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Groundbreaking new material 'could allow artificial intelligence to merge with the human brain'
Scientists have discovered a ground-breaking bio-synthetic material that they claim can be used to merge artificial intelligence with the human brain.
The breakthrough, presented today at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 virtual expo, is a major step towards integrating electronics with the body to create part human, part robotic "cyborg" beings.
Connecting electronics to human tissue has been a major challenge due to traditional materials like gold, silicon and steel causing scarring when implanted.
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Scientists have discovered a ground-breaking bio-synthetic material that they claim can be used to merge artificial intelligence with the human brain.
The breakthrough, presented today at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 virtual expo, is a major step towards integrating electronics with the body to create part human, part robotic "cyborg" beings.
Connecting electronics to human tissue has been a major challenge due to traditional materials like gold, silicon and steel causing scarring when implanted.
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Material found by scientists 'could merge AI with human brain'
Technology could enable new health diagnostics and achieve Elon Musk's goal of integrating with artificial intelligence
A new technique can detect newer 4G ‘stingray’ cell phone snooping
Security researchers say they have developed a new technique to detect modern cell-site simulators.
Cell site simulators, known as “stingrays,” impersonate cell towers and can capture information about any phone in its range — including in some cases calls, messages and data. Police secretly deploy stingrays hundreds of times a year across the United States, often capturing the data on innocent bystanders in the process.
Little is known about stingrays, because they are deliberately shrouded in secrecy. Developed by Harris Corp. and sold exclusively to police and law enforcement, stingrays are covered under strict nondisclosure agreements that prevent police from discussing how the technology works. But what we do know is that stingrays exploit flaws in the way that cell phones connect to 2G cell networks.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/05/crocodile-hunter-4g-stingray-cell/
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Security researchers say they have developed a new technique to detect modern cell-site simulators.
Cell site simulators, known as “stingrays,” impersonate cell towers and can capture information about any phone in its range — including in some cases calls, messages and data. Police secretly deploy stingrays hundreds of times a year across the United States, often capturing the data on innocent bystanders in the process.
Little is known about stingrays, because they are deliberately shrouded in secrecy. Developed by Harris Corp. and sold exclusively to police and law enforcement, stingrays are covered under strict nondisclosure agreements that prevent police from discussing how the technology works. But what we do know is that stingrays exploit flaws in the way that cell phones connect to 2G cell networks.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/05/crocodile-hunter-4g-stingray-cell/
#crocodile #hunter #stingray
License plate tracking for police set to go nationwide
A company that makes a license plate reader announces a national network for law enforcement to follow car movements. It's already in more than 700 cities.
Police often rely on automatic license plate readers to track the movement of cars in their jurisdiction. A surveillance company's new initiative looks to expand those capabilities nationwide.
On Tuesday, Flock Safety, which makes a license plate reader, announced the "Total Analytics Law Officers Network," or TALON. The network looks to connect the 400 law enforcement agencies using its cameras, allowing agencies that opt in to view camera data from other regions.
The company said it has cameras in 700 cities, essentially creating a nationwide camera network for tracking car movements if they're all connected.
https://www.cnet.com/news/license-plate-tracking-for-police-set-to-go-nationwide/
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A company that makes a license plate reader announces a national network for law enforcement to follow car movements. It's already in more than 700 cities.
Police often rely on automatic license plate readers to track the movement of cars in their jurisdiction. A surveillance company's new initiative looks to expand those capabilities nationwide.
On Tuesday, Flock Safety, which makes a license plate reader, announced the "Total Analytics Law Officers Network," or TALON. The network looks to connect the 400 law enforcement agencies using its cameras, allowing agencies that opt in to view camera data from other regions.
The company said it has cameras in 700 cities, essentially creating a nationwide camera network for tracking car movements if they're all connected.
https://www.cnet.com/news/license-plate-tracking-for-police-set-to-go-nationwide/
#US #license #plate #tracking #surveillance
CNET
License plate tracking for police set to go nationwide
A company that makes a license plate reader announces a national network for law enforcement to follow car movements. It's already in more than 700 cities.
Facebook 'danger to public health' warns report
Health misinformation on Facebook was viewed 3.8 billion times in the past year, peaking during the Covid-19 crisis, a report suggests.
Activist group Avaaz, which conducted the research, said Facebook posed a "major threat" to public health.
Doctors added false claims about vaccines on the social network could limit the numbers prepared to have a Covid jab if one became available.
