Business

Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk

Organizations' failure to properly manage the servers they lease from cloud service providers can allow attackers to receive private data, research my colleagues and I conducted has shown.

Internet

Bot can spot depressed Twitter users in 9 out of 10 cases

A newly developed algorithm can spot depression in Twitter users with 88.39% accuracy. Developed by researchers at Brunel University London and the University of Leicester, the algorithm determines someone's mental state ...

Internet

Hackers got user data from Meta with forged request

Facebook owner Meta gave user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials last year, a company source said Wednesday, highlighting the risks of a measure used in urgent cases.

Computer Sciences

Simplified interface for time-series data predictions

Whether someone is trying to predict tomorrow's weather, forecast future stock prices, identify missed opportunities for sales in retail, or estimate a patient's risk of developing a disease, they will likely need to interpret ...

Internet

New study reveals why Facebook ads can miss target

New research from North Carolina State University offers insight into why Facebook's targeted advertising can sometimes be more like a wild pitch. Researchers already knew Facebook creates interest profiles for users based ...

Software

Google to overhaul ad tracking system on Android devices

Google announced plans Wednesday to limit ad tracking on its Android operating system running on billions of devices, a sensitive privacy issue that rival Apple has already moved to address on its iPhones.

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