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Forget Passwords: How Playing Games Can Make Computers More Secure - Scientific American - 0 views

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Sounds a bit extreme just to make sure no one can log on to your laptop or smartphone, but a team of researchers from Stanford and Northwestern universities as well as SRI International is nonetheless experimenting at the computer-, cognitive- and neuroscience intersection to combat identity theft and shore up cyber security-by taking advantage of the human brain's innate abilities to learn and recognize patterns.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sounds a bit extreme just to make sure no one can log on to your laptop or smartphone, but a team of researchers from Stanford and Northwestern universities as well as SRI International is nonetheless experimenting at the computer-, cognitive- and neuroscience intersection to combat identity theft and shore up cyber security-by taking advantage of the human brain's innate abilities to learn and recognize patterns.</div>

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This is why we can't have nice things - YouTube - 1 views

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"This video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren't better"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This video is about stuff: light bulbs, printers, phones and why they aren't better"</div>

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Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | TED Talk - 0 views

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Are we trapped in our own web bubbles? - BBC News - 0 views

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"Is the internet entering the era of personalisation, where web firms know so much about us that they are able to serve us up a view of the world which is like looking in the mirror?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Is the internet entering the era of personalisation, where web firms know so much about us that they are able to serve us up a view of the world which is like looking in the mirror?"</div>

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What is PaaS? Platform-as-a-service explained | InfoWorld - 0 views

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Dating apps are refuges for Egypt's LGBTQ community, but they can also be a trap - The ... - 1 views

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"As LGBTQ Egyptians flock to apps like Grindr, Hornet, and Growlr, they face an unprecedented threat from police and blackmailers who use the same apps to find targets."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"As LGBTQ Egyptians flock to apps like Grindr, Hornet, and Growlr, they face an unprecedented threat from police and blackmailers who use the same apps to find targets."</div>

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The digital rights of LGBTQ+ people: When technology reinforces societal oppressions - ... - 0 views

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"It's hard to incentivise profit-driven companies to change their services according to specific needs while maintaining them free and accessible for all."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It's hard to incentivise profit-driven companies to change their services according to specific needs while maintaining them free and accessible for all."</div>

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McAfee Finally On The Right Path - 0 views

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"McAfee became a wholly owned subsidiary of a chip manufacturer. Crazy right? "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"McAfee became a wholly owned subsidiary of a chip manufacturer. Crazy right? "</div>

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What Does Big Tech Know About You? Basically Everything - 1 views

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"handy infographic showing the types of data each company admits to collecting"

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CNA - On using TraceTogether data for criminal investigations: "I had not thought of th... - 0 views

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"Vivian Balakrishnan on why he had earlier said that TraceTogether app data would only be used for COVID-19 contact tracing. The Home Affairs Ministry has since said the data could be used for criminal investigations."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Vivian Balakrishnan on why he had earlier said that TraceTogether app data would only be used for COVID-19 contact tracing. The Home Affairs Ministry has since said the data could be used for criminal investigations."</div>

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Singapore reveals Covid privacy data available to police - BBC News - 0 views

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"Officials had previously explicitly ruled out the data would be used for anything other than the virus tracking. But parliament was told on Monday it could also be used "for the purpose of criminal investigation"."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Officials had previously explicitly ruled out the data would be used for anything other than the virus tracking. But parliament was told on Monday it could also be used "for the purpose of criminal investigation"."</div>

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Singapore Police Force can obtain TraceTogether data for criminal investigations: Desmo... - 0 views

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"The Singapore Police Force (SPF) can obtain TraceTogether data for criminal investigations"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Singapore Police Force (SPF) can obtain TraceTogether data for criminal investigations"</div>

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Singapore's Covid Success Isn't Easily Replicated - Bloomberg - 0 views

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Israel's Virus Surveillance Tool Tests Its Democratic Norms | Voice of America - English - 0 views

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"In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its civilians, tracking people's cellphones in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its civilians, tracking people's cellphones in hopes of stopping the spread of the coronavirus."</div>

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Huawei tested AI to find Uighurs, alert Chinese police: Report - Business Insider - 0 views

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"The software reportedly could set off a "Uighur alarm" when it pinpointed someone from the minority group. Uighurs are a largely Muslim group, and have been subjected to extensive persecution by the hands of the Chinese government."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The software reportedly could set off a "Uighur alarm" when it pinpointed someone from the minority group. Uighurs are a largely Muslim group, and have been subjected to extensive persecution by the hands of the Chinese government."</div>

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Apple supplier Lens Technology used forced Uighur laborers - The Washington Post - 0 views

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"One of the oldest and most well-known iPhone suppliers has been accused of using forced Muslim labor in its factories, according to documents uncovered by a human rights group, adding new scrutiny to Apple's human rights record in China."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"One of the oldest and most well-known iPhone suppliers has been accused of using forced Muslim labor in its factories, according to documents uncovered by a human rights group, adding new scrutiny to Apple's human rights record in China."</div>

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Apple loses copyright claims against 'virtual iPhone' maker, Technology - THE BUSINESS ... - 0 views

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"Corellium's actions fell under an exception to copyright law because it "creates a new, virtual platform for iOS and adds capabilities not available on Apple's iOS devices," District Court Judge Rodney Smith in West Palm Beach ruled on Tuesday."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Corellium's actions fell under an exception to copyright law because it "creates a new, virtual platform for iOS and adds capabilities not available on Apple's iOS devices," District Court Judge Rodney Smith in West Palm Beach ruled on Tuesday."</div>

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Chemical traces on your phone reveal your lifestyle, scientists say | Forensic science ... - 0 views

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"Scientists say they can deduce the lifestyle of an individual, down to the kind of grooming products they use, food they eat and medications they take, from chemicals found on the surface of their mobile phone."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Scientists say they can deduce the lifestyle of an individual, down to the kind of grooming products they use, food they eat and medications they take, from chemicals found on the surface of their mobile phone."</div>

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Features of digitally captured signatures vs. pen and paper signatures: Similar or comp... - 0 views

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"Recent studies concluded that the smoothness of a tablet screen leads to an alteration of handwriting features, whereby the impact on graphomotor execution varies according to the level of the writer's handwriting skills"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Recent studies concluded that the smoothness of a tablet screen leads to an alteration of handwriting features, whereby the impact on graphomotor execution varies according to the level of the writer's handwriting skills"</div>

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XBox Forensics -- ScienceDaily - 1 views

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"Criminals often hide illicit data on the XBox in the hope that a gaming console will not be seen as a likely evidence target especially when conventional personal computers are present in the same premises, for instance"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Criminals often hide illicit data on the XBox in the hope that a gaming console will not be seen as a likely evidence target especially when conventional personal computers are present in the same premises, for instance"</div>

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