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A virus could have exposed the unpublished photos of 6.8 million Facebook users Access shared or saved snapshots in the application for later dissemination   Facebook apologized this Friday for a virus that could have exposed unpublished photos of some 6.8 million users for days through third-party applications. In the latest of a series of data protection incidents, the social network said that by using the Facebook login and giving permission to external applications to access the photos, this "involuntary lapse" could have been reached between the 13 and September 25 . "When someone gives permission to an application to access their Facebook photos, we usually only give access to the images that people share in their profile," explained the director of engineering, Tomer Bar, in a message. "In this case, the virus gave potential access to access other photos such as those shared in the Marketplace or Facebook Stories."   The expert indic...

Facebook blocks the account of a son of Netanyahu by Islamophobic messages The battle continues because the investment is minimal, the political revenues are many, and the punitive consequences are minimal   Uncovering Russian interference in the 2016 elections and taking action against his government did not end it. Unlike. Since the Cambridge Analytica scandal revealed that Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were unwitting accomplices in the victory of Donald Trump, Russian intelligence, like any virus, simply transformed and spread to other smaller and more vulnerable platforms, often emerging That is one of the conclusions of the report that the Informatics Propaganda Project of the University of Oxford and the Graphika analysis firm have prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee. The efforts of the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) do not begin or end in 2016. In fact, the 47-page report studies its infiltration between 2012 and 2018 until it concludes that it...

Facebook blocks the account of a son of Netanyahu by Islamophobic messages «Do you know where there are no attacks? In Iceland and Japan where by chance there are no Muslims », wrote the son of the Prime Minister of Israel    Yair Netanyahu is at war against «the dictatorship of Facebook's thought». The oldest and best-known son of Israel's prime minister - he has two others, but away from public life - denounced via twitter that the social network of Mark Zuckerberg blocked his account for 24 hours by a series of messages about Muslims and Palestinians . «Facebook's harsh policy has found me. Congratulations! ", Yair wrote next to a screenshot in which he showed the notice informing him of the breach of the portal's regulations regarding communications. In the messages censored by Facebook, Yair asked himself: "Do you know where there are no attacks? In Iceland and Japan where, by chance, there are no Muslims ", or he claimed that there were o...

WhatsApp fights against 'spam' and 'fake news' The messaging platform no longer allows messages to be sent to more than five chats    WhatsApp has new rules. In its commitment to fight against 'spam' and 'fake news' , the messaging platform will only let five times a message with its new update. As announced by WaBetaInfo , the specialized information portal for this service, the measure has begun to be implemented in Android phones and will soon be extended to iPhones. Right now, at the beginning of the Christmas season. Time in which smartphones smoke by the memes and the congratulations of families and friends. Forwarding is one of the most used functions. However, it is still possible, five by five, although the chains may be more complicated to maintain. And with it, the hoaxes - one of the biggest problems of social networks today. If the message we send is a photo or video, it will have to be saved on the phone and sent back as a ne...

Connected toys, the perfect spies at Christmas Electronic devices can be a danger to the privacy of children if they are not used well   «Dear Magi Kings . This month I've behaved very well and that's why I want to ask you for the latest cell phone with the best cameras, a bluetooth drone and a speaker to talk to him. " Today many letters to the magicians of the East or, for those who prefer, to Santa Claus. The connected toys or smart devices are already the protagonists in the presents every Christmas . Spain is a world leader in the penetration of smartphones, with 88% of unique users, 22 points above the global average, according to data from the CNMC.   The age at which young Spaniards begin to have their own smartphone comes forward year after year. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the disposition of a smartphone increases significantly after 10 years. Thus, three of every four children of 12 years have a mobile phone, and half of...

