08 settembre, 2019

Visto nel Web - 429

Intanto che tutto cambia (quasi) ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


Epic piece by @brave shows Google leaks private info about the users to 3rd parties, with a unique id that allows them to then cross-reference their dataprivacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: AlexSkidanov

Prima tolsero i cuori da Instagram
social media
::: mante

A Huge Database of Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Found Online
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi

To build trust, we could treat cybersecurity as a public good
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: carolafrediani

Does your head do this 🤯 when you try to understand how #5G works and why it’s better than #4G? Techsplanations are here to help make sense of it all
5G
::: TypeMRT

Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Rules Requiring More Energy-Efficient Bulbs
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Mozilla Outlines Plan For Manifest V3 Extensions API
browser
::: Slashdot

Electric Car Charge Posts To Be Installed In Every New Home In England
energia
::: Slashdot

Google, Industry Try To Water Down First US Data-Privacy Law
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Neural structured learning in TensorFlow
machine learning
::: fchollet

"Source Hacking" outlines how media manipulators target journalists & other influential public figures to pick up falsehoods & unknowingly amplify them to the public
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: datasociety

Thread about a problem that looms over the current debates over Internet policy: the disappearance of some of the documents that are key to understanding Internet legal history
storia
::: jkosseff

“When people turn off their face recognition setting, we can no longer create a face template for them for any purpose, including A.I. research,” says Facebook spokespers on to Onezero
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi

I can no longer read TechCrunch, the company I founded, because I use an adblocker to stop malware. Sigh
Web, Internet
::: arrington

How important is Hong Kong to the rest of China?
Cina
::: LalaHu9


A Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th-Grade Science Testartificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi ::: emenietti

Blockchains are inefficient, by design. Distributing finance ‘on a blockchain’ will be less efficient than a central system
lungo thread articolato
blockchain e crypto*
::: anguschampion ::: Alexintosh

Obligatory reminder that #ThereIsNoCloud, just other people's computers. (cit.)
dati, raccolta | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: zacchiro

@SWHeritage at the service for open science: a blog post and a comprehensive guidance material and examples to prepare, archive and reference to a chosen granularity level any research software artifact
open source
::: GenevievMichaud

The Ada Lovelace Institute is calling for a halt in the use of facial recognition technology and the establishment of a citizens’ assembly to determine the nature of any future use of surveillance technology
riconoscimento facciale
::: phat_controller

In vista delle #2020Elections negli USA @NYUSternBHR ha pubblicato un report su #socialmedia e democrazia, per combattere le #FakeNews
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: FestTecnologia

disturbing dystopian thing of the day said nonchalantly by my daughter about her first day of high school: "Oh, you can't wear you hoodies up at any point during the school day because you don't show up on the facial recognition cameras"
riconoscimento facciale
::: mathowie

Facial recognition is becoming the new CCTV 'Anonymous' in public will be a thing of the past
riconoscimento facciale
::: NicholasVinocur

In the long term [cryptocurrencies] will help us be more and more like an internet company
blockchain e crypto*
::: LeoMorozovskii

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAUAHAHAHAHJAHAHH
#fake nel senso che il nascente centro lo sarà
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: donnadimezzo

Facebook dating is launching in the US
Facebook
::: broderick ::: fabiochiusi ::: fabiochiusi

Websites have infected iPhones with spyware
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: MarcoCbr2

I've created an emoji-short-name module after instrumenting electron to retrieve official data from unicode.org
linguaggi di programmazione
::: WebReflection


#TEDx talk di @jaromil in Italiano su consapevolezza, vita digitale e comprensione delle macchine
algoritmi, codice | dati, raccolta
::: DyneOrg

By popular demand*, here are the slides from last week's @useReactNYC talk about why the @sveltejs programming model is a better fit for my brain
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Rich_Harris

Europe is building 12 lithium ion batt year megafactories for its EV industry
innovazioni, futuro
::: sdmoores

How Amazon's Shipping Empire Is Challenging UPS and FedEx
ditte
::: slashdot

With MS announcing products that runs on Linux, I wonder when Windows L will come out 🤔
sistemi operativi
::: WebReflection

Apple Has Copied Some of the Most Popular Apps in the App Store For its iPhone
Apple
::: Slashdot

