Coming soon to an exchange near you?
New Zealand stock exchange hit by cyber attack for second day
Trading halted again, one day after overseas DDoS bombardment that forced stock market to shut down
… The NZX said it had experienced “network connectivity issues” and that the NZX main board, NZX debt market and Fonterra shareholders market were placed on halt.
However it then announced that those areas would resume trading with the rest of the market at 3pm on Wednesday.
The interruption followed a shutdown and trading halt on Tuesday afternoon due to an overseas-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
The incident follows a number of alleged cyber attacks by foreign actors, such as the targeting of a range of government and private-sector organisations in Australia.
Matching budget to threat?
https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/25/british_army_scrap_tanks_cyber/?&web_view=true
Be very afraid! British Army might scrap battle tanks for keyboard warriors – report
The British Army is looking at ditching its tank regiments and spending the money on keyboard warriors instead, according to reports.
Although the proposal to scrap the Army's 200-odd Challenger 2 main battle tanks is clearly a public talking point intended to rally support ahead of long-predicted cuts to defence spending, The Times reported today that "the changing character of warfare demands more investment in cybercapabilities, space and other cutting-edge technologies."
It’s the little things that trip you up...
Tracking the Trackers: Cookies Are Subject to Opt-In Under GDPR and a Sale Under the CCPA
… Legislation relating to the use of cookies applies to all types of cookies regardless of use or type. Companies need to be aware of how these data protection and privacy regulations implicate their business goals, what liability exists for compliance failures, and whether and how any exemptions apply.
Not impossible, but success varies widely.
Facial recognition designed to detect around face masks have varying results
cnet – “Many facial recognition companies have claimed they can identify people with pinpoint accuracy even while they’re wearing face masks, but the latest results from a study show that the coverings are dramatically increasing error rates. In an update Tuesday, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology looked at 41 facial recognition algorithms submitted after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in mid-March. Many of these algorithms were designed with face masks in mind, and claimed that they were still able to accurately identify people, even when half of their face was covered… While every facial recognition algorithm suffered a higher error rate once masks got added, some error rates were as low as 3%, indicating that it’s not impossible for algorithms to identify people even when their faces are covered…”
The laiwyers are coming, tra la, tra la!
https://www.bespacific.com/autonomous-systems-as-legal-agents/
Autonomous Systems as Legal Agents
Autonomous Systems as Legal Agents: Directly by the Recognition of Personhood or Indirectly by the Alchemy of Algorithmic Entities By Dalton Powell. Cite: 18 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 306
“At its core, agency law governs fiduciary relationships between two distinct parties (the principal and agent) in interactions with third parties. The three separate relationships within agency (principal-agent, agent-third party, and principal-third party) create binding legal rights and obligations. To be a principal or agent, one must be a person. The Restatement (Third) of Agency’s definition of person attempts to distinguish legally recognized persons from purely organizational entities and mere instrumentalities. The emergence of AI computing, and the ongoing development of truly autonomous computer systems, will test traditional agency law with questions like who or what can be a person. At present, the Restatement views computer programs as mere instrumentalities of the using person and thus not a separate person capable of being a principal or agent. This Note will analyze the tension created within agency law’s definition of personhood by the existence of autonomous systems.”
Another perspective.
https://www.morningbrew.com/emerging-tech/guides/what-is-ai.html
What is AI?
The Human's Handbook to Computers that Think
Toward a unified approach…
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-53854/
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Europe and Japan
Enterprises around the world are rapidly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into existing and new products and processes. This effort is not just to improve such offerings and services, but to achieve a qualitatively higher level of capability not possible before. It is clear that AI carries the potential for many new opportunities, across all industries, but it is also already recognized that it brings numerous risks as well. As with any technology, senior management and board directors need to be aware of both the opportunity and the risk in order to successfully and responsibly manage the enterprise. The opportunities are great—AI can assist in robotic process automation (RPA), machine learning, natural language processing, finding new drugs and therapies, and will be essential for driverless transportation—but if the risks are downplayed or overlooked, there can be serious reputational and/or legal consequences.
… governing principles are emerging in international fora2, multi-nationally, nationally, and even at the local (state, province, etc.) level. Below we highlight some regulatory initiatives now underway in Europe and Japan.
Interesting background…
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/technology/tiktoks-microsoft-deal-soap-opera-trump.html
How TikTok’s Talks With Microsoft Turned Into a Soap Opera
Neither side wanted a big deal. But what began as talks about a small investment ballooned with interventions from President Trump.
For our remote learners?
https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/08/how-to-use-remind-to-send-text-messages.html
How to Use Remind to Send Text Messages from Your Computer
Remind is a service for sending text messages to your students without having to reveal your real phone number. I've been recommending and using it for years. One of my favorite aspects of Remind is that I can schedule and send messages from my computer and respond to messages from my computer.
In the following video I demonstrate the basics of getting started with Remind to send text messages to students and their parents from your computer.
Might be useful…
Microsoft’s new Transcribe in Word feature is designed for students, reporters, and more
The Verge: “Microsoft is adding an audio transcription feature into Word for the web today. Transcribe in Word will appear in the online version of Word for Microsoft 365 subscribers, providing an easy way to automatically transcribe audio. Microsoft is supporting existing audio files, or even the ability to record conversations directly within Word for the web and have them automatically transcribed. Once a conversation is transcribed, Microsoft’s AI will separate out each speaker and break the conversation into sections that are easy to play back, edit, and insert into a Word document. Transcribe also supports audio or video that you’ve captured elsewhere, with support for up to 200MB of MP3, WAV, M4A, or MP4 files. Processing time will obviously vary considerably if you’re uploading separate audio, but I’ve been testing the feature for recording meetings and it’s a matter of seconds for transcription to complete if you’ve been recording within Word itself…”
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