I
wonder if there is a known ratio of ethical to unethical hackers?
India
surpasses U.S., others in number of ethical hackers: report
India’s
ethical hackers now represent the biggest nationality within
Bugcrowd’s network of security researchers, according to the firm’s
annual report
issued
yesterday titled of “Inside the Mind of a Hacker.”
If
nothing else, visit their Tool Guide.
Digital
Security Advice for Journalists Covering the Protests Against Police
Violence
“This
guide is an overview of digital security considerations specific to
journalists covering protests. For EFF’s
comprehensive guide to digital security,
including advice for activists and protesters, visit ssd.eff.org.
Legal advice in this post is specific to the United States. As
the international protests against police killings enter their third
week, the public has been exposed to shocking videos of law
enforcement wielding violence against not only demonstrators, but
also the journalists who are tasked with documenting this historic
moment. EFF recently issued Surveillance
Self-Defense tips
for protesters who may find their digital rights under attack, either
through mass surveillance of crowds or through the seizure of their
devices. However, these tips don’t always reflect the reality of
how journalists may need to do their jobs and the unique threats
journalists face. In this blog post, we attempt to address the
digital security of news gatherers after speaking with reporters,
photographers, and live streamers who are on the ground, risking
everything to document these protests…”
A
GIGO problem. Will we ever resolve that problem?
AI
experts say research into algorithms that claim to predict
criminality must end
AI
is in danger of revisiting the pseudoscience of physiognomy
A
coalition of AI researchers, data scientists, and sociologists has
called
on the academic world to
stop publishing studies that claim to predict an individual’s
criminality using algorithms trained on data like facial scans and
criminal statistics.
A
mere swing of the pendulum?
Victory:
Indiana Supreme Court Rules that Police Can’t Force Smartphone User
to Unlock Her Phone
In
courts across the country, EFF has been arguing that the police
cannot constitutionally require you to unlock your phone or give them
your password, and today the Indiana Supreme Court issued a
strong opinion agreeing
with us. In the case, Seo
v. State,
the court found that the Fifth Amendment privilege against
self-incrimination protected a woman against unlocking her phone
because complying with the order was a form of “testimony” under
the Fifth Amendment. Indiana joins Pennsylvania, which ruled
strongly in favor of the Fifth Amendment privilege in
a compelled decryption case last year. Meanwhile, state supreme
courts in New
Jersey and
Oregon are also considering this issue.
(Related)
United
States v. Moore-Bush: No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy Around the
Home
On
June 16, 2020, the First Circuit released its opinion in United
States v. Moore-Bush. The issue presented was whether the
Government’s warrantless use of a pole camera to continuously
record for eight months the front of Defendants’ home, as well as
their and their visitors’ comings and goings, infringed on the
Defendants’ reasonable expectation of privacy in and around their
home and thereby violated the Fourth Amendment.
… Because
the First Circuit held that Bucci was still controlling precedent,
and Bucci had determined that there was no objective reasonable
expectation of privacy in activity outside the home and exposed to
public view, the use of the pole camera to film the outside of
Defendants’ home in this case likewise did not constitute a search
under the Fourth Amendment.
Will
others follow? At least Congress has something to point to when
discussing opt-in.
Apple’s
Latest Privacy Announcement Could Be More Impactful than CCPA or GDPR
Consent
now required to access Apple's mobile advertising tool IDFA
Apple
did not outright kill its key mobile advertising tool IDFA this week,
meaning a $45 billion subsector of the media industry lives to see
another day. But its new consent requirements present a significant
hurdle.
… The
updates require app developers to seek consent from iOS device users
in order for third parties, aka app monetization partners, to access
their data. This, in effect, makes IDFA an opt-in feature for users,
and advertisers will no longer be able to target them by default.
As
part of its iOS 14 update, Apple will require app developers,
including media owners and brands, to disclose the data they collect
and the third parties they share it with.
Apple
called this requirement a “nutrition label for privacy.” App
Store product pages will feature summaries of developers’
self-reported privacy practices with the wording in layman’s terms.
… The
announcements and subsequently
released documentation have
led to varying interpretations of what the latest announcements say
about Apple’s long-term plans.
What
is clear is that iOS 14’s transparency requirements will have
repercussions for the digital media ecosystem with laws such as the
California Consumer Privacy Act and growing
public backlash over how user data is used to
target ads.
One
industry source, who requested anonymity, said the upcoming features,
which are expected to roll out starting in September, will
effectively make IDFA an opt-in feature on a per-app basis with use
of Apple’s
Limit Ad Tracking tool likely
to increase.
… “Apple
is making a statement,” said Matt Barash, head of
strategy and business development at mobile advertising company
AdColony, who claimed the updates will clear up some of the “grey
areas” of data practice that have prevailed in recent years.
“Advertisers
should prepare to recognize a shift in the scale of the audiences
they can target,” Barash added. “Savvy advertisers should be
prepared to balance both audience and contextual approaches in their
mobile media mix.”
A
natural evolution: Facial recognition becomes feather recognition.
Amazing
bird-identifying A.I camera brings birdwatching into the 21st century
… Drawing
on the power of A.I. image recognition technology, they’ve
developed a Wi-Fi camera that will not only record what’s happening
outside, but also ID the bird species and assorted other wildlife
that crop up on screen. These recordings are saved and labeled
automatically, making it easy to find and watch the day’s
highlights. Right now, Birdsy can reportedly ID feeder birds and
yard wildlife for North America and European varieties. However, on
its project
page,
its creators note that the A.I. is “constantly learning and
improving.” Over time, this should mean that the total number of
species Birdsy can recognize will increase.
… As
with any Kickstarter project, we’d advise
a degree of caution.
Projects can — and often do — ship late, not quite as described,
or sometimes even not at all. However, if you’re nonetheless keen
to get involved you can do so on the project’s
Kickstarter page.
I’m
guessing anything that got them hired would be appreciated.
The
Pandemic Pushed Clerkship Hiring to Zoom and Law Students Liked It
Law.com
–
“Remote
clerkship interviewing went so well last week that some law school
career services officials hope it remains an option even after
COVID-19 subsides…”
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