It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Facebook Libra rejected by France as “dangerous”
France finance minister: Libra won’t be allowed onto European soil.
Air Force to offer up a satellite to hackers at Defcon 2020
This year, the Air Force presented vetted hackers with a plane’s subsystem, which they duly tore up. Next year, it will be a satellite.
Researchers find 737 million medical images exposed on the internet
Of the 2,300 archiving systems looked at, 590 were accessible from the internet, exposing 24 million medical records from 52 countries.
US files suit against Snowden to keep book profits out of his hands
The government, alleging that Snowden violated NDAs with the CIA and NSA, isn’t looking to stop the book’s publication or distribution.
S2 Ep9: DDoSes, privacy and network hacks – Naked Security Podcast
The latest Naked Security Podcast is live – listen now!
No surprises in the top 25 most dangerous software errors
An in-depth study of reported bugs has produced a list of the top 25 bug categories in software today – with some old familiar names topping the list.
WannaCry – the worm that just won’t die
WannaCry never went away – it just became less obvious.
Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?
Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.
Leaky database spills data on 20 million Ecuadorians and businesses
Included are deep details on 7 million minors, one grownup named Julian Assange, and perhaps a few million deceased Ecuadorians.