A look at hCaptcha, a reCAPTCHA alternative used by Discord and others, which trains ML systems and generative adversarial networks using AI-generated images
Discord's captcha is asking users to identify a ‘Yoko,’ a snail-like object that does not exist and was created by AI. — Matthew Gault Tweets: @jeffjarvis , @lazerwalker , @gregegansf , @motherboard...
Some protesters in China are sharing anti-Xi Jinping posters using AirDrop, one of the few relatively untraceable methods for sharing files in China
Rachel Cheung / VICE : Tweets: @maryhui , @jwassers , @xunlingau , and @rachel_cheung1 Tweets: Mary Hui / @maryhui : Throwback to when Hong Kong protesters used AirDrop to breach China's Firewall: ht...
Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them after background checks by third-party company Inflection revealed minor offenses or old misdemeanors
until @maxwellstrachan and @samleecole asked about it, which inspired a frantic unbanning spree and at least one cash payout: https://www.vice.com/... @vice : Airbnb users are being banned for complet...
Ebook vendors like Hoopla are offering titles with COVID-19 disinformation, conversion therapy, Holocaust denial, and more; librarians want more accountability
Claire Woodcock / VICE : Tweets: @eminencefont , @knowledge21org , @little_wow , @flexlibris , @ousfourita , @janusrose , and @techwontsaveus See also Mediagazer Tweets: @eminencefont : Twitter, I no...
A look at independent blockchain investigators like @zachxbt and YouTuber @coffeebreak_YT who uncover crypto and Web3 scams, often using pseudonymous identities
A handful of skilled independent investigators are uncovering high profile scams and hacks in the crypto and web3 world. Tweets: @honest_nft , @vice , @cryptoshields , @davidzmorris , and @lorenzofb T...
Developers at EA, Zynga, Ubisoft, and others describe internal turmoil and disapproval over executive-level decisions and plans to use crypto and NFTs in games
Patrick Klepek / VICE : Tweets: @motherboard and @cecianasta Tweets: @motherboard : An internal culture war is playing out across the video game industry, with developers (and players) pitted against...
Google's three years of security updates for its older phones like 2018's Pixel 3 is planned obsolescence; new Pixels get five years of support vs. iPhones' ~6
Google calls that a ‘great experience’ Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Google still thinks 3 years of updates provide a ‘great experience’ ahead of cutting off Pixel 3 Arthur Brown / Android Headlines : Goo...
FTC study on the six largest ISPs finds that some fail to fully inform consumers on how their data is monetized, such as using browsing history to serve up ads
The importance of the internet in the daily lives of consumers cannot be overstated. Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Security News This Week: An International Operation Knocked a Notorious Ransomware Group ...
Report: since 2004, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Twitter have earned $43.8B in contracts with the Pentagon, mostly in relation to the War on Terror
Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE : Tweets: @greisamartinez , @nullvoidstar , @vice , @caradefabio , @munira_ , and @acrecampaigns Tweets: Undeniable Greisa / @greisamartinez : @ACREcampaigns ... Published a ...
Scammers are abusing Instagram's protections against self-harm and impersonation to purposefully target and ban Instagram accounts, some charging $60 per ban
An underground industry is abusing Instagram's mechanisms for removing self-injury and impersonating content to censor and harass people. Tweets: @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @audreyjcarleton , @joseph...