Why Facebook Enlisted This Research Lab to Track Its Trolls
What can the 14-person Digital Forensics Research Lab discover about fake news on Facebook that the billion-dollar company doesn’t already know?
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AuthorIssie Lapowsky
The DNC Enlists Kids in Its Fight Against Hackers
The Democratic National Committee will award $500 to the child who comes up with the best defensive strategy for state election websites at
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Facebook Uncovers New Fake Accounts Ahead of Midterm Elections
The company removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”
Source: Wired – Facebook Uncovers New Fake
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Meet Jonathan Albright, The Digital Sleuth Exposing Fake News
Buried in media scholar Jonathan Albright’s research was proof of a massive political misinformation campaign. Now he’s taking on the the world’s biggest
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RealNetworks Launches Free Facial Recognition Tool for Schools
A new facial recognition tool by RealNetworks aims to keep kids safe in school. But privacy experts fear the unchecked surveillance of kids
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Rubio, Warner Stress Election Security After Trump-Putin Summit
Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio both cast President Trump’s appearance in Helsinki as a major setback in the fight against Russian interference
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Facebook Gave Russian Internet Giant Special Data Extension
Mail.ru also ran hundreds of apps on Facebook at a time when the platform’s policies allowed app developers to collect their users’ friends’
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The Pentagon Is Building a Dream Team of Tech-Savvy Soldiers
For years the Army has tried to recruit talent from Silicon Valley. A new initiative aims to nurture the rising technologists within its
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California Unanimously Passes Historic Privacy Bill
The law will give Californians more control over the data that companies collect on them than ever before.
Source: Wired – California
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Congress Grills Cambridge Analytica Alum on New Firm’s Data Use
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are asking Matt Oczkowski about how his new firm, Data Propria, will treat consumer privacy.
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