Even virtual machines need access to your data.
The Rise of Software “Machines” Requires a New Type of Identity Management
For many years, the technology industry has been working on ways to verify people when they do business online, with passwords and multi-factor authentication. With the advent of digital transformation, cloud, and IoT, however, there’s been a rise in the need for verification for authenticate and authorize machines of all types from cloud workloads to Kubernetes clusters to mobile apps. Similar to how people need to be authenticated to access their online services, all the new services and devices in use must have identities — machine identities.
The rise of these machines has expanded the attack surface and most companies aren’t aware of the risk. As a result of this rapid rise in software-based “machines,” Forrester estimates that machine identities are growing at twice the rate of human identities and Gartner has recognized Machine Identity Management as a new category within Identity and Access Management and listed it among the top 8 security trends for 2021.
I’m becoming more and more concerned that because I don’t have a smartphone OR social media accounts I will be flagged as a terrorist hiding from the government’s justifiable surveillance. How could I possibly prove my innocence without those tools?
LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop
The Guardian: “The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect the social media information of every civilian they interview, including individuals who are not arrested or accused of a crime, according to records shared with the Guardian. Copies of the “field interview cards” that police complete when they question civilians reveal that LAPD officers are instructed to record a civilian’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts, alongside basic biographical information. An internal memo further shows that the police chief, Michel Moore, told employees that it was critical to collect the data for use in “investigations, arrests, and prosecutions”, and warned that supervisors would review cards to ensure they were complete. The documents, which were obtained by the not-for-profit organization the Brennan Center for Justice, have raised concerns about civil liberties and the potential for mass surveillance of civilians without justification.
There are real dangers about police having all of this social media identifying information at their fingertips,” said Rachel Levinson-Waldman, a deputy director at the Brennan Center, noting that the information was probably stored in a database that could be used for a wide range of purposes…”
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The detective in your DMs: Massachusetts appeal takes aim at police trawling social media
Thomas F. Harrison reports:
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struggled Wednesday to figure out whether police can use trickery to conduct unlimited surveillance of social media accounts even if they have no reason to think that anyone did anything wrong.
The justices seemed to think that officers can generally conduct undercover operations but they were troubled by the idea that nothing on social media is truly private.
Read more on Courthouse News.
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That hasn’t stopped the cops. In New York, police routinely spend hours scrolling through the social media accounts of teenagers looking for possible gang activity, often creating fake accounts in the guise of attractive teenage girls to get friended.
A study back in 2014 revealed that 81% of police officers use social media in investigations, and 80% think it’s ethical to create fake accounts to get a suspect to friend them.
Perspective.
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/09/boulder-artificial-intelligence-technology/
Boulder, northern Front Range rank as an early leader in artificial intelligence
From Netflix movie recommendations to supercomputers that review medical scans looking for cancer, innovations in artificial intelligence promise to create wealth and drive growth for the regions able to establish early on a concentration of businesses in that sector.
While hardly a hub yet, Colorado’s northern Front Range is an early contender when it comes to participating in the emerging field, in particular Boulder, according to a study released Wednesday by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.
“The Bay Area dominates but there are some surprising inland stars” including Boulder, said Mark Muro, a senior fellow at Brooking who co-authored the report on the geography of AI.
Perspective. Would Trump have tried this is he thought of it?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/09/world/americas/bolsonaro-social-networks.html
Brazil’s President Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is temporarily banning social media companies from removing certain content, including his claims that the only way he’ll lose next year’s elections is if the vote is rigged — one of the most significant steps by a democratically elected leader to control what can be said on the internet.
The new social media rules, issued this week and effective immediately, appear to be the first time a national government has stopped internet companies from taking down content that violates their rules, according to internet law experts and officials at tech companies. And they come at a precarious moment for Brazil.
(Related) A “service” this country gets for free…
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-in-kenya-influencers-are-hired-to-spread-disinformation/
In Kenya, Influencers Are Hired to Spread Disinformation
No doubt US pro sports teams will jump on this. It’s better than baseball cards, even without the gum.
La Liga Becomes First Top Soccer League to Offer NFTs of All Players
Fans will be able to trade and play fantasy tournaments with NFTs representing players from the top 20 clubs in Spain.
Tools & Techniques.
https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-use-microsoft-start-personalized-news-feed/
How to Use Microsoft Start to Curate a Personalized News Feed
Microsoft has just launched Microsoft Start, which lets you curate a personalized news feed. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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