Facebook security chief warns of dangers to fake-news solutions
Facebook's chief security officer warned that the fake-news problem is more complicated and dangerous to solve than the public thinks.
Internet
Oct 9, 2017
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Twitter posts highlight differences in American vocabulary
Linguists have found variations in the vocabulary of Americans, after analyzing the words of 890 million Twitter posts to map out word usage across the country.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2017
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Online sharing a treasure trove for snoops
They show what we like, reveal who we've been with and flag where we are going.
Internet
Oct 19, 2016
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Wikileaks warns is about to leak CIA chief's emails
Anti-secrecy campaign Wikileaks boasted Wednesday that it had obtained CIA director John Brennan's personal emails and was about to make them public.
Internet
Oct 21, 2015
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Hacker claims to have breached CIA director's personal email
An anonymous hacker claims to have breached CIA Director John Brennan's personal email account and has posted documents online, including a list of email addresses purportedly from Brennan's contact file.
Security
Oct 19, 2015
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Is social media the weak link in the fight against cyber attacks?
Improved cybersecurity for governments and the private sector is expected to feature in US President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union Address delivered on Tuesday night (US time) to Congress.
Security
Jan 20, 2015
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Twitter hackers announce 'World War III'
Hackers took over Twitter accounts of the New York Post and United Press International on Friday, writing bogus messages, including about hostilities breaking out between the United States and China.
Security
Jan 16, 2015
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New York Post says some of its Twitter accounts hacked (Update)
A New York Post spokeswoman said some of the newspaper's Twitter accounts were briefly hacked Friday.
Security
Jan 16, 2015
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Social network challenges end in tragedy
Online challenges daring people to set themselves ablaze or douse themselves in ice water are racking up casualties and fueling wonder regarding idiocy in the Internet age.
Internet
Aug 1, 2014
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Syrian Electronic Army's attack on Reuters makes a mockery of cyber-security (again)
One big security issue that has arisen lately concerns control of news media. National boundaries have become blurred on the internet, and the control any nation can have over information dissemination has been eroded – ...
Security
Jun 25, 2014
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