A study by UK academics looking at how fake social media accounts were used to spread socially divisive messages in the wake of a spate of domestic terrorists attacks this year has warned that the problem of hostile interference in public debate …
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Facebook’s Brexit probe unearths three Russian-bought “immigration” ads
Facebook has provided more details about the extent of Russian digital interference related to the UK’s Brexit vote last year. Read More
Education technology meets its limits
This week has been a good one for those who like to talk about the limits of technology. Over in the UK, a prankster managed to fool Trip Advisor into naming his shed the #1 ranked restaurant in London. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, a city struggling to manage several wind-fueled wildfires, the L.A.P.D. has asked drivers to refrain from using navigation apps because they’re steering… Read More
Uber says 2.7M UK users affected by 2016 data breach
Uber’s October 2016 data breach affected some 2.7 million UK users, it has now been revealed. Read More
UK to give police new powers to ground drones
The UK government has announced it will introduce draft legislation in the spring aimed at preventing unsafe or criminal use of drones. Read More
View More UK to give police new powers to ground dronesUber data breach includes UK users — but it’s still not clear how many
The UK’s digital minister has said the October 2016 data breach that Uber disclosed this week does affect UK users — though it’s still unclear how many are impacted at this stage. Read More
Uber data breach “raises huge concerns”, says UK watchdog
The fallout from Uber’s disclosure yesterday of a massive data breach affecting 57 million users and drivers that it concealed for a year continues: The UK’s data protection watchdog has put out a strongly worded statement saying the company’s announcement “raises huge concerns around its data protection policies and ethics”. Read More
UK report calls out “dubious” gig economy practices, urges law reform
Pressure is mounting on the UK government to close loopholes in employment law to protect people working in the gig economy from being underpaid and otherwise exploited. Read More
View More UK report calls out “dubious” gig economy practices, urges law reformStudy: Russian Twitter bots sent 45k Brexit tweets close to vote
Research conducted by a group of data scientists looking at how information was diffused on Twitter around the June 2016 EU referendum vote suggests more than 150,000 Russian accounts were involved in tweeting about #Brexit. Read More
View More Study: Russian Twitter bots sent 45k Brexit tweets close to voteFacebook says Russia did try to meddle in Brexit vote
BuzzFeed has obtained a statement from Facebook in which the tech giant admits, for the first time, that some Russia-linked accounts may have used its platform to try to interfere in the UK’s European Union referendum vote in June 2016. Read More
Facebook says Russia did try to meddle in Brexit vote
BuzzFeed has obtained a statement from Facebook in which the tech giant admits, for the first time, that some Russia-linked accounts may have used its platform to try to interfere in the UK’s European Union referendum vote in June 2016. Read More
UK bulk spying challenge in European Court of Human Rights
Legal representatives of the UK government faced a raft of questions today from judges sitting in the European Court of Human Rights hearing a challenge to intelligence agencies’ bulk collection practices brought by a coalition of civil and human rights campaigners. Read More