Day: September 15, 2020

Brit MPs to Apple CEO: Please stop ignoring our questions about repairability and the environment

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The UK’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) says Apple is still not answering questions relating to its record on the environmental sustainability and repairability of its iStuff. The EAC – a sounder of Members of Parliament that sit on the select committee in the House of Commons – asked the American company to get involved in Read more about Brit MPs to Apple CEO: Please stop ignoring our questions about repairability and the environment[…]

European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More from Encrochat devices

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The malware that French law enforcement deployed en masse onto Encrochat devices, a large encrypted phone network using Android phones, had the capability to harvest “all data stored within the device,” and was expected to include chat messages, geolocation data, usernames, passwords, and more, according to a document obtained by Motherboard. The document adds more Read more about European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More from Encrochat devices[…]

U.S. Concentration Camp in Georgia Sent Women to Be Sterilized

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Why are the terms “Nazi Germany” and “Mengele” become trending topics on Twitter? The words dominated the social media platform on Monday after it was revealed that a whistleblower has alleged “high numbers” of immigrant women at a U.S. concentration camp in Georgia were sent to be given unnecessary hysterectomies. Many of the women reportedly Read more about U.S. Concentration Camp in Georgia Sent Women to Be Sterilized[…]

Nikola Admits Prototype Was Rolling Downhill In Promo Video

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In late 2016, Nikola Motor Company founder Trevor Milton unveiled a prototype of the Nikola One truck, claiming it “fully functions and works, which is really incredible.” A couple years later, in January 2018, the company showed the Nikola One truck moving rapidly along a two-lane desert highway. But last week, the short-selling investment firm Read more about Nikola Admits Prototype Was Rolling Downhill In Promo Video[…]

Whistleblower Shows How Facebook Deals With Global Political Manipulation – not enough according to her

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The 6,600-word memo, written by former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang, is filled with concrete examples of heads of government and political parties in Azerbaijan and Honduras using fake accounts or misrepresenting themselves to sway public opinion. In countries including India, Ukraine, Spain, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador, she found evidence of coordinated campaigns of varying Read more about Whistleblower Shows How Facebook Deals With Global Political Manipulation – not enough according to her[…]

Private data gone public: Razer leaks 100,000+ gamers’ personal info

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In August, security researcher Volodymyr Diachenko discovered a misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster, owned by gaming hardware vendor Razer, exposing customers’ PII (Personal Identifiable Information). The cluster contained records of customer orders and included information such as item purchased, customer email, customer (physical) address, phone number, and so forth—basically, everything you’d expect to see from a credit Read more about Private data gone public: Razer leaks 100,000+ gamers’ personal info[…]

Google Faces $3 Billion U.K. Suit Over Use of Children’s Data

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Alphabet Inc.’s Google faces a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in the U.K. over claims that YouTube routinely breaks privacy laws by tracking children online. The suit, filed on behalf of more than 5 million British children under 13 and their parents, is being brought by privacy campaigner Duncan McCann and being supported by Foxglove, a tech justice Read more about Google Faces $3 Billion U.K. Suit Over Use of Children’s Data[…]

Hints of life on Venus: Scientists detect phosphine molecules in high cloud decks

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An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, today announced the discovery of a rare molecule—phosphine—in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. […] finding that phosphine is present but scarce—only about twenty molecules in every billion. Read more about Hints of life on Venus: Scientists detect phosphine molecules in high cloud decks[…]

Eterbase cryptocurrency exchange hacked and $5.4 million stolen

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Cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase last week admitted hackers broke into its computers and made off with other people’s coins, said to be worth $5.4m. The plug was pulled on the digital dosh exchange as a result, though it may return at some point: it claims to have enough capital to surmount the cyber-heist. Investigations by staff Read more about Eterbase cryptocurrency exchange hacked and $5.4 million stolen[…]

Shenzhen Zhenua Data Leak – high profile international contacts database kept by Chinese leaked

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The database built by Shenzhen Zhenhua from a variety of sources is technically complex using very advanced language, targeting, and classification tools. Shenzhen Zhenhua claims to work with, and our research supports, Chinese intelligence, military, and security agencies use the open information environment we in open liberal democracies take for granted to target individuals and Read more about Shenzhen Zhenua Data Leak – high profile international contacts database kept by Chinese leaked[…]

Official launch of ELLIS Units – 15th of September 2020! | European Lab for Learning & Intelligent Systems

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The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) is officially launching its 30 ELLIS research units on Tuesday, September 15. Since the first 17 units were announced in December 2019, the ELLIS initiative has gained significant momentum, adding another 13 units at top research institutions across Europe. To highlight this rapid progress toward securing Read more about Official launch of ELLIS Units – 15th of September 2020! | European Lab for Learning & Intelligent Systems[…]