#UN #Myanmar #Facebook
(Reuters) - Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence.
A Facebook representative told Reuters on Tuesday it had given the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM) data from pages and accounts associated with the Myanmar military that it had removed in 2018 to stop hate speech against Rohingya but declined to describe the content.
Myanmar is facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a 2017 military crackdown on the Rohingya that forced 730,000 people to flee into Bangladesh.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-facebook/facebook-shares-data-on-myanmar-with-united-nations-investigators-idUSKBN25L2G4
#UN #Myanmar #Facebook
Why Uber's business model is doomed
Like other ridesharing companies, it made a big bet on an automated future that has failed to materialise
Having threatened to pull out of California completely, Uber and Lyft recently won a temporary reprieve from orders to reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. The companies argued they could not come up with a plan for doing so overnight, even though more than two years have passed since California’s supreme court ordered them to change their ways. The Californian labour law AB5 was supposed to end their non-compliance.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/24/gig-economy-uber-lyft-insecurity-crisis
#Uber #Lyft #hail #ride
Like other ridesharing companies, it made a big bet on an automated future that has failed to materialise
Having threatened to pull out of California completely, Uber and Lyft recently won a temporary reprieve from orders to reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. The companies argued they could not come up with a plan for doing so overnight, even though more than two years have passed since California’s supreme court ordered them to change their ways. The Californian labour law AB5 was supposed to end their non-compliance.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/24/gig-economy-uber-lyft-insecurity-crisis
#Uber #Lyft #hail #ride
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AppManager_v2.5.13.apk
3.1 MB
App Manager v2.5.13
What's New:
- Split apk install support (apks and xapk)
- Added an option to install apk (with apks and xapk) directly from FM or Browser
- Added a new option to remove all blocking rules in settings page
- AppOpsX-like implementation for generating app ops
- Added an option to filter apps with activities in the main page
- Added an option to display only the active app ops in the App Ops tab
- Save apk files as "app name_version.extension"
- Added a foreground service to run batch operations, result is displayed in a notification
- BatchOps: Replaced kill with force-stop
- Added German and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations
For an extended changelog, visit: https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/changelog.html#v2-5-13-348
What's New:
- Split apk install support (apks and xapk)
- Added an option to install apk (with apks and xapk) directly from FM or Browser
- Added a new option to remove all blocking rules in settings page
- AppOpsX-like implementation for generating app ops
- Added an option to filter apps with activities in the main page
- Added an option to display only the active app ops in the App Ops tab
- Save apk files as "app name_version.extension"
- Added a foreground service to run batch operations, result is displayed in a notification
- BatchOps: Replaced kill with force-stop
- Added German and Portuguese (Brazilian) translations
For an extended changelog, visit: https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/changelog.html#v2-5-13-348
Russian Charged With Trying to Recruit Employee to Plant Malware in US Company
According to the FBI, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov promised to pay as much as $1 million to the employee to help his shadowy group steal data from a Nevada-based company for ransom purposes.
The FBI has arrested a Russian citizen for trying to recruit an employee to plant malware inside a Nevada-based company.
Allegedly, the 27-year-old Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov was promising to pay as much as $1 million to the employee, according to the US Justice Department.
Starting on August 3rd, Kriuchkov had been conspiring with the employee to plant the malware. The goal: to steal data from the unnamed Nevada-based company and then threaten to make the information public, unless a large ransom was paid.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/russian-charged-with-trying-to-recruit-employee-to-plant-malware-in-us
#US #FBI #Russian #malware
According to the FBI, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov promised to pay as much as $1 million to the employee to help his shadowy group steal data from a Nevada-based company for ransom purposes.
The FBI has arrested a Russian citizen for trying to recruit an employee to plant malware inside a Nevada-based company.
Allegedly, the 27-year-old Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov was promising to pay as much as $1 million to the employee, according to the US Justice Department.
