So,
what kind of attack was it? Perhaps they have no clue what happened.
My concern, again, is what if this was a ‘proof of concept’
demonstration?
US
Customs won't say what caused system crash that delayed tens of
thousands of travelers across the entire country - but insist it
wasn't a 'malicious' attack as airports finally start to recover
… The
agency's processing systems went down for several hours at more than
10 major airports, leaving tens of thousands of travelers in long
lines as the CBP scrambled to use 'alternative procedures' to admit
arrivals into the country.
… 'Malicious
or not, if an outage can disable so many locations simultaneously -
the system is incredibly weak. Very scary considering these are our
borders,' one wrote on Twitter.
'Not
malicious? So, just incompetence. Got it,' a second person added.
Quick,
tell me which services I’ve never used discriminate against me so I
can sue them!
Nearly four
years ago, a lone bankruptcy lawyer sued Square, the payment
processor run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, challenging the app’s
terms of use—despite never signing up. As of yesterday, the case
will proceed, thanks to an opinion issued by the California Supreme
Court that could have wide-reaching implications for online
businesses.
The
first thing you need to know is that, for whatever reason, Square’s
Prohibited Goods and Services policies
include
“bankruptcy attorneys or collection agencies,” which you’ll
recall is plaintiff Robert White’s line of work. California, where
this case was tried and where a plurality of online services are
headquartered, is also home to a state law—the Unruh Civil Rights
Act—which provides broad protections against discrimination of many
kinds, including occupation. But the question remained as to whether
White needed to have entered into an agreement with Square (by
agreeing to the terms of service) in order to have experienced said
discrimination barring his “full and equal access” to the
service.
For the time
being at least: no.
“In
general, a person suffers discrimination under the Act when the
person presents himself or herself to a business with an intent to
use its services but encounters an exclusionary policy or practice
that prevents him or her from using those services,” Justice
Goodwin Liu wrote in court’s unanimous
opinion.
“We conclude that this rule applies to online businesses and that
visiting a website with intent to use its services is, for purposes
of standing, equivalent to presenting oneself for services at a
brick-and-mortar store.”
The world is changing. Perhaps we need AI
teachers?
Co-Exist
With Robots: How to Compete With Technology in the Age of Automation
As
technology, including robots, artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and other forces change the nature of work, employees will
need new skills to adapt to shifting roles. Research firm Gartner
predicts that employees
who regularly update their skill sets and
invest in new
training will be more valued than those with experience or tenure.
But it’s not going to be easy.
The
World
Economic Forum’s “Future of Jobs 2018” report estimates
that, by 2022, more than half (54%) of employees will require
significant skills updating or retraining. More than one-third (35%)
will need about six months to get up to speed, while nearly one in
five will require a year or more of additional training.
And
employers might not be much help. A 2019
global survey of employers by consulting firm Deloitte found
that 86% of respondents rated the need to improve learning and
development (L&D) as “important” or “very important.”
But just 10% felt ready to “very ready” to address that need. As
digital transformation affects so many businesses, a 2018
Gartner report found
that just 20% of employees have the skills they need for their jobs
now and in the future.
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