Facebook shared more data than those recognized with technological giants Some 150 companies, mostly technological businesses, benefited from the agreement with the social network to access the information of their users   The social network Facebook shared more personal data of its users with technological giants such as Microsoft, Amazon or Netflix of those who had made themselves known so far, according to 'The New York Times'. The New York newspaper had access to hundreds of internal documents of Mark Zuckerberg's company that reveal how he shared the data without the consent of the users and thus generated his business model through advertising. Facebook authorized Bing, the search engine of Microsoft, to see all the names of the friends of Facebook users. Netflix and Spotify allowed them to read the private messages of their users.   The social network also gave Amazon access to users' names and contact information and Yahoo allowed her to view publi...

Smart bees, the farmers of the future Through a tiny data collection system they can monitor the state of the field    The world of agriculture is modernized, the introduction of technology is speeding up the work of men and women in the field. The arrival of drones has modified the way people work and control changes. However, researchers at the University of Washington have created a system to leave the big drones, by small natural planes . The chosen ones are the bees and these would be in charge of collecting all the information about the field .    Through a small rechargeable device, the team of Shyam Gollakota, associate professor of the Faculty of Computing and Engineering, has created a tiny battery with seven hours of flight autonomy. "Drones can fly for 10 or 20 minutes before they have to charge again, while our bees can collect data for hours," said Gollakota, associate professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Enginee...

Hackers reach the heart of the European Union The communications of the EU diplomats have been spied for years    In the year of the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD), the European Union itself has been a victim of cybercriminals . Among the information stolen "for years" are diplomatic communications at a high level, according to the New York Times. In particular, the hackers accessed the COREU network and the confidential documents have been published on an "open website". The information collected reveals "how the European Union relates or thinks of other organizations," reveals the NYT.    The security breach was discovered by the company Area 1, but, says Brussels, "they are not documents or high-level communications." European officials use another network for this type of confidential conversations and with greater protection. The cables, so called by Area 1, discovered deal with a series of ...

Artificial intelligence already has ethical principles The robotic laws of Asimov pave the way   "Although it can bring benefits to individuals and society, AI can also have a negative impact." This is how the European Commission explains the arrival of Artificial Intelligence in the lives of Europeans. A landing that has already occurred with the entry of this in the latest generation mobile phones, although the total deployment will come in the coming years. Its greatest exponent are humanoid robots that are capable of imitating and performing human tasks.    With this base, Brussels is already working on the first draft of the ethical principles «for a reliable Artificial Intelligence». The text, still provisional, proposes a series of guiding principles such as supervision by human beings and respect for privacy and transparency, to achieve an "Artificial Intelligence centered on the human being". The working group consists of 52 experts from all ...

The woman who will lead Tesla after the Musk fiasco Australian and accountant, Robyn Denholm brings together professional successes wherever she works   "I'm considering converting Tesla privately to $ 420. Secured financing ». With this tweet, Elon Musk , CEO of Tesla, stirred Twitter on August 7. "Shareholders could sell to 420 or hold shares and leave in private," he added seconds later. A tweet that he later claimed was all joke, but it was not worth anything to the SEC (the US Securities and Exchange Commission) the explanations of Musk who was accused of fraud and forced to resign as president of the company's vehicles electric   A change to the steering wheel, but that will keep the eccentric entrepreneur as CEO . The commanders will be, according to experts, a person close to Musk himself, who will be banned from acting as president for the next three years. As reported by the BBC, the presidency of Tesla arrives a person of confidence of t...

Would Facebook survive without Zuckerberg? The scandals in 2018 have raised the tone of criticism of the management of Mark Zuckerberg   Could I move on Facebook without Mark Zuckeberg? This question is being asked by many analysts and, above all, by investors and it is increasingly resonating at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto (United States). 2018 closes and with it takes the worst year in the history of Facebook and perhaps the worst to date of Mark Zuckerberg at the helm of the company. The analysts consulted by Innova + are clear "it is difficult to see Zuckerberg out of Facebook".    It is not the first time that voices have been raised calling for the resignation of the company president, the first complaints came in 2017. On that date, Facebook declined to make statements and waited for the turbulence to pass. This year, doubts and complaints surfaced again. «Facebook plays a large role in our society and our economy. They have the social ...