Today’s Tech Sightings:
Logos of the social network Facebook are seen on a beach during the Cannes Lions in Cannes, France, June 21, 2017. (Reuters)
Facebook Changes Mission Statement to ‘Bring the World Closer Together’
Facebook’s original mission statement was “making the world more open and connected.” But as the company approaches two billion monthly users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared a new mission statement: to “give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.” In his announcement Thursday, Zuckerberg said connecting the world and giving people voice is not enough to make the world better and that more needs to be done to bring it closer together.
Facebook Offers Indian Women Tools to Protect Privacy
Facebook’s research has revealed that Indian women are reluctant to post profile pictures on their social media timelines for fear they might be abused. To address the issue, Facebook just introduced new security features that let Indian women prevent strangers from downloading, tagging or sharing their profile pictures. The social media giant collaborated with local activists to develop the tools. The new features also include overlaying images with additional design to dissuade people from copying them.
US Officials: Election Hackers Altered Voter Rolls, Stole Private Data
As the investigation into Russian hacking of the U.S. electoral systems continues to unfold, officials say hackers dug deeper and more extensively into state and local election databases in 2016. In Illinois, personal information comprised more than 90 percent of about 90,000 records that were stolen by Russian state actors, according to state officials. Writer Massimo Calabresi says investigators also found cases of voter data manipulation that were later discovered and corrected, but it is unclear if the perpetrators were Russian hackers.
More:
- Feds: Russian Hackers Targeted Election Systems in 21 States
- WannaCry Ransomware Forces Honda to Take Production Plant Offline
- Microsoft: 250M Devices Infected With Fireball Is ‘Overblown’
- Google Pushes Regulation to Give Law Enforcement Easier Access to User Data Abroad
- With CEO Out, Uber’s Most Exciting Tech Projects Could Be Thrown Into More Turmoil
- Windows 10 S is the Future (but Not the Present) of the Desktop PC
- Wisconsin Is Now the Third US State to Allow Delivery Robots
- Verizon-owned Yahoo Is Killing Off the Best App It’s Ever Made
