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Facebook removes campaign with ties to Saudi Arabian government

Aug02
by on August 2, 2019 at 8:43 am
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Facebook has removed hundreds of fake accounts and pages associated with individuals connected to the Saudi Arabian government as part of its ongoing fight to curtail coordinated inauthentic behavior on the platform. To that effect, the social network said it had taken down 217 accounts, 144 pages, five Facebook groups, and 31 Instagram accounts that were found to be engaged in propaganda and attacking regional rivals like Iran, Qatar, and Turkey. “Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our review found links to individuals associated with the government of Saudi Arabia,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity…

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There’s now a cryptoart lottery using Bitcoin blockchain to pick a winner — and it’s brilliant

Aug02
by on August 2, 2019 at 8:27 am
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We’ve heard about auctions using blockchain to record sales of expensive works of art. We’ve seen the abstract musings of the cryptoart world, too. But what about a cryptoart charity auction that’s using blockchain to pick the winner? Well, an initiative being run by a trio of firms including cryptocurrency swap exchange service ChangeAngel, crypto-clothing store CryptoBantam, and cryptoartist Trevor Jones, is doing just that. Hey CT! Enter to #win this limited edition AR artwork ‘The Ecstasy’. 💯 goes to 3 charities. 242 tickets sold so far. Please like & share and lets hit 300+ and raise more $$$ for…

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Apple and Google suspend monitoring of voice recordings by humans

Aug02
by on August 2, 2019 at 6:04 am
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Apple is globally suspending the use of Siri voice recordings after reports emerged that contractors hired by the company listen to them to improve the voice assistant. TechCrunch, which broke the news, said Apple plans to issue a software update to seek users’ consent before letting them participate in the product improvement program. “We are committed to delivering a great Siri experience while protecting user privacy,” the company said to the outlet. “While we conduct a thorough review, we are suspending Siri grading globally. Additionally, as part of a future software update, users will have the ability to choose to…

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Facebook open-sources APIs to help fight child exploitation and terrorist propaganda

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by on August 2, 2019 at 5:50 am
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Facebook today announced it’s open-sourcing two technologies that help it curb the spread of problematic content like child exploitation, terrorist propaganda, or graphic violence online. These technologies aid the social network in detecting identical and nearly identical photos and video in order to weed out content that’s been flagged as being in violation of its policies. The company said by using these open-sourced APIs, developers can create algorithms to match two similar files without the original image or video: These technologies create an efficient way to store files as short digital hashes that can determine whether two files are the…

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