[ad_1] TikTok allegedly asked its moderators to pull mentions of topics like the Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet’s calls for independence and other content that challenges the Chinese government’s version of events. The service said it had retired the guidelines in May and that it had been using a “blunt approach” to minimizing drama on TikTok […]
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Senate demands answers from Amazon over Ring surveillance
[ad_1] Amazon acquired Ring last year for $1 billion in an attempt to counter Google’s purchase of Nest. The company launched its Neighbors app shortly afterwards, explaining that it would allow users to reports suspicious goings-on and report them to law enforcement. However, several reports raised privacy concerns about a mega-corporation teaming with law enforcement. […]
Intelligence Committee releases heavily redacted report on 2016 election hacking
[ad_1] Today the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released Vol. 1 of its report (PDF) on Russian attempts at election hacking in 2016. However, much of the information in it has already been released — like knowledge that hacking attempts reached all 50 states in one form or another — or is blacked out. […]
Senate panel schedules a hearing on Facebook’s cryptocurrency
[ad_1] It didn’t even take 48 hours after Facebook announced its cryptocurrency scheme for the government to raise an eyebrow. House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters called for Facebook to halt development, and now the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs has scheduled a hearing to cover both Libra/Calibra and privacy issues. […]
After Math: What's the holdup?
[ad_1] This week's theme is waiting. Sonic the Hedgehog fans will have to do three months of it after complaining about Sonic's oddly human teeth, while Julian Assange won't have to do any more to know what charges the Feds are leveling at him. Let's get st… [ad_2] Source link
Senators reintroduce bill to improve AI adoption in government
[ad_1] The General Services Administration would be tasked with both providing AI expertise to agencies and researching policy. The Office of Management and Budget would need to devise strategies for investing in and using AI for federal data. The Office of Personnel Management, meanwhile, would identify the skills necessary for AI workers and create relevant […]
Senate bill would make tech companies test algorithms for bias
[ad_1] The bill would only apply to companies that either make more than $50 million per year or have data for at least one million people or devices. Small businesses would theoretically be safe. The senators saw this as a civil rights issue and pointed to recent incidents as examples. Facebook is still facing a […]
Senate bill would ban deceptive data collection by internet giants
[ad_1] The legislation would also require disclosure of experiments to users and the public at least once every 90 days, and would mandate independent review boards for any behavioral or psychological research. The Federal Trade Commission would handle any violations alongside an external registered agency. As Senators Fischer and Warner describe DETOUR, this is about […]
Former Senate IT worker pleads guilty to doxxing senators on Wikipedia
[ad_1] Cosko took advantage of another employee’s key to break into Hassan’s office at least four times, using keyloggers to help him swipe login credentials and grab sensitive data. He published the Senators’ information in September after he got “angry” at their line of questioning for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Staff caught him in […]
Senators want Congressional hacks to be public knowledge
[ad_1] Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Tom Cotton of Arkansas are calling on Senate to provide an annual report on the number of successful hacks of Senate phones and computers. They also want Senate leadership to be notified of any breaches within five days of discovery. As the Senators point out, companies and executive […]