Starting on August 3rd, Kriuchkov had been conspiring with the employee to plant the malware. The goal: to steal data from the unnamed Nevada-based company and then threaten to make the information public, unless a large ransom was paid.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/russian-charged-with-trying-to-recruit-employee-to-plant-malware-in-us
#US #FBI #Russian #malware
PCMAG
Russian Charged With Trying to Recruit Employee to Plant Malware in US Company
According to the FBI, Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov promised to pay as much as $1 million to the employee to help his shadowy group steal data from a Nevada-based company for ransom purposes.
CBP Now Has a Massive Searchable Database for Devices Seized at the Border
The US border agency will be able to sift through data extracted from travelers' laptops and cellphones for up to 75 years.
Every year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents seize tens of thousands of cell phones, laptops, and other devices from travelers at or near the country’s borders, often without charging them with a specific crime. Those seizures give the agency access to massive amounts of highly personal information—data that CBP will now upload to a searchable, agency-wide surveillance database and maintain for up to 75 years, according to a privacy assessment recently published by the agency.
CBP has been collecting this kind of data for a long time, but the process has been decentralized, creating a natural limit on who could access the information and how easily they could do it. The new system, developed by PenLink, a Nebraska-based surveillance and analytics company, will change that. It will create “a risk that irrelevant information extracted from devices will now be accessible to a larger number of (US Border Patrol) agents with no nexus to that particular case,” according to CBP’s privacy assessment.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gjay/cbp-now-has-a-massive-searchable-database-for-devices-seized-at-the-border
#US #CBP #privacy #surveillance
The US border agency will be able to sift through data extracted from travelers' laptops and cellphones for up to 75 years.
Every year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents seize tens of thousands of cell phones, laptops, and other devices from travelers at or near the country’s borders, often without charging them with a specific crime. Those seizures give the agency access to massive amounts of highly personal information—data that CBP will now upload to a searchable, agency-wide surveillance database and maintain for up to 75 years, according to a privacy assessment recently published by the agency.
CBP has been collecting this kind of data for a long time, but the process has been decentralized, creating a natural limit on who could access the information and how easily they could do it. The new system, developed by PenLink, a Nebraska-based surveillance and analytics company, will change that. It will create “a risk that irrelevant information extracted from devices will now be accessible to a larger number of (US Border Patrol) agents with no nexus to that particular case,” according to CBP’s privacy assessment.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gjay/cbp-now-has-a-massive-searchable-database-for-devices-seized-at-the-border
#US #CBP #privacy #surveillance
Vice
CBP Now Has a Massive Searchable Database for Devices Seized at the Border
The US border agency will be able to sift through data extracted from travelers' laptops and cellphones for up to 75 years.
Elon Musk promises demo of a working Neuralink device on Friday
The company is developing brain-machine interface technology
Elon Musk has said that his secretive neurotech firm Neuralink will demonstrate a working “device,” presumably a brain-machine interface, at 6PM ET on Friday. Musk has spoken repeatedly about his belief that BMI devices are needed to help humans keep up with AI by supplementing our brainpower, but right now, his goal is much simpler: to create an implantable device that lets people control phones or computers with their mind.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/26/21402240/neuralink-august-2020-event-brain-machine-interface-working-demonstration
#Neuralink #demos
The company is developing brain-machine interface technology
Elon Musk has said that his secretive neurotech firm Neuralink will demonstrate a working “device,” presumably a brain-machine interface, at 6PM ET on Friday. Musk has spoken repeatedly about his belief that BMI devices are needed to help humans keep up with AI by supplementing our brainpower, but right now, his goal is much simpler: to create an implantable device that lets people control phones or computers with their mind.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/26/21402240/neuralink-august-2020-event-brain-machine-interface-working-demonstration
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New Zealand stock exchange hit by cyber attack for second day
Trading halted again, one day after overseas DDoS bombardment that forced stock market to shut down
New Zealand’s stock market has been interrupted by an apparent overseas cyber attack for the second day running.