Facebook said the findings did "not reflect the steps we've taken"
In a statement the firm said: "We share Avaaz's goal of limiting misinformation. Thanks to our global network of fact-checkers, from April to June, we applied warning labels to 98 million pieces of Covid-19 misinformation and removed seven million pieces of content that could lead to imminent harm.
"We've directed over two billion people to resources from health authorities and when someone tries to share a link about Covid-19, we show them a pop-up to connect them with credible health information."
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53820225
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Health misinformation on Facebook was viewed 3.8 billion times in the past year, peaking during the Covid-19 crisis, a report suggests.
Activist group Avaaz, which conducted the research, said Facebook posed a "major threat" to public health.
Doctors added false claims about vaccines on the social network could limit the numbers prepared to have a Covid jab if one became available.
Facebook said the findings did "not reflect the steps we've taken"
In a statement the firm said: "We share Avaaz's goal of limiting misinformation. Thanks to our global network of fact-checkers, from April to June, we applied warning labels to 98 million pieces of Covid-19 misinformation and removed seven million pieces of content that could lead to imminent harm.
"We've directed over two billion people to resources from health authorities and when someone tries to share a link about Covid-19, we show them a pop-up to connect them with credible health information."
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53820225
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Facebook 'danger to public health' warns report
A study from an activist group suggests health misinformation was viewed 3.8 billion times in the past year.
Taiwan to block streaming services of Tencent and Baidu's iQiyi
Crackdown is latest setback for Chinese internet companies seeking growth abroad
HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Taiwan authorities are closing a regulatory loophole to block Tencent Holdings and Baidu from offering video streaming services on the self-governing island, the latest sign that rising geopolitical tensions are weighing on the global ambitions of Chinese internet giants.
Chinese players are already banned from offering video streaming in Taiwan, but Tencent and Baidu's popular iQiyi platform have managed to avoid those restrictions by partnering with local companies. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, however, announced on Tuesday night that it is tightening its regulations to prevent local businesses from distributing video content produced by mainland Chinese companies, effective Sept. 3.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Taiwan-to-block-streaming-services-of-Tencent-and-Baidu-s-iQiyi
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Crackdown is latest setback for Chinese internet companies seeking growth abroad
HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Taiwan authorities are closing a regulatory loophole to block Tencent Holdings and Baidu from offering video streaming services on the self-governing island, the latest sign that rising geopolitical tensions are weighing on the global ambitions of Chinese internet giants.
Chinese players are already banned from offering video streaming in Taiwan, but Tencent and Baidu's popular iQiyi platform have managed to avoid those restrictions by partnering with local companies. The Ministry of Economic Affairs, however, announced on Tuesday night that it is tightening its regulations to prevent local businesses from distributing video content produced by mainland Chinese companies, effective Sept. 3.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Taiwan-to-block-streaming-services-of-Tencent-and-Baidu-s-iQiyi
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Taiwan to block streaming services of Tencent and Baidu's iQiyi
Crackdown is latest setback for Chinese internet companies seeking growth abroad
Fake news on Covid-19 government initatives boost phishing in Brazil
About one in eight Internet users have accessed a website with malicious content during the first months of the pandemic, research suggests.
The spread of fake news relating to government initiatives around Covid-19 placed Brazil on a list of countries most affected by phishing attacks, according to new research on spam and phishing published by security firm Kaspersky.
According to the report, about one in eight Internet users in Brazil (12.9%) accessed, between April and June 2020, at least one link that led to websites with malicious content. This is well above the global average, of 8,26% within the same period of time.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fake-news-on-covid-19-government-initatives-boost-phishing-in-brazil/
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About one in eight Internet users have accessed a website with malicious content during the first months of the pandemic, research suggests.
The spread of fake news relating to government initiatives around Covid-19 placed Brazil on a list of countries most affected by phishing attacks, according to new research on spam and phishing published by security firm Kaspersky.
According to the report, about one in eight Internet users in Brazil (12.9%) accessed, between April and June 2020, at least one link that led to websites with malicious content. This is well above the global average, of 8,26% within the same period of time.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fake-news-on-covid-19-government-initatives-boost-phishing-in-brazil/
#Brazil #fake #news #phishing
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Google is fixing this key feature on Chrome because of a security ‘risk’
New version of Chrome browser will try to stop users from completing forms on secure pages submitted insecurely
Autofill on the Chrome browser is handy but there are security holes, says Google.
