Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering
Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet—or at least on Facebook.
Aug 20, 2019
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Study finds racial bias in tweets flagged as hate speech
Tweets believed to be written by African Americans are much more likely to be tagged as hate speech than tweets associated with whites, according to a Cornell study analyzing five collections of Twitter data marked for abusive ...
Aug 06, 2019
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EU court rules sites must warn about Facebook 'like' button
Europe's top court ruled Monday that online retailers must warn web users that they send personal data to Facebook through the "like" button.
Jul 29, 2019
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Vietnam's 'homespun Facebook' swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost its own web platforms while tightening its grip on internet freedoms.
Jul 24, 2019
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Israel spyware firm can mine data from social media
An Israeli spyware firm thought to have hacked WhatsApp in the past has told clients it can scoop user data from the world's top social media, the Financial Times reported Friday.
Jul 19, 2019
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Israel spyware firm can mine data from social media: FT
An Israeli spyware firm thought to have hacked WhatsApp in the past denied a report Friday that it had boasted to clients that it can scoop user data from servers run by technology titans.
Jul 19, 2019
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US senator Schumer calls for investigation into FaceApp
Popular Russia-based application FaceApp, which allows users to change their appearance to look older or younger, came under fire in the United States Wednesday, with one senator urging an FBI investigation.
Jul 18, 2019
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Google says partner leaked classified Dutch data
Internet giant Google acknowledged Thursday that a language expert it partnered with had leaked sensitive Dutch audio data, following a report by the Belgian media group VRT.
Jul 12, 2019
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Android: Researchers tell troubling findings of pre-installed software
A study "An Analysis of Pre-installed Android Software" says pre-installed Android apps amount to a boatload of privacy issues. Just ask IMDEA Networks Institute, Stony Brooks University, Universidad Carlos II de Madrid and ...
Mar 27, 2019 weblog
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Circular all-or-nothing: A new approach to protect data from key exposure
A team of researchers at Telecom ParisTech has developed a new method to protect encrypted data against key exposure. Their algorithm, presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv, transforms, fragments and disperses data ...
Feb 07, 2019 feature
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More efficient cryptocurrency reduces data needed to join the network and verify transactions by 99 percent
MIT researchers have developed a new cryptocurrency that drastically reduces the data users need to join the network and verify transactions—by up to 99 percent compared to today's popular cryptocurrencies. This means a ...
Jan 24, 2019
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A deep learning-based method to detect cyberbullying on Twitter
Researchers at King Saud University, in Saudi Arabia, have developed a new approach to detect cyberbullying on Twitter using deep learning called OCDD. In contrast with other deep-learning approaches, which extract features ...
Jan 16, 2019 feature
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Redirect2Own: A new approach to protect the intellectual property of user-uploaded content
Every day, millions of users upload content on social media media platforms, including text, pictures and videos. While the creators of this content typically retain intellectual property (IP) rights once it is shared online, ...
Oct 23, 2018 feature
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Startup wants to sequence your genome and let you own the data so you can sell it
A new startup called Nebula Genomics has released a white paper on its website offering people a way to cash in on their own genomes. Customers would pay to have their genome sequenced, (under $1000) but in return, would ...
Feb 09, 2018 report
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How to store information in your clothes invisibly, without electronics
A new type of smart fabric developed at the University of Washington could pave the way for jackets that store invisible passcodes and open the door to your apartment or office.
Oct 31, 2017
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