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FACELOOK Facebook wants to spy on people through their smartphone camera and analyse the emotions on their face

The creepy designs, which date back to 2015, were discovered by software company CBI Insight, which has been analysing Mark Zuckerberg’s “emotion technology”.

Patent documents contain illustrations showing a person holding a smartphone with a camera taking a picture from which “emotion characteristics” like smiling or frowning are detected.

If the person appears to like what they’re seeing, Facebook could place more of the same type of content in front of them .... https://www.thesun.co.uk

Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard commencement speech included calls for a universal basic income and affordable childcare

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, has declared that the “struggle of our time” is against the forces of authoritarianism and nationalism, as he sets out a political agenda for a more equal, connected world.

“There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars in ten years, when millions of students can’t afford to pay off their loans, let alone start a business,” he said to a crowd of new graduates and their families gathered in the rain.

The speech will only increase speculation that Mr Zuckerberg harbours political — and even presidential — ambitions, as he advocated for the exploration of specific policies such as a universal basic income, affordable childcare and healthcare that is not tied to a single employer .... https://www.ft.com

Scientists have found a way to photograph people in 3D through walls using Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi can pass through walls.

This fact is easy to take for granted, yet it's the reason we can surf the web using a wireless router located in another room.

But not all of that microwave radiation makes it to (or from) our phones, tablets, and laptops. Routers scatter and bounce their signal off objects, illuminating our homes and offices like invisible light bulbs.

Now, German scientists have found a way to exploit this property to take holograms, or 3D photographs, of objects inside a room — from outside it.

"It can basically scan a room with someone's Wi-Fi transmission," Philipp Holl, a 23-year-old undergraduate physics student at the Technical University of Munich, told Business Insider.

Holl initially built the device as part of his bachelor thesis with the help of his academic supervisor, Friedemann Reinhard .... http://www.businessinsider.com

Another Huge Global Cyber Attack Is Underway, Drastically Slows Computers and Servers

As the world reels from the WannaCry ransomware attack, it’s now emerged that a second, potentially larger attack, is already under way. It seems the widespread proliferation of military-grade cyberweapons has ushered in a new era of digital crime.

Cyber bandits have again deployed both the EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits developed and used by the NSA which were released by the ShadowBrokers hackers back in April .... https://www.youtube.com

Facebook adding 3,000 people to screen out violent content

Washington (AFP) - Facebook said Wednesday it is hiring an extra 3,000 staff to root out violent content as the social media giant faces scrutiny for a series of killings and suicides broadcast on its platform.

"If we're going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly," chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page.

"We're working to make these videos easier to report so we can take the right action sooner -- whether that's responding quickly when someone needs help or taking a post down." .... https://www.yahoo.com

Does Facebook want to read your THOUGHTS? Secretive division may be developing a mind-reading device

Facebook wants to know your deepest, darkest thoughts.

In April, the site revealed the existence of a new division, known only as 'Building 8' which is dedicated to creating ground-breaking products at the intersection of hardware, software, and content.

And a new job advert posting suggests that the mysterious division could be working on mind-reading technology .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Black teens are charged with a HATE CRIME after live-streaming torture of white disabled man who they held prisoner for days before he escaped - as cops reveal they have shown NO remorse

The four black friends believed to be behind the disturbing torture of a white special needs man in a Facebook live video have been identified and charged with committing a hate crime.

Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper, 18; and sisters Birttany, 18, and Tanisha Covington, 24, were charged Thursday morning with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated battery and a hate crime, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Hill was also charged with robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle. He, Cooper and Brittany Covington face additional charges of residential burglary.

The four are set to face a judge for the first time Friday afternoon at 1pm Central Time for a bond hearing.

Chicago authorities revealed more about the disturbing incident at a Thursday afternoon press conference .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Israeli legal committee approves bill to censor internet

The legal committee of Israel’s ministerial council approved on Monday an “anti-incitement” bill which paves the way for censoring internet content, including Facebook and Twitter posts,Quds Press has reported. The bill is now ready to be proposed to the Knesset for its first reading.

If it becomes law, the bill will allow Israeli courts to ask operators of internet networks, including news websites, blogs and social media, to delete without delay content that is deemed to be “incitement”. This is defined as anything that is illegal or a “tangible” threat to a person, the Israeli public or the state.

Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked introduced the bill to the ministerial council. According to Shaked, reported Haaretz, Facebook’s administrators have been responding to Israeli requests to delete 95 per cent of content regarded as “incitement” .... https://www.middleeastmonitor.com

Merkel ally threatens Facebook with fines over online hate speech

A senior German conservative has warned Facebook it could face fines if it fails to act faster to tackle online hate speech, and he said the government could propose legislative measures in the new year.

Speaking at a party conference of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in Essen, western Germany, Volker Kauder suggested politicians were running out of patience with efforts by social media providers to crack down on hate speech.

"I expect from big companies like Facebook that they adhere to laws. If they are not respected than we must think about new possibilities, fines for example," he said .... https://ca.news.yahoo.com

Internet traffic is dominated by online video

'My life goal is to assassinate Trump': Ohio man is first to be charged for sending threatening election night tweet

A 24-year-old man from Ohio has been charged in a federal court after tweeting a threat to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump on election night.

Zachary Benson, from Fairview Park in Cleveland, posted the remark on Twitter a few minutes before the Republican nominee was declared the winner of last week's election.

Benson tweeted: 'My life goal is to assassinate Trump. Don't care if I serve infinite sentences. That man deserves to decease (sic) existing.' .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

If you tweet jokes about killing Trump, the Secret Service will find you

Eli Martinez was in bed last Thursday morning when agents showed up at his home in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

His father, who answered the door, woke up the 20-year-old and told him the Secret Service was waiting for him.

"I thought he was kidding or I was dreaming," Martinez told Mashable.

Days earlier, Martinez had tweeted what he claims was a joke about killing Donald Trump .... http://mashable.com

No joke: Spanish prime minister's party suggests ban on internet memes

Spain’s ruling Popular Party (PP) has presented a reform proposal to Congress that could result in the banning of memes, social network users’ way of gaining comic revenge on the politicians that rule our lives.

The reform wishes to curb the “spreading of images that infringe the honour of a person”, making special mention of the fact that Spain’s 1982 law covering this area is outdated due to the subsequent appearance of the internet .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk

15% Of Accounts On TWITTER Discussing Elections Are Bots

Computer science researchers at the University of Southern California created sophisticated algorithms to figure out, during a one-month period including presidential debates, how many tweets about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were generated not by humans, but by software.

“Looking at the content itself, but also the timing of the activity, the network structures, how information spreads from one account to another and so forth. Eventually we realized that about 15 percent of the accounts on the Twitter feed discussing elections in the U.S. are bots,” Research assistant professor Emilio Ferrara told KCBS .... http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com

Leaked Email Reveals Google Chairman Wanted To Be Clinton Campaign’s ‘Head Outside Advisor’

Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google’s parent company Alphabet, wanted to be “head outside advisor” to the Hillary Clinton campaign, according to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta in an email released by WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks has continued to reveal Schmidt’s cozy relationship with the Clinton campaign. In a previously leaked email, a memo showed that Schmidt was working directly with the Clinton campaign on setting up various backend features to their website .... http://dailycaller.com

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg wanted to meet with Clinton campaign to "help his understanding" of "political operations"

I can’t imagine you have any free time at all, but in case you do on this trip to the Bay area or another, wondering if you would be willing to spend some time with Mark Zuckerberg. 

Mark is meeting with people to learn more about next steps for his philanthropy and social action and it’s hard to imagine someone better placed or more experienced than you to help him .... https://wikileaks.org

Yahoo files patent for Minority Report-style 'smart' billboard that will spy on people passing by

Remember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise walks through the shopping centre and gets bombarded with advertising?

Yahoo's latest plan isn't quite as bad as that, but it's still a step in the same direction.

The company, which already has a bad track record with security , has filed a patent for a camera-equipped "smart" billboard that will personalise adverts in the real world.

And it will do this by monitoring the people that pass by and showing them what it thinks will be most relevent .... http://www.mirror.co.uk

Online porn is making young men impotent

More young men than ever are seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction because of their addiction to online porn, an expert has warned.

Exposure to graphic images and films are desensitising men and leaving them unable to get aroused in the bedroom.

Smartphones and tablets which makes porn accessible anywhere are to blame for the condition, a leading psychosexual therapist believes .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk