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Google faulted for racial bias in image search results for black teenagers - The Washin... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 12 Jun 16

If you searched for "three white teenagers" on Google Images earlier this month, the result spat up shiny, happy people in droves - an R.E.M. song in JPG format. The images, mostly stock photos, displayed young Caucasian men and women laughing, holding sports equipment or caught whimsically mid-selfie. If you searched for "three black teenagers," the algorithm offered an array of mug shots.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If you searched for "three white teenagers" on Google Images earlier this month, the result spat up shiny, happy people in droves - an R.E.M. song in JPG format. The images, mostly stock photos, displayed young Caucasian men and women laughing, holding sports equipment or caught whimsically mid-selfie. If you searched for "three black teenagers," the algorithm offered an array of mug shots.</div>

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Machine Bias: There's Software Used Across the Country to Predict Future Criminals. And... - 0 views

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Algorithms used in American criminal justice is found to be biased against blacks

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Google engineer apologizes after Photos app tags two black people as gorillas | The Verge - 0 views

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Google came under fire this week after its new Photos app categorized photos in one of the most racist ways possible. On June 28th, computer programmer Jacky Alciné found that the feature kept tagging pictures of him and his girlfriend as "gorillas."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Google came under fire this week after its new Photos app categorized photos in one of the most racist ways possible. On June 28th, computer programmer Jacky Alciné found that the feature kept tagging pictures of him and his girlfriend as "gorillas." </div>

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WebUSB API - 0 views

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Describes an API for direct access to Universal Serial Bus devices from web pages.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Describes an API for direct access to Universal Serial Bus devices from web pages. </div>

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Are your devices always listening to you? Psychtech podcast - 0 views

Ian Forrester on 11 Mar 16

Episode 55: This week we discuss why some people believe that their devices are always watching or listening to them. Oh, and whether or not it's true. Companies are finding more creative ways to target ads and content and consumers are consenting every day. But what are they consenting to?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Episode 55: This week we discuss why some people believe that their devices are always watching or listening to them. Oh, and whether or not it's true. Companies are finding more creative ways to target ads and content and consumers are consenting every day. But what are they consenting to?</div>

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This is Why People Fear the 'Internet of Things' - Krebs on Security - 0 views

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"Imagine buying an internet-enabled surveillance camera, network attached storage device, or home automation gizmo, only to find that it secretly and constantly phones home to a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network run by the Chinese manufacturer of the hardware. Now imagine that the geek gear you bought doesn't actually let you block this P2P communication without some serious networking expertise or hardware surgery that few users would attempt."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Imagine buying an internet-enabled surveillance camera, network attached storage device, or home automation gizmo, only to find that it secretly and constantly phones home to a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network run by the Chinese manufacturer of the hardware. Now imagine that the geek gear you bought doesn't actually let you block this P2P communication without some serious networking expertise or hardware surgery that few users would attempt."</div>

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USB Proxy Rats Out Your Devices' Secrets | Hackaday - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 24 Dec 15

"If you need to reverse-engineer a USB protocol on a computer running Linux, your work is easy because you control everything on the target system - you can just look at the raw USB data. If you'd like to reverse-engineer a USB device that plugs into a game console, on the other hand, your work is a lot harder. Until now."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"If you need to reverse-engineer a USB protocol on a computer running Linux, your work is easy because you control everything on the target system - you can just look at the raw USB data. If you'd like to reverse-engineer a USB device that plugs into a game console, on the other hand, your work is a lot harder. Until now."</div>

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Car calls 911 after alleged hit-and-run, driver arrested | ZDNet - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 03 Jan 16

"A Ford safety feature has also turned out to be a way to track badly-behaved drivers."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A Ford safety feature has also turned out to be a way to track badly-behaved drivers."</div>

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Anti-Social App Design ← Terence Eden's Blog - 0 views

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Uber wants to feed you all kinds of content during your next ride | The Verge - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 12 Jan 16

Uber, realizing it had hundreds of millions of people in its back seats as a captive audience, just announced it will allow third-party apps the ability to serve up notifications, content, or ads to its users during their trips. The notifications would be customized to the length and locations of each person's ride, but only with permission from the user.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Uber, realizing it had hundreds of millions of people in its back seats as a captive audience, just announced it will allow third-party apps the ability to serve up notifications, content, or ads to its users during their trips. The notifications would be customized to the length and locations of each person's ride, but only with permission from the user.</div>

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The Internet of Things that Talk About You Behind Your Back - Schneier on Security - 0 views

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Hyde Park visitors covertly tracked via mobile phone data | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

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Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank | Society | The Guardian - 0 views

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privacy tools - encryption against global mass surveillance - 1 views

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Ian Forrester on 26 Jan 16

"You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"You are being watched. Private and state-sponsored organizations are monitoring and recording your online activities. privacytools.io provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance."</div>

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Lecture by Vinay Gupta at the opening event of Data in the 21st Century on Vimeo - 0 views

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"Data in the 21st Century is on view at V2_ Rotterdam until 14-2-2016. On 12-2 Lev Manovich will give a lecture as part of the closing event of Data in the 21st Century. Gupta starts of with discussing the fashions of data in the past, present and future. He then goes on to discuss how data affects everything, from everyday things like dating till new forms of governance or the economy at large. He finishes his lecture by describing what we can expect in the near future."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Data in the 21st Century is on view at V2_ Rotterdam until 14-2-2016. On 12-2 Lev Manovich will give a lecture as part of the closing event of Data in the 21st Century. Gupta starts of with discussing the fashions of data in the past, present and future. He then goes on to discuss how data affects everything, from everyday things like dating till new forms of governance or the economy at large. He finishes his lecture by describing what we can expect in the near future."</div>

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Troy Hunt: No, VTech cannot simply absolve itself of security responsibility - 0 views

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"YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED OR LATER ACQUIRED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED OR LATER ACQUIRED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES"</div>

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IF Data Permissions Catalogue - 0 views

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" Documenting design patterns for personal data sharing, example uses and research. Work in progress. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Documenting design patterns for personal data sharing, example uses and research. Work in progress. "</div>

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Why Google Trailing Apple on Encryption Support Is a Human Rights Issue - 0 views

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"A leading privacy activist says Google's lack of support for strong encryption makes second-class citizens out of people who can't afford Apple devices."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A leading privacy activist says Google's lack of support for strong encryption makes second-class citizens out of people who can't afford Apple devices."</div>

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Open Rights Group - Tesco Mobile customers should think twice before viewing ... - 0 views

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Tesco Mobile has announced a new optional scheme in which its customers can get £3 a month off their phone bill. In return, customers agree to see adverts on their lockscreen "every few times" they unlock their phone.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tesco Mobile has announced a new optional scheme in which its customers can get £3 a month off their phone bill. In return, customers agree to see adverts on their lockscreen "every few times" they unlock their phone.</div>

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Large botnet of CCTV devices knock the snot out of jewelry website | Ars Technica - 0 views

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"Researchers have encountered a denial-of-service botnet that's made up of more than 25,000 Internet-connected closed circuit TV devices."

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Google faulted for racial bias in image search results for black teenagers - The Washin... - 0 views

Machine Bias: There's Software Used Across the Country to Predict Future Criminals. And... - 0 views

Google engineer apologizes after Photos app tags two black people as gorillas | The Verge - 0 views

WebUSB API - 0 views

Are your devices always listening to you? Psychtech podcast - 0 views

This is Why People Fear the 'Internet of Things' - Krebs on Security - 0 views

USB Proxy Rats Out Your Devices' Secrets | Hackaday - 0 views

Car calls 911 after alleged hit-and-run, driver arrested | ZDNet - 0 views

Anti-Social App Design ← Terence Eden's Blog - 0 views

Uber wants to feed you all kinds of content during your next ride | The Verge - 0 views

The Internet of Things that Talk About You Behind Your Back - Schneier on Security - 0 views

Hyde Park visitors covertly tracked via mobile phone data | World news | The Guardian - 0 views

Dyslexic donors turned away from largest UK sperm bank | Society | The Guardian - 0 views

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