The Wellington-based NZX exchange went offline at 11.24am on Wednesday and although some connectivity was restored for investors, some trading was halted.
The NZX said it had experienced “network connectivity issues” and that the NZX main board, NZX debt market and Fonterra shareholders market were placed on halt.
However it then announced that those areas would resume trading with the rest of the market at 3pm on Wednesday.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/26/new-zealand-stock-exchange-hit-by-cyber-attack-for-second-day
#NewZealand #NZ #Stock #Exchange #cyber #attack #DDOS
Trading halted again, one day after overseas DDoS bombardment that forced stock market to shut down
New Zealand’s stock market has been interrupted by an apparent overseas cyber attack for the second day running.
The Wellington-based NZX exchange went offline at 11.24am on Wednesday and although some connectivity was restored for investors, some trading was halted.
The NZX said it had experienced “network connectivity issues” and that the NZX main board, NZX debt market and Fonterra shareholders market were placed on halt.
However it then announced that those areas would resume trading with the rest of the market at 3pm on Wednesday.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/26/new-zealand-stock-exchange-hit-by-cyber-attack-for-second-day
#NewZealand #NZ #Stock #Exchange #cyber #attack #DDOS
Mozilla Thunderbird 78.2 Released with More OpenPGP Improvements
After pushing the Firefox 80 web browser to the stable channel and Firefox 81 to the beta seed, Mozilla has now released the a new version of his popular and open-source email client, Thunderbird 78.2.
Coming a month after Thunderbird 78.1, the Thunderbird 78.2 release is here to further improve the recent OpenPGP implementation, which lets users send encrypted emails with ease.
In Mozilla Thunderbird 78.2, saved drafts are now encrypted by default when OpenPGP is enabled, encrypted email is now send even if the email address contains uppercase characters, and automatic signing for encrypted messages now works in more scenarios.
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-78-2-released-with-more-openpgp-improvements
#Mozilla #Thunderbird #PGP #email #client
After pushing the Firefox 80 web browser to the stable channel and Firefox 81 to the beta seed, Mozilla has now released the a new version of his popular and open-source email client, Thunderbird 78.2.
Coming a month after Thunderbird 78.1, the Thunderbird 78.2 release is here to further improve the recent OpenPGP implementation, which lets users send encrypted emails with ease.
In Mozilla Thunderbird 78.2, saved drafts are now encrypted by default when OpenPGP is enabled, encrypted email is now send even if the email address contains uppercase characters, and automatic signing for encrypted messages now works in more scenarios.
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-78-2-released-with-more-openpgp-improvements
#Mozilla #Thunderbird #PGP #email #client
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Mozilla Thunderbird 78.2 Released with More OpenPGP Improvements - 9to5Linux
Mozilla Thunderbird 78.2 open-source and cross-platform email, chat and news client arrives with more OpenPGP improvements and various bug fixes.
Exclusive: Amazon faces new antitrust challenge from Indian online sellers, legal documents show
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.
The case presents a new regulatory challenge for Amazon in India, where it has committed $6.5 billion in investment but is battling a complex regulatory environment.
In January, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had ordered an investigation of Amazon and rival Flipkart, owned by Walmart, over alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices, which Amazon is challenging, according to court filings.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-show-idUSKBN25M193
#Asia #India #Amazon #antitrust
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.
The case presents a new regulatory challenge for Amazon in India, where it has committed $6.5 billion in investment but is battling a complex regulatory environment.
In January, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had ordered an investigation of Amazon and rival Flipkart, owned by Walmart, over alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices, which Amazon is challenging, according to court filings.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-show-idUSKBN25M193
#Asia #India #Amazon #antitrust
Two members of movie piracy group 'Sparks' arrested in Cyprus and the US
Investigators said the group posed as real-world DVD/Blu-Ray retailers to obtain and leak unreleased movies and TV shows.
Officials from the US Department of Justice have unsealed today charges against three men involved in a movie piracy group known as Sparks.
