Why look through LinkedIn one user at a time?
Hackers scraped data from 500 million LinkedIn users — about two-thirds of the platform's userbase — and have posted it for sale online
Data from 500 million LinkedIn users has been scraped and is for sale online, according to a report from Cyber News. A LinkedIn spokesperson confirmed to Insider that there is a dataset of public information that was scraped from the platform.
“While we're still investigating this issue, the posted dataset appears to include publicly viewable information that was scraped from LinkedIn combined with data aggregated from other websites or companies," a LinkedIn spokesperson told Insider in a statement. "Scraping our members' data from LinkedIn violates our terms of service and we are constantly working to protect our members and their data."
I like it, but is it even possible?
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/09/ban_cyber_insurance_payouts/
How do we stamp out the ransomware business model? Ban insurance payouts for one, says ex-GCHQ director
Increasing numbers of senior ex-GCHQ people have called for laws preventing businesses using cyber insurance to buy off ransomware attackers – with the money merely perpetuating the criminals' business model.
… Marcus Willett, a senior cyber adviser with the International Institute for Strategic Studies and former GCHQ director of cyber (pre-NCSC), wrote at the end of March that the world needs "new laws establishing disincentives to pay ransoms to cyber criminals."
… Willett observed that "it is currently too convenient for companies simply to use their insurance to pay up" to avoid the disruption of a ransomware attack. Doing so, he argued, made a mockery of initiatives designed to raise wider awareness of basic cyber hygiene.
Partially agreeing with him, a former NCSC deputy director opined that a total ban might not be practical. Writing for the Society for Computers and Law website, Peter Yapp said previous never-pay policies have failed.
Another good reason to hack Aadhaar? A return to ‘untouchables?’
https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/09/india_facial_id_covid_vaccinations/
India uses controversial Aadhaar facial biometrics to identify COVID vaccination recipients
India’s National Health Authority has commenced a pilot of facial recognition software as a means of identifying people as they queue in the nation's COVID-19 vaccine centres.
The reason for using facial biometrics is simple: fingerprints or eyeball scans require touching equipment and getting close to machinery, both risky activities during the pandemic. A touchless and more sanitary facial recognition system therefore makes sense.
The system uses facial scans captured under India's Aadhaar national ID scheme.
I blogged about this before but didn’t link to the actual report.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22321435/future-of-ai-shaped-us-china-policy-response
The future of AI is being shaped right now. How should policymakers respond?
… A new report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), a committee Congress established in 2018, grapples with some of the large-scale implications of that trajectory. In 270 pages and hundreds of appendices, the report tries to size up where AI is going, what challenges it presents to national security, and what can be done to set the US on a better path.
(Related)
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/artificial-intelligence-top-startups/
AI 100: The Artificial Intelligence Startups Redefining Industries
CB Insights has unveiled the winners of the fifth annual AI 100. This year’s cohort of promising private AI companies represents 12 countries and is driving innovation across 18 industries and a broad range of cross-industry applications.
The products that this year’s winners are bringing to market — from drug R&D and revenue cycle management for hospitals to autonomous beekeeping and municipal waste sortation — highlight the breadth and depth of AI’s impact on industries.
… Clients can access the interactive AI 100 Expert Collection here. (If you don’t have a CB Insights login, create one here.)
AI & Law
2021 CCPA Q1 Litigation Report: 35+ Cases Filed, Unsurprising Trend of Data Event Class Actions
Zarish Baig and Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs write:
It has been a year for the record books for data privacy litigation (and we are only into Q2-who knows what Q3 and Q4 will bring!) CPW has been tracking significant developments in this area of the law—including in regards to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). While the statute has been in effect for a little over a year, it has already become a battleground for plaintiffs seeking to assert statutory claims against defendants for failing to maintain reasonable security procedures (even if the only harm plaintiffs allegedly suffered is speculative risk of future injury). In fact, the flood of litigation under the CCPA was cited this week as a reason for the Florida legislature to consider dropping a private right of action from a data privacy bill under consideration.
Read more on The National Law Review.
Perspective.
Consumers now average 4.2 hours per day in apps, up 30% from 2019
The coronavirus pandemic has increased our collective screen time, and that’s particularly true on mobile devices. According to a new report from mobile data and analytics firm App Annie, global consumers are now spending an average of 4.2 hours per day using apps on their smartphones, an increase of 30% from just two years prior. In some markets, the average is even higher — more than five hours.
Perspective. The days of outsourcing to China are over. Where do they look to outsource?
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/09/chinas-factories-automate-as-worker-shortage-looms.html
China’s factories automate as worker shortage looms
Factories in China are turning to technology to tackle a pending labor shortage.
Per official figures, the country’s working age population has shrunk by more than 5 million people in the last decade as births have dropped – despite a rollback of the controversial one-child policy.
And for the factories that have driven much of modern China’s growth, workers are already in short supply, pushing wages up. That’s forcing companies to relocate or increase automation, especially as the labor shortage looks like it will only get worse.
Young people today aren’t willing to work on factory floors, said Shirley Zhou, IT director at Midea, a home appliance giant based in southern China.
Tools.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-tools-make-bootable-usb-iso-file/
How to Create a Bootable USB From an ISO: 6 Useful Tools
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