Twitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted ads
Twitter has said it used phone numbers and email addresses, provided by users to set up two-factor authentication on their accounts, to serve targeted ads. In a disclosure Tuesday, the social media giant said it did not know how many users were impacted. The issue stemmed from the company’s tailored audiences program, which allows companies […]
Whistleblower Explains How Cambridge Analytica Helped Fuel U.S. 'Insurgency'
In 2014, Christopher Wylie resigned from his position as Cambridge Analytica's research director. He later exposed the company's role in the Trump presidential campaign and the Brexit referendum.
Cryptodamages: Monetary value estimates of the air pollution and human health impacts of cryptocurrency mining
Cryptocurrency mining uses significant amounts of energy as part of the proof-of-work time-stamping scheme to add new blocks to the chain. Expanding u…
Cathy O'Neil: The era of blind faith in big data must end
Algorithms decide who gets a loan, who gets a job interview, who gets insurance and much more -- but they don't automatically make things fair. Mathematician and data scientist Cathy O'Neil coined a term for algorithms that are secret, important and harmful: "weapons of math destruction." Learn more about the hidden agendas behind the formulas.
Detroit Police chief calls Tlaib's comments 'racist' after she suggests facial recognition tech analysts should be African American
Rep. Rashida Tlaib suggested that the Detroit police department should only employ African Americans to identify black suspects from the city's facial recognition technology, according to video captured by The Detroit News -- a comment that the city's police chief called "racist" and "insulting."
Google Maps incognito mode mostly hides you from you
A new incognito mode on Google Maps may make it easier to obscure your search history. But that doesn't mean the app won't be tracking your whereabouts.
It appears that Apple has rejected an app that warns Hong Kongers about police activity. The Hong Kong police force shot a high schooler in the chest yesterday and put seventy people, from 11 to 75, in the hospital. That app saves lives in Hong Kong. Let me tweet about it a bit https://t.co/APsQK6XRsP— Pinboard (@Pinboard) October 2, 2019
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After two officers came to a Pacific Northwest community, longtime residents began to disappear — a testament to the agency’s quiet embrace of big data.
Decades-Old Code Is Putting Millions of Critical Devices at Risk
Nearly two decades ago, a company called Interpeak created a network protocol that became an industry standard. It also had severe bugs that are only now coming to light.
A statement on the necessity of surveillance resistant systems.https://t.co/eOdTOBZK0q pic.twitter.com/icb0OTWXtg— Sarah Jamie Lewis (@SarahJamieLewis) November 8, 2018
AI used for first time in job interviews in UK to find best applicants
Artificial intelligence (AI) and face recognition technology is being used for the first time in job interviews in the UK to identify the best candidates.