Tech to pick faces out of the crowd can be used for good, but it’s also increasingly pervasive
Thousands of enterprise apps exposing data on back-end servers
With so much data apparently exposed via back-end servers, we shouldn’t be surprised if there’s a new wave of thefts and extortion attempts
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OneLogin warns that attacker could be able to decrypt data
IT teams at organisations affected by the OneLogin are in for a busy few days carrying out the recommended steps to secure their stuff
News in brief: US requires social media handles; Putin points to ‘patriotic’ hackers; Snapchat Spectacles arrive
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Tesla Fires Female Engineer Who Alleged Sexual Harassment
Tesla has fired a female engineer who accused the company of ignoring her complaints of sexual harassment and paying her less than her male counterparts. AJ Vandermeyden, who went public with her discrimination lawsuit against Tesla in February, was dismissed…
61 Mayors Commit To Adopt, Honor and Uphold Paris Climate Accord After US Pulls Out
After President Trump announced his intent to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord, 61 mayors across the country have pledged to adopt the historic agreement themselves. The group of mayors, who represent 36 million Americans and some of…
A New Report Finds No Evidence That People Will Work Less Under a Universal Basic Income
Economists Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Mohammad H. Mostafavi-Dehzooeifrom for the Economic Research Forum have released a new report on the results of a basic income scheme launched in Iran in 2011. “In 2011, in response to heavy cuts to oil and…
Trump Administration Approves Tougher Visa Vetting, Including Social Media Checks
The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. From a report: The new questions, part of…
Third Gravitational Wave Detected From Black-Hole Merger 3 Billion Light Years Away
sycodon quotes a report from The New York Times (Warning: may be paywalled; alternate source): Astronomers said Thursday that they had felt space-time vibrations known as gravitational waves from the merger of a pair of mammoth black holes resulting in…