Thursday, 31 October 2019

Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets

Domestic workers have been illegally sold via Instagram and other apps on Google and Apple's stores.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50240012

On the inside of a hacking catastrophe

A massive data breach can cause chaos within a company and put IT staff under extreme stress.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49823935

Facial recognition technology code of conduct call

The technology has the potential for "widespread invasiveness", the information commissioner said.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50251643

'I was a victim of the WhatsApp hack'

Faustin Rukundo had no idea that a strange call over WhatsApp had infected his phone with spyware.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50249859

Google given green light for Toronto smart city

It is on a smaller scale than it had wanted and must treat any data it collects as a "public asset".

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50234146

Facebook challenged over political ad policy

A California man is running for office in attempt to highlight flaws in Facebook's policies.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50249719

Facebook content moderation firm Cognizant quits

It says the nature of the work was not in line with its vision for the company.

from BBC News - Technology https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50247540