I hacked the government, and it was easier than you may think
Max Weiss never intended to hack the government. His discovery of how easy it is to do—outlined in a new paper he authored—came of the best of intentions.
Feb 07, 2020
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News tagged with public policy
Internet
YouTube: No 'deepfakes' or 'birther' videos in 2020 election
Better late than never, YouTube is making clear there will be no "birtherism" on its platform during this year's U.S. presidential election. Nevermind that the conspiracy theory around former President Barack Obama's citizenship ...
Feb 03, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Austria fails to win over neighbours for nuclear phase-out
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, on his first trip abroad Thursday since being re-elected, failed to persuade the governments of four central European countries to give up on nuclear energy which they largely depend on.
Jan 16, 2020
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Internet
Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos
Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and individuals to advance the country's geopolitical interests.
Dec 21, 2019
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Business
Testing tech ideas in public? San Francisco says get permit
Tired of San Francisco streets being used as a testing ground for the latest delivery technology and transportation apps, city leaders are now requiring businesses to get permits before trying out new high-tech ideas in public.
Dec 11, 2019
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Google bans political ads in Singapore as elections loom
Google has banned political ads in Singapore ahead of elections, an opposition party said Wednesday, sparking accusations the tech giant was "kowtowing" to the tightly-controlled city's government.
Dec 04, 2019
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Internet
Facebook tests tool to move photos to Google, other rivals
Facebook started testing a tool on Monday that lets users move their images more easily to other online services, as it faces pressure from regulators to loosen its grip on data.
Dec 02, 2019
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Engineering
The future of cities—opportunities, challenges and the way forward
While urban population is expected to continue growing around most of the globe, this is less so in Europe.
Oct 14, 2019
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Internet
Facebook says it spoke to FTC about kids chat app that had flaw
Facebook Inc. said it had spoken to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which recently settled with the social media giant for $5 billion over allegations of privacy violations, about its Messenger Kids app that the company ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Singularity: How governments can halt the rise of unfriendly, unstoppable super-AI
The invention of an artificial super-intelligence has been a central theme in science fiction since at least the 19th century. From E.M. Forster's short story The Machine Stops (1909) to the recent HBO television series Westworld, ...
Aug 23, 2019
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