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In science-fiction author Cory Doctorow's short story "Scroogled," a woman shrugs when she sees "Immigration--Powered by Google" on an airport sign, but that's just the beginning of the search giant's presence in a not-too-distant future.
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A computer science graduate student exposes that 87 percent of all Americans could be uniquely identified using only three bits of information, highlighting that almost all information can be "personal" when combined with enough other relevant bits of data.
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The European Court of Justice, in a broadly worded directive, stated that all individuals in the countries within its jurisdiction had the right to prohibit Google from linking to items that were “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the p
|| Security || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A series of costly delays and crucial errors caused Equifax to remain unprotected for months against one of the most severe Web application vulnerabilities in years, the former CEO for the credit reporting service said in written testimony investigating the massive breach that
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SamSam Ransomware group targets hospitals, a city council group, and an industrial control system firm in the beginning of 2018. The article provides brief details on the scam.
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A report says that the automotive industry has experienced 94% year-over-year growth in hacks since 2016. White hat hackers/bug bounties have accounted for 38% of these hacks, but majority are from black hat hackers.
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The FBI issues a statement that smart TVs can make it easier for malicious actors to hack into insecure devices.
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As more and more devices get connected to the Internet of Things, researchers say compromising gas pumps has become a hot topic on cyber criminal forums.
|| Internet/Privacy Ethical Hacking/Role of Designers || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A team of hackers given unprecedented access to a flight system used in F-15 fighter jets reportedly confirmed the existence of serious cybersecurity bugs.
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How Yelp is replacing restaurant's real phone numbers with numbers owned by Grubhub so they can record calls and can charge a 15-20% referral fee, unbeknownst to restaurant owners. As of May 2020, NYC has passed a bill to end this practice.