According to court documents, the group's members operated by "fraudulently" obtaining DVDs and Blu-Ray discs storing unreleased movie and television shows, breaking copyright protections through a process called "ripping," and releasing the shows online, where they were taken and disseminated via illegal video streaming portals or torrent sites.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-members-of-movie-piracy-group-sparks-arrested-in-cyprus-and-the-us/
#Europe #Cyprus #US #movie #piracy
Investigators said the group posed as real-world DVD/Blu-Ray retailers to obtain and leak unreleased movies and TV shows.
Officials from the US Department of Justice have unsealed today charges against three men involved in a movie piracy group known as Sparks.
According to court documents, the group's members operated by "fraudulently" obtaining DVDs and Blu-Ray discs storing unreleased movie and television shows, breaking copyright protections through a process called "ripping," and releasing the shows online, where they were taken and disseminated via illegal video streaming portals or torrent sites.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-members-of-movie-piracy-group-sparks-arrested-in-cyprus-and-the-us/
#Europe #Cyprus #US #movie #piracy
Tech firms threaten to quit Belarus after crackdown, internet outages
MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) - For Belarus’s thriving tech industry, it didn’t matter much that the country’s president referred to the internet as “garbage” and state factories as the engine of economic success. Until now.
The sector could become a casualty of weeks of violent political crisis in the east European country, putting at risk a source of foreign income that is worth 5% of exports.
The staff of international IT companies have joined mass protests and are threatening to quit Belarus after the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko on August 9 that his opponents say was rigged.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-tech/tech-firms-threaten-to-quit-belarus-after-crackdown-internet-outages-idUSKBN25M1MO
#Europe #Belarus #internet #outage
MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) - For Belarus’s thriving tech industry, it didn’t matter much that the country’s president referred to the internet as “garbage” and state factories as the engine of economic success. Until now.
The sector could become a casualty of weeks of violent political crisis in the east European country, putting at risk a source of foreign income that is worth 5% of exports.
The staff of international IT companies have joined mass protests and are threatening to quit Belarus after the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko on August 9 that his opponents say was rigged.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-tech/tech-firms-threaten-to-quit-belarus-after-crackdown-internet-outages-idUSKBN25M1MO
#Europe #Belarus #internet #outage
Thailand vows to step up action vs ‘illegal’ online sites
BANGKOK (AP) — A top official in Thailand said Wednesday that his country will step up action against online content that breaks its laws, two days after forcing Facebook to block a group that was posting material critical of the monarchy.
Minister of Digital Economy and Society Buddhipongse Punnakanta told a news conference that his department would get a court order within 48 hours to block access in Thailand to any web address deemed to contain illegal material.
The platforms would then have 15 days to comply or face legal action.
“We are protecting our sovereignty, which may not mean protecting physical borders in the traditional sense but rather, as I said yesterday, that we are protecting our cyber sovereignty,” said Buddhipongse. He declared that such attacks “happen fast and are constantly damaging Thais.”
https://apnews.com/5008ff4b9c037f0dd3bd5c04a953a22c
#Asia #Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — A top official in Thailand said Wednesday that his country will step up action against online content that breaks its laws, two days after forcing Facebook to block a group that was posting material critical of the monarchy.
Minister of Digital Economy and Society Buddhipongse Punnakanta told a news conference that his department would get a court order within 48 hours to block access in Thailand to any web address deemed to contain illegal material.
The platforms would then have 15 days to comply or face legal action.
“We are protecting our sovereignty, which may not mean protecting physical borders in the traditional sense but rather, as I said yesterday, that we are protecting our cyber sovereignty,” said Buddhipongse. He declared that such attacks “happen fast and are constantly damaging Thais.”
https://apnews.com/5008ff4b9c037f0dd3bd5c04a953a22c
#Asia #Thailand
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Thailand vows to step up action vs 'illegal' online sites
BANGKOK (AP) — A top official in Thailand said Wednesday that his country will step up action against online content that breaks its laws, two days after forcing Facebook to block a group that was...