Password and Malwarebytes: “Forever connected: the realities of parenting and growing up online Have you posted those baby photos?” Decades ago, this would have sounded like gibberish. Today, we hear it all the time. Underneath these words is the understanding that we’ll share nearly everything online. And kids face the same expectation to build and… Continue Reading
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Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.
MIT Technology Review: “…The data collected by robot vacuums can be particularly invasive. They have “powerful hardware, powerful sensors,” says Dennis Giese, a PhD candidate at Northeastern University who studies the security vulnerabilities of Internet of Things devices, including robot vacuums. “And they can drive around in your home—and you have no way to control… Continue Reading
The Myth of the Secret Genius
The Garden of Forking Paths – “From Elon Musk to Elizabeth Holmes and Donald Trump, many very rich people are effective at convincing us of a myth: they’re secretly a genius, and you’re just too dumb to understand. Are they right?…Elon Musk is part of a small class of extremely rich people who are rich… Continue Reading
A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon
Washington Post – “Twitter under Elon Musk is still up and running despite massive layoffs and a series of erratic management decisions. Many long time users, however, worry the end is near or that platform is no longer a safe or welcoming place for them, and they’re looking for a new home online. That search… Continue Reading
WSJ explains Mastodon
WSJ$ – How to Use Mastodon – the social media platform blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter – “Mastodon could be the future of social media, if you can figure it out.” This is a visually driven guide that uses screenshots alongside narrative to assist users as they learn about the platform, which differs significantly from… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 17, 2022
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 17, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
Repeat Spreaders and Election Delegitimization
Kennedy, I., Wack, M., Beers, A., Schafer, J. S., Garcia-Camargo, I., Spiro, E. S., & Starbird, K. (2022). Repeat Spreaders and Election Delegitimization: A Comprehensive Dataset of Misinformation Tweets from the 2020 U.S. Election. Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media, 2. https://doi.org/10.51685/jqd.2022.013 (Original work published June 13, 2022) “This paper introduces and presents a first… Continue Reading
Delete Your Phone Number From Twitter Before They Sell It
Lifehacker: “According to a new report on Platformer, after alienating advertisers and losing revenue, Twitter plans to sell location data and phone numbers to advertisers, whether you like it or not. Now is a great time to remove that information from your account. Even if Musk’s platform never implements these changes, you’re probably better off… Continue Reading
TikTok pushes harmful content promoting eating disorders and self-harm into young users’ feeds
Center for Countering Digital Hate Report – Deadly By Design: “Two-thirds of American teenagers use TikTok, and the average viewer spends 80 minutes a day on the application. The app, which is owned by the Chinese company, Bytedance, rapidly delivers a series of short videos to users and has overtaken Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube in… Continue Reading
Teens and Cyberbullying 2022
“Nearly half of U.S. teens have been bullied or harassed online, with physical appearance being seen as a relatively common reason why. Older teen girls are especially likely to report being targeted by online abuse overall and because of their appearance. While bullying existed long before the internet, the rise of smartphones and social media… Continue Reading
Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies
MarkUp: “Open the website of WorkIt Health, and the path to treatment starts with a simple intake form: Are you in danger of harming yourself or others? If not, what’s your current opioid and alcohol use? How much methadone do you use? Within minutes, patients looking for online treatment for opioid use and other addictions… Continue Reading
How to Use ChatGPT by OpenAI
MakeUseOf: “OpenAI’s new AI chatbot is here; ChatGPT. Here’s how to use it and what you can expect. From the makers of DALL-E and GPT-3 comes an incredible new AI chatbot called ChatGPT. OpenAI has granted public access to ChatGPT for free during a research period, allowing us to glimpse into the future of what… Continue Reading