Free software advocate Richard Stallman spoke at Microsoft Research this week
protagonisti | open source
::: zacchiro

Facebook is Making Its Own Deepfakes and Offering Prizes For Detecting Them
deepfake
::: Slashdot ::: facebookai

Forse il problema più grosso non è se #Rousseau sia hackerabile, ma che si confonde l'e-voting con la democrazia. Non sono la stessa cosa
politica
::: arturodicorinto

Today is 5 September and Sci-Hub is 8 years old. In eight years, the website grew from zero to 76,000,000 research articles available for free reading, and from 2,000 users per day to 400,000
open source
::: Sci_Hub

#5g, nel primo Cdm il #nuovogoverno esercita il #goldenpower su accordi di fornitura di Huawei e Zte stipulati rispettivamente con Wind Tre e Fastweb. Poteri speciali esercitati anche su intese siglate da Linkem, Vodafone e Tim
5G | Huawei
::: LalaHu9

LibreOffice 6.3.1 and LibreOffice 6.2.7 are now available – they include bug fixes and security updates, and all users are recommended to update
applicazioni, programmi | open source
::: libreoffice

Unlocking the Black Box of AI: a Standards based Approach
artificial intelligence
::: edsontirelli

Why California May Go Nuclear
energia
::: Slashdot


Trusted Face Smart Unlock Method Has Been Removed From Android Devices
riconoscimento facciale
::: Slashdot

Passing integers by reference can be expensive
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire

600,000 GPS Trackers Left Exposed Online With a Default Password of '123456'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Twitter Disables SMS-to-Tweet Feature After Its CEO Got Hacked Last Week
Twitter
::: Slashdot

Europe Will Not Accept US Verdict On 737 Max Safety
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The Next Hot Job: Pretending To Be a Robot
lavoro | robots, automazione
::: Slashdot

FreeOffice Update Adds .ODT File Saving, Dark Mode
open source
::: dcavedon

How Samsung Fixed the Galaxy Fold
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot

Silicon Valley Heavyweights Fire Up Plan For an Open Lunar Settlement
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

programmers should learn the fundamentals of programming
programming, codice, snippet
::: tef_ebooks

Lunedì mattina, 320 km dalla #Terra: #Aeolus il satellite dell'@esa (costato 480 milioni di euro e 16 anni di lavoro) evita lo schianto contro #Starlink44 @SpaceX. Ecco perché lo scampato incidente è un presagio. Ma anche un invito alla consapevolezza
spazio, esplorazione
::: Addioegrazieper

How social networks can be used to bias votes - Evidence is stacking up that a small number of strategically placed bots can influence the choices of undecided voters
social media | politica | web-bot, robocall
::: mikebutcher

The PinePhone Is Real & Shipping Soon
dispositivi mobili
::: dcavedon

Hackers associated with the Chinese government compromised websites frequented by ethnic minority Uyghurs earlier this year, programming them to install monitoring implants to spy on the phones of users that visited them
frodi
::: fabiochiusi


Lexical and Dynamic Scope
molto chiaro; primo di una serie (ancora da fare)
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Inside PRL

How to install & setup Phabricator
tool, componente software | programming, codice, snippet
::: TheLinuxDev

The U.S. Defense Department is going after disinformation. Here are 3 questions about what they’re proposing
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: dpfunke

uno studio della NYU che cerca di anticipare le tattiche di disinformazione che saranno adottate per le prossime elezioni americane
social media
::: suzukimaruti

News! 42 is the sum of three cubes
matematica
::: robinhouston ::: JohnCUrschel ::: stevenstrogatz

Well, have you read "Computing machinery and intelligence" by A. M. Turing?
His most famous article, published in "MIND"
storia
::: Nereide

I wrote in July about how YouTube keeps demonetizing videos that cover the Hong Kong protests
social media | politica | Cina
::: WillOremus

New York Attorney General is Investigating Facebook For Possible Antitrust Violations
Facebook | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

TFW you misspelled JavaScript and you're left with no words to describe it
umorismo
::: WebReflection

In some countries, governments use claims of "fake news" or cite public safety to justify censoring their critics, including cutting access to the #internet entirely
censura
::: GianlucaSgueo

