Thu 21 December 2023: Social media giant Meta has systematically censored pro-Palestine voices during the current Israel-Palestinian conflict, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report alleges that Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has pulled down or suppressed hundreds of pro-Palestine posts due to flawed content moderation policies, poor implementation, […]
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Wed 20 December 2023: Deceptive online content is big business. The digital advertising market is now worth €625 billion, and their business model is simple: more clicks, views or engagement means more money from advertisers. Incendiary, shocking content – whether it is true or not – is an easy way to get our attention, which means […]
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Tue 19 December 2023: Information warfare abounds, and everyone online has been drafted whether they know it or not. Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of […]
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Mon 18 December 2023: Pasty skin, empty eyes and slightly misshapen features against delirious music tracks – it’s the recent TikTok trend with a dose of disconcerting strangeness. Generally called the uncanny valley makeup trend, it involves creators using makeup to appear as hyper-realistic bots. Some of the videos under this trend have received up […]
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Sun 17 December 2023: You can tell a lot about someone from the car they drive. The data that many vehicles now collect can reveal the patterns of our daily lives and provide insights into our behaviour, actions and even our state of mind. Vehicle forensics is a type of digital forensic science that focuses on […]
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Sat 16 December 2023: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday a set of rules and the establishment of infrastructure are required to avoid the risks of cryptocurrencies. “Crypto assets are not going away. Bitcoin is trading at its highest value since April 2022. The crypto market cap doubled over the last […]
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Sat 16 December 2023: Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps’ push notifications, a U.S. senator warned on Wednesday. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator Ron Wyden said foreign officials were demanding the data from Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Apple (AAPL.O). Although details were sparse, the letter lays out yet another path by […]
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Fri 15 December 2023: Google has brought up a new AI-powered feature to detect spam. This new feature will help in spotting ‘adversarial text manipulations’ like emails with special characters, typos, emojis and other characters which can easily bypass the Gmail defence. Confirmed as ‘one of the largest defence upgrades in recent years’, this Google […]
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Thu 14 December 2023: The festive season is a time for joy, family and festive cheer. However, it’s also a prime target for cybercriminals. As online shopping ramps up, so does the risk of falling prey to cyber-attacks. That’s why it’s crucial to be extra vigilant about your cybersecurity during this time. Here are some essential tips […]
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Tue 12 December 2023: In the first nine months of 2023, U.S. data breaches increased by 20% compared to the full year 2022, according to a new study that was commissioned by Apple (AAPL.O). The iPhone maker paid for the study, which was conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Stuart E. Madnick, about a year […]
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