Links July 1-7 2018
Thursday July 5, 2018
A reasoning fallacy in all privacy conversations. Bottom of the stairs clinic candidate:
also i've seen people saying "well the couple was ok with being outed by the media and the thread itself so??" which good for them but i want to live in a society where we operate on the assumption that strangers don't want their private conversations turned into viral content
— Chelsea Fagan (@Chelsea_Fagan) July 5, 2018
Transunion failed to keep this person's data secure so he purchased their security locking service, then paid Transunion $5 to temporarily lift the service so his credit application could proceed. avc.com
"And, even if its applications are brought up to date, the Fourth Amendment is good only against the government. Restricting a corporation’s use of personal data requires a legislative act, and Congress is a barely functioning body." newyorker.com
Facebook accidentally flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech, then apologizes: neowin.net
California tax credit to benefit scoring musicians: variety.com
Transcription tools. journaliststoolbox.org
"Our employers complain they can’t find the needed skills, but never assess the skills of most of their job applicants. We preach 'meritocracy' and performance, but we practice 'alma mater-ocracy' and pedigree" forbes.com
Wednesday July 4, 2018
An ad from a company calling itself analog that makes small circuit boards.
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— Analog Devices, Inc. (@ADI_News) June 4, 2018
Robo-graders now grade student essays, to mixed reaction from human teachers. npr.org
Social media pet peeve. When a fraction of a second after you click to refresh a page or check notifications you see a tweet you want to read but it's too late. It's gone never to be found again because you can't remember who posted it.
— Academics Write (@academicswrite) July 4, 2018
Tips on Reporting on Security and Privacy journalistsresource.org
"It also turns out these self-styled digital natives don’t know anything more about digital than their elders." pewinternet.org
Tuesday July 3, 2018
"Theft of cryptocurrencies from exchanges soared in the first half of this year to three times the level seen for the whole of 2017, leading to a three-fold increase in associated money laundering, according to a report from U.S.-based cybersecurity firm CipherTrace released on Tuesday." reuters.com
Monday July 2, 2018
"In the past week, we’ve encountered a series of intelligent, well-meaning folks on vacation for Fourth of July week who have had trips messed up from one little mistake. Here they are, in order of common occurrence:" sfchronicle.com
"Navideh Forghani, 34 years old, of Phoenix, signed up this year for Earny Inc., a tool that compares receipts in inboxes to prices across the web. When Earny finds a better price for items its users purchase, it automatically contacts the sellers and obtains refunds for the difference, which it shares with the users." wsj.com
"The company disclosed it was still sharing information of users’ friends, such as name, gender, birth date, current city or hometown, photos and page likes, with 61 app developers nearly six months after it said it stopped access to this data in 2015." marketwatch.com
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