Month: August 2021
Random words for a strong password
Criminals allow for such patterns in their hacking software, which negates any desired added security from such passwords. systems creates passwords that are easy to remember yet strong enough to keep online accounts secure from cyber criminals, owing to their unusual combination of letters. However, more complex passwords can be ineffective because they can be
abuse content on iCloud detection
Apple has announced a trio of new child safety tools designed to protect young people and limit the spread of child sexual abuse material, a new technology that will allow Apple to detect known child sexual abuse material images stored in iCloud Photos and report them to law enforcement agencies. It will be joined by
crack down on celebrity online culture in China
There have been increased concerns in China’s media about the influence that celebrity culture has on young Chinese. Concerns were raised earlier this year by officials at China’s Two Sessions, one of the most important annual events in the government calendar also growing concern that fan clubs can mobilise, either in person or online, to
Racism in critical race theory
critical race theory is divisive and demonizes white people, they say. The Olympics are attracting a great deal of attention especially after Simone Biles withdrew from several events for mental health reasons. We also have a new strain of COVID, the Delta variant, that is highly contagious and has brought about a new round of
The Elite Concept of Professionalism
professionalism is an elitist concept. To be a “professional” puts you in a class above those who aren’t professional, to gloat in your status as someone higher than the average person. Just because you show up on time doesn’t necessarily make me better at my job than someone who doesn’t. professionalism doesn’t leave much room
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah Blocked on Instagram
Instagram has explained its moderation policies after being criticised over its response to posts from Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah. Instagram confirmed the block was the result of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) copyright infringement, but said it was a mistake to restrict the account and it had quickly been restored. The incident led to criticism
Algorithmic gender Discrimination by Facebook
From a research it is claimed that, Facebook showed more men the ads for the disproportionately male companies and more women the ads for the disproportionately female companies, even though the job qualifications were the same. In fields from software engineering to sales to food delivery, the team ran sets of ads promoting real job
Defense Against NSO’s spyware
Security nihilism is the idea that digital attacks have grown so sophisticated that there’s nothing to be done to prevent them from happening or to blunt their impact and this plays into the hands of malicious hackers, who would love nothing more than for targets to stop trying to defend themselves . The common ways
Ben and Jerry in Palestine
On July 19th 2021 famous ice cream brand Ben and Jerry’s vowed to end sales of their ice cream in illegally occupied Palestine territories, with these plans coming into effect following the end of their license agreement with an Israeli distributor next year. The company was founded by two Jewish men, Ben Cohen and Jerry
The case of Daniel Hale
Daniel Hale recently pleaded guilty to leaking US military documents, he has been sentenced to 45 months in prison, or about half the nine years pushed by the Biden administration. Working as a security analyst from 2009-2013 as part of the US Air Force’s drone program, Hale was eventually stationed at Bagram Air Force base