AI Research Is in Desperate Need of an Ethical Watchdog
More social scientists are using AI intending to solve society’s ills, but they don’t have clear ethical guidelines to prevent […]
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Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot easier
“Generative” neural networks teach themselves to guess realistic passwords. Source: Artificial intelligence just made guessing your password a whole lot […]
Hackers hid malware in CCleaner software
Hackers have successfully breached CCleaner’s security to inject malware into the app and distribute it to millions of users. Security […]
AI can make justice truly blind — but not just yet
“Justice is blind.” It’s a wonderful concept that represents an even-handed legal system that is impartial and objective in equal measure. […]
Facial Recognition to Be Best Way to Unlock Your Next Phone?
Facial recognition is often discussed as a method law enforcement or private companies could use for identifying anyone from criminal […]
Never Mind GDPR, Here Comes Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection
Apple’s soon-to-be released iOS 11 is generating some fairly significant anxiety in ad tech circles due to how Apple’s Safari […]
Jourova reassured ‘America first’ does not weigh on EU-US privacy shield
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said she was relieved that US President Trump’s “America first” policy will not shatter the […]
WhatsApp rejected Government request to access encrypted messages
The UK Government demanded that WhatsApp comes up with a way to offer access to encrypted messages this summer – […]
EU Commission to publish encryption report
The European Commission is trying to pull together member states’ differing views on security and privacy before it publishes a […]
Europe to set up cybersecurity agency
The European Commission has proposed measures to improve cybersecurity in the EU, including a cybersecurity agency that would help EU […]
A top EU official is pressing Apple, Facebook, on privacy and hate speech
One of the European Union’s leading regulators is making a house call to Silicon Valley this week. Her agenda: A […]
Apple’s FaceID – A Powerful Tool for Mass Spying?
Wired reported that, last Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new line of phones with one feature immediately falling under scrutiny: FaceID, […]