Huawei Eyes ProtonMail as It Searches for Gmail Alternative
Huawei | applicazioni, programmi
::: Slashdot

The U.S. government wants new post-quantum cryptographic standards by 2022. At a recent event, researchers described 26 candidate algorithms that could someday secure billions of dollars in online banking and e-commerce transactions
quantum computing
::: IEEESpectrum

Apple Disputes Google's Claims of a Devastating iPhone Hack
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot ::: reneritchie

The Top Programming Languages 2019 - What are the hot programming languages in your field? Find out now with the latest Top Programming Languages interactive rankings from IEEE Spectrum
nota solo per me: nessun riferimento a Octave (versione free di Matlab); bene Rust (17) e Julia (23) giovani che crescono; Delphi (35) e Fortran (36) vecchi che resistono; Racket (52) può fare di più
linguaggi di programmazione
::: IEEESpectrum


Apple made Siri deflect questions on feminism, leaked papers reveal
gender, discriminazioni
::: fabiochiusi

Sources: Facebook's contracts with publishers for its News Tab will run around three years; Facebook is offering publishers $2M to $2.5M/year to license content
Facebook | dati, raccolta | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: mediagazer

If you've lost track of all the tech investigations/probes/reviews in the US, here's a guide to what's going on
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: puiwingtam

Facebook to direct vaccine searches to public health pages
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Liberationtech

My student asked the authors of a *published* paper for a copy of their code — so that we can compare with ours and received the following reply. So much for reproducibility (or the lack of it thereof) in science
open source
::: sibinmohan

US To Collect Social Media Profiles From Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees
dati, raccolta | politica
::: Slashdot

Even 50 years after Apollo 11, landing on another world is damn hard
spazio, esplorazione
::: massimosandal ::: Slashdot

Drones are among the easiest consumer devices to attack, say security researchers who hacked their way into a variety of gadgets
robots, automazione | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Internet of things
::: IEEESpectrum

Feds Order Apple and Google To Hand Over Names of 10,000+ Users of Gun Scope App
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Did you know? The collective noun for a group of programmers
umorismo
::: RichRogersIoT

Qualcomm's 5G Modem is Coming To Midrange Phones Next Year
5G
::: Slashdot

"Europeana Collections" provides access to over 50 million digitised items – books, music, artworks and more – with sophisticated search and filter tools to help you find what you’re looking for
dati, raccolta
::: Nereide

Exploit For Wormable BlueKeep Windows Bug Released Into the Wild
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot


Wunderlist Founder Wants To Buy His App Back
applicazioni, programmi | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Huawei Announces Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G: Dual SoC Approach, Integrated 5G Modem
5G | Huawei
::: Slashdot

Streaming Makes Up 80 Percent of the Music Industry's Revenue
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

First Long-Distance Heart Surgery Performed Via Robot
robots, automazione
::: Slashdot

wanna feel old? map/reduce paper was published 15 years ago
storia
::: cmeik

How an elite university research center concealed its relationship with a sex offender—documents show MIT Media Lab accepted donations directed by Jeffrey Epstein far in excess of what the university has admitted to, and worked to cover it up
scuola, educazione, cultura
::: RonanFarrow

Say hello to one of our arm build node, these things are awesome for bulding arm(64) binaries 😄 it's the power beast #rock64pro from @thepine64
hardware
::: Mariogrip

5 things to know about bots on Twitter
Twitter | web-bot, robocall
::: pewinternet

The technological world we live is not inevitable
tecnologia
::: svaroschi

we need to stop building computer systems that merely get better and better at detecting statistical patterns in data sets (...) and start building (ones) that from the moment of their assembly innately grasp 3 basic concepts: time, space and causality
artificial intelligence
::: fabiochiusi

Comunicazione ufficiale dalla #Wikimedia Foundation che conferma l'attacco a #Wikipedia (tuttora in corso)
frodi | Wikipedia
::: WikimediaItalia ::: Slashdot

Sony Releases a Walkman For Its 40th Anniversary
hardware | storia
::: Slashdot

The largest thing at stake is the corporate fine-grained control on every individual’s personal life
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | open source
::: jaromil

Science and Technology links (September 7th 2019)
novità
::: lemire

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