The tech giant said this week that the next version of the Chrome browser, coming in October, will try to stop users from completing forms on secure pages that are submitted insecurely.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/google-is-fixing-this-key-feature-on-chrome-because-of-a-security-risk
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New version of Chrome browser will try to stop users from completing forms on secure pages submitted insecurely
Autofill on the Chrome browser is handy but there are security holes, says Google.
The tech giant said this week that the next version of the Chrome browser, coming in October, will try to stop users from completing forms on secure pages that are submitted insecurely.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/google-is-fixing-this-key-feature-on-chrome-because-of-a-security-risk
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True privacy and security depend on free software
For all of the assurances you might receive from proprietary software companies that they respect your right to privacy, it is impossible to guarantee that your online communications are actually private without free software. Among technical users, it's common knowledge that privacy is dependent on strong encryption. However, the complex connection between software freedom, encryption, and privacy can be a little difficult to explain in the course of our individual activism, and is due for a more in-depth explanation.
Encryption is about keeping secrets secret, whether that means messages between you and a loved one, sensitive documents, or an entire hard drive. It also isn't only for those with something to hide: making strong encryption part of standard practice increases the safety of all those who really do need it by making it a normal thing to do. When your personal information is at stake, it's all the more important that encryption technology be based on free software. Even the most "benign" proprietary programs have a long history of mistreating their users, and a single "snitch" or backdoor in a proprietary encryption program in some cases could cost lives. At the FSF, we advocate for software freedom in any and all situations -- and in some cases, your safety may depend upon it.
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For all of the assurances you might receive from proprietary software companies that they respect your right to privacy, it is impossible to guarantee that your online communications are actually private without free software. Among technical users, it's common knowledge that privacy is dependent on strong encryption. However, the complex connection between software freedom, encryption, and privacy can be a little difficult to explain in the course of our individual activism, and is due for a more in-depth explanation.
Encryption is about keeping secrets secret, whether that means messages between you and a loved one, sensitive documents, or an entire hard drive. It also isn't only for those with something to hide: making strong encryption part of standard practice increases the safety of all those who really do need it by making it a normal thing to do. When your personal information is at stake, it's all the more important that encryption technology be based on free software. Even the most "benign" proprietary programs have a long history of mistreating their users, and a single "snitch" or backdoor in a proprietary encryption program in some cases could cost lives. At the FSF, we advocate for software freedom in any and all situations -- and in some cases, your safety may depend upon it.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2020/spring/privacy-encryption
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Apple removes thousands of games from the Chinese App Store, alarming observers
More than 47,000 games were removed
As tensions rise between the US and China, Apple’s Chinese operations — which include millions of Apple customers and much of the company’s manufacturing operation — could be at risk. A new report in The Information argues that China may already be closing the loopholes exploited by Apple in previous years, starting with the recent removal of thousands of apps from the Chinese App Store. That could potentially spell trouble for the company’s future in the country.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21374246/apple-china-chinese-operations-restrictions
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More than 47,000 games were removed
As tensions rise between the US and China, Apple’s Chinese operations — which include millions of Apple customers and much of the company’s manufacturing operation — could be at risk. A new report in The Information argues that China may already be closing the loopholes exploited by Apple in previous years, starting with the recent removal of thousands of apps from the Chinese App Store. That could potentially spell trouble for the company’s future in the country.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21374246/apple-china-chinese-operations-restrictions
#Apple #US #China
235 Million Instagram, TikTok And YouTube User Profiles Exposed In Massive Data Leak
The security research team at Comparitech today disclosed how an unsecured database left almost 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube user profiles exposed online in what can only be described as a massive data leak.
Recently there has been a spate of reports concerning account data appearing on dark web cybercrime forums. From the dark web audit suggesting there are currently 15 billion stolen logins from 100,000 breaches out there, to the hacker giving away 386 million stolen records for free. Not all of this data will have been hacked, at least not in the usual sense of the word: some, as was likely the case in the Utah Gun Exchange incident, will have been exposed by an unsecured database.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/08/19/massive-data-leak235-million-instagram-tiktok-and-youtube-user-profiles-exposed/
#TikTok #Youtube #Instagram #data #leaks
The security research team at Comparitech today disclosed how an unsecured database left almost 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube user profiles exposed online in what can only be described as a massive data leak.
