The US Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing in November where Facebook, Google, and Twitter will talk about Russia and its interference with the 2016 elections.… Read more “Facebook, Twitter, Google to Discuss Russia Election Meddling with Lawmakers”
Category: Communication
China Cracks Down on WhatsApp
When it comes to online freedom and privacy, China isn’t doing that great. Case in point, the latest move made by the Chinese government who chose to… Read more “China Cracks Down on WhatsApp”
Facebook Fake News Problem Signaled by Obama Administration Following Trump Win
It seems that despite Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissal of Russia’s campaign of spreading fake news and other types of messages over Facebook ahead of the 2016 American elections,… Read more “Facebook Fake News Problem Signaled by Obama Administration Following Trump Win”
Facebook Hands Over Russian Ads Used in 2016 US Election After Mueller Serves Warrant
About a week after Facebook admitted in front of the Congress that it had, indeed, sold ads to a Russian ad company pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, the company… Read more “Facebook Hands Over Russian Ads Used in 2016 US Election After Mueller Serves Warrant”
Self-Driving Cars Can Be Fooled By Modified Street Signs
With more and more auto makers aiming to create self-driving cars, we’re all dreaming about the day when our streets will be filled with cars that follow… Read more “Self-Driving Cars Can Be Fooled By Modified Street Signs”
FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks
It’s 2017 and we’re once more fighting the battle for Net Neutrality, one we thought we won a few years back when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)… Read more “FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks”
Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy
It’s about high time we realize that those smart devices that make our lives so much easier are actually, more-or-less, spying on us. News came recently that… Read more “Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy”
Facebook AI Creates Its Own Language, Gets Shut Down
Facebook’s researchers have shut down an artificial intelligence (AI) program after it was discovered it had created its own language, which means the bots no longer served… Read more “Facebook AI Creates Its Own Language, Gets Shut Down”
No one’s hacking you over Facebook!
Over the past few years, there have been numerous hoaxes making the rounds online, claiming this person or that person would steal your Facebook credentials if you… Read more “No one’s hacking you over Facebook!”
Facebook will launch a video app with own shows
Facebook is in love with videos since a while. Anyone publishing content on the pages of the social media giant can see this, even the press wrote… Read more “Facebook will launch a video app with own shows”
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