Vox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

While many people might think of Russian state-sponsored hacking groups when it comes to infiltrating social media platforms, there’s actually a global network of hackers participating in an underground economy where things like Facebook and Instagram accounts are commodities. Exactly how hackers go after legitimate accounts varies.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

And while there are ways to get them taken down, it’s time-consuming to chase down every fake to get it removed, and demoralizing to see ripoffs continue to proliferate across the internet. Photo: Matt Buchholz. Buchholz’s official Alternate Histories calendar. Image: Matt Buchholz. A fake listed on Amazon. And that’s just Facebook.

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Vox

JUNE 17, 2022

There doesn’t seem to be a corner of the internet Meta isn’t tracking. You can’t see them, but Meta’s trackers are embedded in millions of websites all over the internet, collecting data about where you go and what you do and sending it back to Meta. Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images. What you can do to avoid Pixel.

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Vox

JUNE 3, 2023

Within a matter of minutes of being posted, the realistic-looking image spread on Twitter and other social media networks after being retweeted by some popular accounts. Reporters asked government officials all the way up to the White House press office what was going on. This isn’t an entirely new problem.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees the metaverse as the future of the internet, and of his company. Already, some women have complained about encountering sexual harassment in the metaverse, such as when a beta tester of Meta’s social VR app Horizon Worlds reported being virtually groped by other users. Courtesy of Meta.

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2021

As schools shifted online, an alarming number of students, families and schools did not have access to technology devices and reliable internet essential for learning. Government programs, nonprofits and educators have hustled to connect kids with digital resources, with varying success. Here are the key takeaways from our reporting.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) tallied over $1.8 Reconnaissance - BEC actors perform reconnaissance on potential victims, compiling lists of potential targets, visiting company websites, social media, and networking websites. Should you have a BEC Incident Response Plan?

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Vox

JULY 14, 2023

A considerably smaller Canadian publication, the Tyee, reported on Wednesday that its social media manager, Sarah Krichel, was similarly blocked from viewing its Instagram account which, considering her job title, might be a bit of an issue. And, yes, the internet has decimated the journalism industry.

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Vox

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The futuristic tech Mark Zuckerberg is investing billions in could remake the internet. It’s the metaverse — defined most simply as a virtual world where people can socialize, work, and play — and Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it is the future of the internet and of his trillion-dollar company. It’s a joke.

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Vox

APRIL 22, 2022

This buzzy phrase , popularized on social media in the pandemic, rejects work as a basis for identity, framing it instead as an act to pursue out of financial necessity. The difference is, more young people are airing these indignations and jaded attitudes on the internet, often to viral acclaim.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It's said that one in four adults are impacted by cybercrime and the FBI, in 2020, said over almost 800,000 people reported that they were the victims of a cybercrime and also $4.2 billion of losses were reported.". It is important to share the value of reporting and how regular folks can take matters into their own hands.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Axon also updated its virtual-reality peer intervention training product and made it easier for civilians and police to submit social media and internet evidence. In many cases, officers are allowed to review footage before writing their reports. Others have been known to withhold footage from the public. ”

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

Tennisha: Black Girls hack is a nonprofit organization we recently got our 501 C three designation. Vamosi: So she founded Black Girls Hack to help others. I've mentioned before but InfoSec Twitter is a valuable resource. If you follow members and ask questions, you're likely to get answers.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Girls hack is a nonprofit organization we recently got our 501 C three designation. Vamosi: So she founded Black Girls Hack to help others. I've mentioned before but InfoSec Twitter is a valuable resource. If you follow members and ask questions, you're likely to get answers.

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Vox

MARCH 6, 2023

She compared recent advancements in generative AI to the creation of the internet itself. “I In the ’80s, we had the advent of the personal computer; in the ’90s, the internet; and in the 2000s, the mobile phone and the suite of apps built on it. I think this is absolutely on the same order of magnitude. That’s a personal belief.”

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Dataconomy

APRIL 25, 2023

“ChatGPT net worth” is one of the most searched queries on the Internet. Nonetheless, the Wall Street Journal reported on January 5 that the AI lab is in negotiations with venture capital companies to sell at least US$300 million worth of current shares. Are you wondering about it too?

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Dataconomy

APRIL 18, 2023

Musk saw TruthGPT as a way to change the direction of OpenAI, the AI software nonprofit he helped start and which now has a for-profit branch. ” -Elon Musk So-called TruthGPT can be used for various purposes, such as education, research, journalism, entertainment, and social media. Elon Musk says that A.I. get an answer to it.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

Vamosi: Maybe you remember this: In 2014, researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek succeeded in hacking a Jeep Cherokee while a reporter was driving it on a freeway during rush hour in St Louis, Missouri. ” The event, which was captured on video and also reported in Wired magazine, sent a message to the automotive industry.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

Find out what Daniel looks for and how he does digital forensics using social media and other open source resources. While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. You find clues.