Recently there has been a spate of reports concerning account data appearing on dark web cybercrime forums. From the dark web audit suggesting there are currently 15 billion stolen logins from 100,000 breaches out there, to the hacker giving away 386 million stolen records for free. Not all of this data will have been hacked, at least not in the usual sense of the word: some, as was likely the case in the Utah Gun Exchange incident, will have been exposed by an unsecured database.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/08/19/massive-data-leak235-million-instagram-tiktok-and-youtube-user-profiles-exposed/
#TikTok #Youtube #Instagram #data #leaks
Los Angeles settles Weather Channel lawsuit, lets it keep selling location data to advertisers
The app will change how it notifies users about location-tracking
Los Angeles has settled its lawsuit against the operator of The Weather Channel app. The city filed litigation against the company in 2019, alleging that the app misled millions of people into granting access to their personal location data and sold that data to third parties.
While IBM is celebrating this moment by calling those original claims “baseless” in a statement to The Verge, it sounds like they were largely true — since the only thing the settlement requires is for The Weather Channel to proactively warn users that yes, your location data is for sale.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/21376217/los-angeles-the-weather-channel-app-lawsuit-settlement-location-data-selling
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The app will change how it notifies users about location-tracking
Los Angeles has settled its lawsuit against the operator of The Weather Channel app. The city filed litigation against the company in 2019, alleging that the app misled millions of people into granting access to their personal location data and sold that data to third parties.
While IBM is celebrating this moment by calling those original claims “baseless” in a statement to The Verge, it sounds like they were largely true — since the only thing the settlement requires is for The Weather Channel to proactively warn users that yes, your location data is for sale.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/19/21376217/los-angeles-the-weather-channel-app-lawsuit-settlement-location-data-selling
#US #LosAngeles #IBM #location #data #lawsuit #privacy
Fortnite’s Gen Z gamers feel socially cut off after Apple, Google remove app
A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and children all over the world woke up to the news that their favourite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s app store and Google Play store.
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
Fortnite, which has attracted more than 350 million players globally, is especially popular among younger gamers and has become one of the few lifelines to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3097526/fortnite-gen-z-gamers-socially-cut-apple-google-remove-app
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A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and children all over the world woke up to the news that their favourite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s app store and Google Play store.
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
“It’s basically the only game I play,” said Jack, an 11-year-old in Bangalore, India, who loves playing Fortnite on his Apple iPad. “I’m not happy, I don’t think it’s a good move.”
Fortnite, which has attracted more than 350 million players globally, is especially popular among younger gamers and has become one of the few lifelines to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3097526/fortnite-gen-z-gamers-socially-cut-apple-google-remove-app
#Apple #Google #EpicGames #Fortnite
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Fortnite’s Gen Z gamers feel socially cut off after Apple removes app
Fortnite, which has some 350 million players, has been a lifeline to the outside world for kids trapped at home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Michigan College Will Digitally Track Students’ Movements At All Times
Mandatory mobile app will save location data, medical records
A Michigan college is requiring students to download a phone application that tracks their location and private health data at all times in an attempt to protect them from the coronavirus.
Albion College, located in Albion, Mich., is one of the first schools in the country to tackle contact tracing. The school is working to create a "COVID-bubble" on campus, and asking students stay within the school's 4.5-mile perimeter for the entire semester; if a student leaves campus, the app will notify the administration, and the student could be temporarily suspended.
https://freebeacon.com/campus/michigan-college-will-digitally-track-students-movements-at-all-times/
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Mandatory mobile app will save location data, medical records
A Michigan college is requiring students to download a phone application that tracks their location and private health data at all times in an attempt to protect them from the coronavirus.
Albion College, located in Albion, Mich., is one of the first schools in the country to tackle contact tracing. The school is working to create a "COVID-bubble" on campus, and asking students stay within the school's 4.5-mile perimeter for the entire semester; if a student leaves campus, the app will notify the administration, and the student could be temporarily suspended.
https://freebeacon.com/campus/michigan-college-will-digitally-track-students-movements-at-all-times/
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Michigan College Will Digitally Track Students' Movements At All Times - Washington Free Beacon
A Michigan college is requiring students to download a phone application that tracks their location and private health data at all times.
The Secret SIMs Used By Criminals to Spoof Any Number
Criminals use so-called Russian, encrypted, or white SIMs to change their phone number, add voice manipulation to their calls, and try to stay ahead of law enforcement.
The unsolicited call came from France. Or at least that's what my phone said. When I picked up, a man asked if I worked with the National Crime Agency, the UK's version of the FBI. When I explained, no, as a journalist I don't give information to the police, he said why he had contacted me.
