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Donald Trump Facebook and Instagram ban upheld
Facebook's Oversight Board has upheld the social media company's decision on January 7, 2021, to restrict Donald Trump’s access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram account. However, it was not appropriate for Facebook to impose the indeterminate and standardless penalty of indefinite suspension. Facebook’s normal penalties include removing the violating content, imposing…
Tech Digest daily round up: Donald Trump launches new ‘communications platform’
Donald Trump has launched a new "communications" website, which says it will publish content "straight from the desk" of the former US president. Mr Trump was banned by Twitter and suspended by Facebook and YouTube after the Capitol riots in January. The former president has since been releasing statements by press release - which the…
Tech Digest daily round up: AI wins its first crossword competition
Matt Ginsberg is good at a lot of things - he is an AI scientist, author, playwright, magician and stunt plane pilot. But he isn't very good at crosswords. In fact, despite writing them for the New York Times, he says that when they are published, he often cannot solve his own. So when he…
Tech Digest daily round up: Google earnings profits soar in lockdown
Google owner Alphabet saw its earnings soar in the first quarter as people stuck at home in the pandemic used more of its services. Net profit jumped by 162% to a record $17.9bn in the three months to March as advertising revenue swelled by a third. It comes as the tech giant faces increased scrutiny…
Over 5 billion personal records were leaked in Q1 of 2021
According to recent Atlas VPN findings, over 5 billion data records have already been leaked in 2021. One of the reasons for such a high number is the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB) which compromised about 3.27 billion data records alone. February was the worst month in records lost, as there were 12 breaches and 3.4 billion…
Google and Facebook not removing online scam adverts, claims Which?
Google and Facebook are failing to take action to remove online scam adverts even after fraud victims report them, Which? research has revealed. The consumer watchdog's survey found that a third (34%) of victims who reported an advert that led to a scam on Google said the advert was not taken down by the search…
Tech Digest daily round up: WhatsApp allows stalkers to track users, claims report
WhatsApp activity records are allowing stalkers to track users online said cybersecurity firm Traced, in a new report. When a person opens Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp, their status changes to show they are "online". Because online statuses are public, they are being scraped by websites that log WhatsApp users' activity records, says cybersecurity firm Traced which…
Tech Digest daily round up: 15% use pet names as passwords
Millions of British people are using their pet's name as their online password, despite it being an easy target for hackers, a survey has found. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said 15% of the population used pets' names, 14% use a family member's name, and 13% pick a notable date. And 6% of people…
Tech Digest round up: Elon Musk firm shows monkey playing Pong with mind
Neuralink, Elon Musk's computer to brain interface firm, has released a video it claims shows a monkey playing the video game Pong with its mind. Its brain signals were sent wirelessly via an implanted device. The hope is that the interface could eventually allow people with neurological conditions to control phones or computers remotely. One…
Tech Digest daily round up: Over 500m Facebook accounts hacked
The personal details of more than 500 million Facebook users, including phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates and email addresses, have reportedly been posted on a website for hackers. According to Business Insider, which first reported the availability of the data, information of some 533 million people from 106 countries was online on Saturday.…
