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It can be disconcerting to receive ultra-targeted ads from the sites we use regularly – but how do these sites seem to know so much about us? An in-depth study across the five largest tech companies throws some light on just how much they know. Salt Lake City, UT-based custom e-commerce signs provider Signs has […] More
Eleven years ago,IBM made a breakthrough in the development of fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), a technology that allows for computation and analysis of data while keeping it encrypted. FHE holds significant promise for a number of uses, IBM says — particularly any operations that involve highly sensitive data that must be protected. However, FHE remains […] More
Singapore has updated its contact tracing app to facilitate travellers visiting the country as it looks to reopen its borders to foreign visitors. It also is assessing the feasibility of issuing wearable devices to every resident to aid in its contact tracing efforts, but does not specify if its use will be made mandatory. The […] More
Facebook has begun labelling media outlets it deems to be “state-controlled”, which it assesses based on various factors such as government influence and ownership. It also will slap similar labels on ads from these publishers later this year in a move, it says, aims to provide greater transparency. The social media platform on Thursday kicked […] More
Government officials and state-controlled media in China, Iran, and Russia are working collectively to call out US hypocrisy on the way Washington handled the recent Black Lives Matter protests. Social media research group Graphika says official messaging from the three foreign powers has been focused on showcasing US hypocrisy and double standards in matters of […] More
Image: joebiden.com State-sponsored hackers from China and Iran have unsuccessfully targeted the campaign staffs of US presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, respectively. The attacks have been observed by the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), a division inside Google’s security department that tracks nation-state hacking groups. “Recently TAG saw China APT group targeting Biden […] More
Brazilians are mostly unaware of how social scoring systems work, but many are happy to provide private details in exchange for all types of benefits, according to research by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. According to the global survey ‘Social credits and security: embracing the world of ratings’, 61% of Brazilian consumers do not know (11%) or […] More
Australia’s COVID-19 contact-tracing smartphone app, COVIDSafe, was released on April 26. To adequately support public health efforts, the government set a target of 10 million downloads, equal to 40% of the population. A month later, we are still over 4 million people away from that target. As individuals debated whether or not to download the […] More