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Vox

MARCH 4, 2023

The new Bing uses generative AI in its web search function to return results that appear as longer, written answers culled from various internet sources instead of a list of links to relevant websites. Generative AI is already starting to find its way into mainstream applications for everything from food shopping to social media.

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Vox

DECEMBER 28, 2023

When Bryce, a 29-year-old nonprofit director in Kansas City, started using it last summer, “It was the one that everyone was talking about.” At the time, McLeod said all this was meant to make the experience less anonymous and more like being on a social network than a dating app. None of this is exactly high praise.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For example, the way, mobile phone pings the local cell tower are used by the Transportation Department to report traffic conditions on major roads and highways. What about social media? I'm interested in how technology developed, one way is used by people in another. Vamosi: If the human factor is so important.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

A widely used social news and entertainment website built around user submitted content. We do have we do have some people on the internet who have expressed concern about, you know, cyber criminal, I think is what we were originally going with. CNN: A brilliant computer programmer, a world class university and a federal prosecutor.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 28, 2021

You can’t have an Internet of Things if there aren’t any things. The initial idea behind NFTs, according to one of its co-creators Anil Dash , was to let artists on the internet have some more control over their work. That touched off a wave of similar stories from other companies, as more people were encouraged to speak out.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” NASA’s social media presence, Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, and John Krasinski’s Some Good News YouTube show are among the winners of this year’s Webby Awards. National Geographic took away this year’s most awards, 15 total, with wins for its science podcasts, travel videos, and photos on social media, among other things.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

The phrases that triggered automatic deletion included “communist bandit” and “50-cent party,” a slang term for internet users paid to defend the CCP. Speaking to The Verge , YouTube spokesperson Alex Joseph denied that this happened and said that, contrary to popular belief, YouTube never removes comments only on the basis of user reports.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 4, 2021

You decide for yourself after reading about this case—which features a right wing social media site CEO and the hack of some 40 million posts; a message from former President Trump that he never actually sent; and a transgender hacktivist on a social justice quest who claims she didn't hack anything in this case.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 4, 2021

You decide for yourself after reading about this case—which features a right wing social media site CEO and the hack of some 40 million posts; a message from former President Trump that he never actually sent; and a transgender hacktivist on a social justice quest who claims she didn't hack anything in this case.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

Today let’s talk about a comprehensive new report on election integrity, and the particularly low marks it gave to one platform in particular. The 283-page report, which was published today, is called “ The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election.” Reading through the report, there’s a lot to be impressed by.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

And in Las Vegas, three men were indicted “for allegedly conspiring to destroy government and private property during protests in that city on May 30, and for allegedly possessing Molotov cocktails,” the Wall Street Journal reported. Also of note is where Boogaloo adherents are organizing themselves: social networks, most notably Facebook.

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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2021

Almost a year after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a pledge to step up its game in fighting racial injustice, the company has released a report sharing its progress. Providing funding and tech support for Black-led nonprofits: The company s igned up 1,000 community organizations to receive tech support, gave $1.8

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Vox

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Zhang has been invited to speak before the UK Parliament, lawmakers in India, and other governmental bodies about regulation to limit the harm of social media platforms like Facebook. Google’s Gebru said that when she spoke out, she was heartened by how many tech workers supported her on social media.

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GeekWire

APRIL 22, 2021

Last month Vulcan announced that EarthRanger and a number of other AI-related projects would be moving to the nonprofit Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, another organization founded by Paul Allen. As the Internet of Things makes new sensors and devices available, many of these will be integrated, too.

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The Verge

MAY 19, 2020

I think we were one of the earliest companies to publish transparency reports, and we’ve shared that ever since. And we just released our recent annual diversity report. Human needs are pretty fundamental, I think, in terms of being social, wanting to meet people. We’ve made modest progress in critical areas. The answer is yes.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Yesterday we talked about the audio-only social network Clubhouse , which found itself at the center of controversy after failing to take action or even make a public comment after users began to experience harassment within the app. To its credit, TikTok has owned up to its overly draconian approach to the problem.

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Vox

APRIL 25, 2022

Which is one of the reasons the company stopped reporting its monthly user numbers back in 2019.) And don’t bother arguing that there is a horde of conservative/free thinker users who will flood back to Twitter if Elon makes it more inviting for them: If there were, Donald Trump’s Truth Social would be booming, not a ghost town.).

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 11, 2022

Her recent trend reports and presentations include “Transhumanism, How to Train Your Cyborg,” “The Blockchain Effect,” and “The Fragmented Future of Finance.” She led a research project on the Future of Data and investigated topics such as 3D printing, social enterprise, and the evolving role of the state.

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