Today’s Tech Sightings:
FILE – A 3-D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in front of logos of social networks in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Reuters)
Oxford Professors Tell Twitter, Facebook to Fight Political Bots
Top academic researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute are urging social media giants to take action to limit the widespread use of algorithms and bots for political propaganda. After analyzing millions of posts in nine countries, the professors leading the team described the bot technology as “one of the most powerful tools against democracy.” Lead authors Samuel Woolley and Phil Howard said in their report social media firms “need to significantly redesign themselves if democracy is going to survive.”
Report: 99.7 Percent of Web Apps Have at Least One Vulnerability
Researchers at information security firm Trustwave have uncovered at least one vulnerability in 99.7 percent of web apps. And according to their 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report, the average number of web app vulnerabilities is 11. The report also notes that it took an average of 49 days in 2016 to detect unauthorized activity, a drop from 80.5 days in 2015.
Google Launches AI-powered Job Search Engine
Google’s new AI-powered search engine gives job-seekers a new option to make their search easier and more relevant. The new search engine lets users hunt for nearby jobs or specific types of job listings and further refine their search. The idea is to make it easier for users to search for all kinds of jobs on one website.
More:
- The Microsoft Security Hole at the Heart of Russian Election Hacking
- US Supreme Court: Social Media Essential for Free Speech
- Mexican Journalists and Lawyers Are Being Targeted by Spyware
- Severe Vulnerabilities in #Linux, #Unix Systems Can Blow Apart Root Powers Barriers
- What the Rise of Sentient Robots Will Mean for Human Beings
- Tech CEOS Visit White House to Talk Modernizing Government
- Firefox’s Ad-blocking Focus Browser Heads to Android
- Europe Plans to Have Drone Rules in Place by 2019
