Filippo Cestaro
Filippo Cestaro is a tech news writer with a strong focus on AI, machine learning, and big data. His interests include AI singularity and transhumanism. He is also a contributor to Scuba Zone Magazine and joined with the University of Milan to publish work on the psychology of scuba diving. [email protected]
Twitter lied when it said it was going to stop verifying accounts
Jack Dorsey’s parents Marcia and Tim have been verified since Twitter said it wasn’t going to do it any more.
The feds want Mark Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for privacy corruption
It would seem that Zuckerberg has serious reasons to be scared.
Firefox plans to turn on controversial hyperlink tracking on by default
Mozilla wants to know what links you click.
The Washington State privacy bill has failed as Microsoft and Amazon couldn’t agree
The bill will be put forward again in 2020.
New LinkedIn data leak due to unsecured databases
LinkedIn say that it’s not their data leak – however, they are aware that it’s out there on the internet.
Canada goes full “Minority Report”, wants to stop crime before it happens
Canada wants algorithm capable of detecting crime in advance.
Android apps with over 50M downloads were involved in adfraud and data harvesting
Now, what in the world does a flashlight need 31 authorizations for?
Utah bans warrantless searches of your digital data
With Utah’s example the hope is that other states will follow this path.
Twitter users will soon be able to censor their replies
Twitter wants users to have a sanitized environment.
UK: The online porn age verification system is now coming in July 2019
This time, the enforcements have been delayed to the 15th of July.
Silicon Valley lobbyists are pushing back hard against consumer privacy legislation
Big tech wants to weaken privacy laws.
Former Mozilla executive: Google repeatedly stabbed us in the back
Mozilla and Google’s relationship soon soured.