"There are these special SIM cards out there," he said, referring to the small piece of hardware that slips inside a cell phone. "I'm actually ringing from one now," he added, before later explaining he runs an underground site that sells these cards.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7w9pw/russian-sims-encrypted
Criminals use so-called Russian, encrypted, or white SIMs to change their phone number, add voice manipulation to their calls, and try to stay ahead of law enforcement.
The unsolicited call came from France. Or at least that's what my phone said. When I picked up, a man asked if I worked with the National Crime Agency, the UK's version of the FBI. When I explained, no, as a journalist I don't give information to the police, he said why he had contacted me.
"There are these special SIM cards out there," he said, referring to the small piece of hardware that slips inside a cell phone. "I'm actually ringing from one now," he added, before later explaining he runs an underground site that sells these cards.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7w9pw/russian-sims-encrypted
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The Secret SIMs Used By Criminals to Spoof Any Number
Criminals use so-called Russian, encrypted, or white SIMs to change their phone number, add voice manipulation to their calls, and try to stay ahead of law enforcement.
Amazon now offers third-party solutions for contact center AI
Amazon today announced the launch of AWS Contact Center Intelligence (CCI) solutions, a combination of services that enables customers to integrate contact centers with AI through partners in the AWS Partner Network. Amazon says that CCI, which has solutions for things like self-service, live call analytics, and agent assist, is designed to make it easier for companies to apply AI to existing and new systems.
As customer representatives are increasingly ordered to work from home in India, the U.S., and elsewhere, some companies are turning to AI to bridge the resulting gaps in service. The solutions aren’t perfect — there’s always going to be a need for human teams, even where chatbots are deployed — but COVID-19 has accelerated the need for AI-powered contact center messaging.
https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/18/amazon-now-offers-third-party-solutions-for-contact-center-ai/
#Amazon #contact #center #AI
Amazon today announced the launch of AWS Contact Center Intelligence (CCI) solutions, a combination of services that enables customers to integrate contact centers with AI through partners in the AWS Partner Network. Amazon says that CCI, which has solutions for things like self-service, live call analytics, and agent assist, is designed to make it easier for companies to apply AI to existing and new systems.
As customer representatives are increasingly ordered to work from home in India, the U.S., and elsewhere, some companies are turning to AI to bridge the resulting gaps in service. The solutions aren’t perfect — there’s always going to be a need for human teams, even where chatbots are deployed — but COVID-19 has accelerated the need for AI-powered contact center messaging.
https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/18/amazon-now-offers-third-party-solutions-for-contact-center-ai/
#Amazon #contact #center #AI
Top Facebook executive in India files criminal complaint against a journalist for sharing news report
Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, has filed a criminal complaint against a journalist who she alleges attempted to defame her in a public Facebook post and made “sexually coloured remarks.”
A review of the journalist Awesh Tiwari’s post, written in Hindi (the most widely spoken language in India), finds that it was merely summarizing a recent WSJ report, which was critical of the way Das oversaw enforcement of Facebook’s hate-speech policies on some posts.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Das, Facebook’s top public-policy executive in India, had opposed applying the company’s hate-speech rules to a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/19/top-facebook-executive-in-india-files-criminal-complaint-against-a-journalist-for-sharing-news-report/
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Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, has filed a criminal complaint against a journalist who she alleges attempted to defame her in a public Facebook post and made “sexually coloured remarks.”
A review of the journalist Awesh Tiwari’s post, written in Hindi (the most widely spoken language in India), finds that it was merely summarizing a recent WSJ report, which was critical of the way Das oversaw enforcement of Facebook’s hate-speech policies on some posts.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Das, Facebook’s top public-policy executive in India, had opposed applying the company’s hate-speech rules to a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/19/top-facebook-executive-in-india-files-criminal-complaint-against-a-journalist-for-sharing-news-report/
#Asia #India #Facebook #journalism
Google has resolved its massive server issues affecting Gmail, Drive, Keep, Docs, Meet, Chat, and Voice. 😂😂😂
Some people couldn't send emails or upload files
Tonight, Google experienced some issues with its servers as multiple services were affected by disruptions, but by now, the company has confirmed that the problems are fixed. People reported that they couldn't send emails via Gmail and upload files to Drive, with thousands of reports on DownDetector.com. Google itself noted on its G Suite Status Dashboard that there were additional problems with Docs, Meet, Chat, Keep, Groups, Slides, Sites, and Voice.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/20/massive-google-server-issues-are-affecting-gmail-drive-docs-meet-chat-and-voice/
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Some people couldn't send emails or upload files
Tonight, Google experienced some issues with its servers as multiple services were affected by disruptions, but by now, the company has confirmed that the problems are fixed. People reported that they couldn't send emails via Gmail and upload files to Drive, with thousands of reports on DownDetector.com. Google itself noted on its G Suite Status Dashboard that there were additional problems with Docs, Meet, Chat, Keep, Groups, Slides, Sites, and Voice.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/20/massive-google-server-issues-are-affecting-gmail-drive-docs-meet-chat-and-voice/
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Australia to use surveillance drones to enforce lockdowns and social distancing
The new invasive measures will be trialed in Melbourne.
