Zoom problems in a nutshell: it is possible for someone to send malicious code to the participants in a session. Once this is done the code cannot be removed. Other than that Zoom uses several outdated software components. All of them have well known documented security issues. More here: Zoom Endpoint-Security Considerations | THS Photo...
Author: Martin Treiber
Security lapse exposed Clearview AI source code | TechCrunch
Clearview AI is widely considered as a privacy nightmare. With the exposure of it’s own source code on the Internet due a server misconfiuration, it’s clear that it cannot even handle it’s most important assets. The privacy blunder was made public by Mossab Hussein, chief security officer of SpiderSilk when he gained access to a...
Facebook cancels physical events through June 2021(!)
Facebook canceled all physical events with more than 5o people through June 2021. They will replace some of them with virtual events, but Mark Zuckerberg didn’t provide further details in his post. This outlook is certainly a bit grim since Facebook could set an example for the IT business. We might see other tech organizers...
Jitsi for the win
Everybody seems to make video calls all the time these days. The usage of Zoom has skyrocketed and so have the privacy issues with this videoconferencing app. As alternative we recommend Jitsi. It’s open source (yay!), it uses a good level of encryption (yay!) and you can install it on your own server (yay!). And...
Over 500,000 Zoom accounts sold on hacker forums, the dark web
More than 500.000 Zoom accounts have emerged for sale on the dark web and hacker forums, according to a new report by BleepingComputer. Zoom has become a very popular videoconferencing app in recent weeks when the number of people working from home has grown. With the growing popularity, concerns about the app’s security have also...
Apple and Google are launching a joint COVID-19 tracing tool for iOS and Android | TechCrunch
Apple and Google’s engineering teams have teamed up to create a decentralized contact tracing tool for their respective OSs. It’s goal is to give individuals information whether they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19: All of us at Apple and Google believe there has never been a more important moment to work together to...
Artificial intelligence, algorithmic pricing, and collusion | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal
Researchers Emilio Calvano, Giacomo Calzolari, Vincenzo Denicolò, Sergio Pastorello of the University of Bologna in Italy conducted an experiment where they let loose two simple reinforcement-learning-based pricing algorithms in a controlled environment. They learned that the these two completely autonomous algorithms actually responded to their mutual behavior. Together, they started quickly to pull up the...
How can you support small businesses in the corona crisis?
Small businesses are particularly affected by the corona crisis. So exactly those that make up the special flair of your neighborhood. Now creativity and your help is needed to help them surviving in these times. What to do? The answer is simple at first. Order online – but locally. This means that you should order...
Wie kann man kleine Geschäfte in der Krise unterstützen?
Von der Corona-Krise sind kleine Geschäfte besonders betroffen. Also genau jene, die das besondere Flair eines Viertels ausmachen. Nun ist Kreativität gefragt um in diesen Zeiten zu überleben und deswegen brauchen diese Unternehmen Deine Hilfe. Was tun? Die Antwort ist zunächst einfach. Online bestellen – aber lokal. Das heisst, dass Ihr anstatt bei den Großen...
Amazon nutzt das Coronavirus, um seine Macht zu erweitern – und nicht zum Wohle der Allgemeinheit | Julia Carrie Wong | Technology | The Guardian
Amazon könnte sich vom “Everything Store” zum einzigen Geschäft verwandeln. Inmitten der Koronakrise zeigt Amazon seine Macht und verhält sich wie eine Regierung, indem es Menschen massenhaft anstellt und Löhne erhöht. Außerdem reguliert es den Markt: Amazon hat beschlossen, nicht mehr notwendige Produkte von Drittanbietern nicht mehr zu akzeptieren. Dies bereitet kleineren Unternehmen Probleme, die...
