Google releases TensorFlow privacy testing module
Google released a toolset accessory this week that will allow developers working with machine learning models to better rein in leaks of private data.
Security
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Hardware
Reports: Intel chips have new security flaws
A pair of new security threats to Intel-based computer systems have been revealed. The beleaguered semiconductor chip manufacturer has faced a seemingly endless series of vulnerabilities over the past two years.
Security
Qatar tracing app flaw exposed 1 mn users' data: Amnesty
A security flaw in Qatar's controversial mandatory coronavirus contact tracing app exposed sensitive information of more than one million users, rights group Amnesty International warned Tuesday.
May 26, 2020
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Software
France looks past Google, Apple for virus contact tracing
France, which has long been sceptical of the growing power of US tech titans, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a smartphone app to help trace people infected with the novel coronavirus.
May 20, 2020
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Software
Public concern about smartphone location tracking to combat COVID-19
Public concern over the use of smartphone location tracking (SLT) could jeopardize governments' efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 using surveillance technologies.
May 18, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Could blockchain technology be used to protect researchers working together in a pandemic?
A small team of researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Triall Foundatio, the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and FutureLab has published a Policy Forum piece in the journal ...
Security
New software stops ransomware attacks
Engineers from SMU's Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity have developed software that detects ransomware attacks before attackers can inflict catastrophic damage.
May 13, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Contact tracing apps are vital tools in the fight against coronavirus. But who decides how they work?
Last week the head of Australia's Digital Transformation Agency, Randall Brugeaud, told a Senate committee hearing an updated version of Australia's COVIDSafe contact-tracing app would soon be released. That's because the ...
May 12, 2020
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Business
Congress panel calls on Amazon chief Bezos to testify
A US congressional panel on Friday called on Amazon chief Jeff Bezos to testify about allegations the online giant used sensitive data from third-party sellers on its platform to develop competing products.
May 1, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Zero-day exploit hits Sophos Firewall XG
Sophos rushed patches to users of its popular XG Firewall network system following reports the company received last week that hackers were actively exploiting an SQL injection vulnerability.