Considering the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is being universally advised and implemented across the world. While governments are urging their citizens to stay indoors and maintain distance when outdoors, not everybody agrees with and is adhering to the guidelines.
And Australia are taking things to the extreme with their approach and they’re also introducing tracking drones to enforce lockdowns.
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-to-use-surveillance-drones-lockdowns/
#Australia #surveillance #drone
The new invasive measures will be trialed in Melbourne.
Considering the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is being universally advised and implemented across the world. While governments are urging their citizens to stay indoors and maintain distance when outdoors, not everybody agrees with and is adhering to the guidelines.
And Australia are taking things to the extreme with their approach and they’re also introducing tracking drones to enforce lockdowns.
https://reclaimthenet.org/australia-to-use-surveillance-drones-lockdowns/
#Australia #surveillance #drone
Reclaim The Net
Australia to use surveillance drones to enforce lockdowns and social distancing
Australia is careering towards dystopia.
Tencent’s insurance platform WeSure slapped with fine for misleading marketing
Chinese regulators have slapped Tencent WeSure Insurance with a 120,000 yuan (US$17,293) fine for running a misleading marketing campaign, amid a surge in online health care coverage in the country because of the coronavirus pandemic.
WeSure, the online insurance subsidiary of internet giant Tencent Holdings, tried to boost demand for its insurance products by claiming that only a limited number would be available to consumers, according to a notice posted online by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Shenzhen office on Monday.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3097808/tencents-insurance-platform-wesure-slapped-fine-misleading
#Asia #China #Tencent #WeSure
Chinese regulators have slapped Tencent WeSure Insurance with a 120,000 yuan (US$17,293) fine for running a misleading marketing campaign, amid a surge in online health care coverage in the country because of the coronavirus pandemic.
WeSure, the online insurance subsidiary of internet giant Tencent Holdings, tried to boost demand for its insurance products by claiming that only a limited number would be available to consumers, according to a notice posted online by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission’s Shenzhen office on Monday.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3097808/tencents-insurance-platform-wesure-slapped-fine-misleading
#Asia #China #Tencent #WeSure
South China Morning Post
Tencent’s insurance platform WeSure slapped with fine for misleading marketing
The disciplinary action shows that Beijing is determined to regulate the world’s biggest internet market with a strong hand, as it continues to grow.
How Financial Apps Get You to Spend More and Question Less
You should never invest without fully understanding the risks, but tax prep and stock trading services often obfuscate the things you really need to know.
Depending on your income, there’s a good chance you can file your taxes online for free. Over the years, however, a handful of tax prep companies have misled millions of consumers by hiding this option on their websites.
That’s according to a recent report from New York’s Department of Financial Services, as well as a series of reports from ProPublica. If you’ve used any of these services—TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxSlayer, TaxHawk, and Drake Enterprises are the five named in the report—you may have been tricked into paying for a service you didn’t need to buy.
https://www.wired.com/story/financial-apps-investing-dark-patterns/
You should never invest without fully understanding the risks, but tax prep and stock trading services often obfuscate the things you really need to know.
Depending on your income, there’s a good chance you can file your taxes online for free. Over the years, however, a handful of tax prep companies have misled millions of consumers by hiding this option on their websites.
That’s according to a recent report from New York’s Department of Financial Services, as well as a series of reports from ProPublica. If you’ve used any of these services—TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxSlayer, TaxHawk, and Drake Enterprises are the five named in the report—you may have been tricked into paying for a service you didn’t need to buy.
https://www.wired.com/story/financial-apps-investing-dark-patterns/
Wired
How Financial Apps Get You to Spend More and Question Less
You should never invest without fully understanding the risks, but tax prep and stock trading services often obfuscate the things you really need to know.