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Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare

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“There’s a need to protect patients, so that attackers can’t hack an insulin pump to administer a fatal dose. And vulnerable medical devices also connect to a huge array of sensors and monitors, making them potential entry points to larger hospital networks. That in turn could mean the theft of sensitive medical records, or a devastating ransomware attack that holds vital systems hostage until administrators pay up.”

Read more: https://www.wired.com/2017/03/medical-devices-next-security-nightmare/

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Government ‘Cyber Troops’ Manipulate Facebook, Twitter: Oxford Study

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“Researchers found 29 countries using social media to shape opinion domestically or with foreign audiences. The tactics are deployed by authoritarian regimes, but also democratically-elected governments, the authors said.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-17/government-cyber-troops-manipulate-facebook-twitter-study-says

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CIA Chief: WikiLeaks Plotting To ‘Take Down America’

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“Pompeo argued that the US needs to use the Espionage Act much more in going after leakers who aren’t actually foreign spies.  President Trump had a positive attitude toward WikiLeaks during last year’s campaign, declaring ‘I love WikiLeaks.'”

Read more: http://news.antiwar.com/2017/07/21/cia-chief-wikileaks-will-take-down-america-any-way-they-can/

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Cop didn’t know his body cam was filming him planting drugs

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“The officer’s alleged trickery was revealed by the fact that his body cam retained footage for 30 seconds before it was activated to begin recording. During that time, according to the footage and the Baltimore public defender’s office, Officer Richard Pinheiro puts a bag of pills in a can in an alley and walks out of the alley.”

Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/07/cop-didnt-know-his-body-cam-was-on-footage-shows-him-planting-drugs/

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Banned From the US? There’s a Robot for That

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“Two telepresence robots roll into a human-computer interaction conference. Sounds like the beginning of a very nerdy joke, but it really happened (#2017). A few weeks ago in Denver, Colorado, a robot I was piloting over the internet from my computer in Idaho stood wheel-to-wheel with a similar ‘bot in a pink skirt controlled by a researcher in Germany. We huddled. We introduced ourselves by yelling at each other’s screens. Given the topic of the conference, this particular human-computer interaction was a little too on the HD touch-screen nose. But as much as we symbolized the future, we were also a political statement about a troubled present.”

Read more: https://www.wired.com/2017/06/banned-us-theres-robot/

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US plans ‘enhanced security’ for air travel from 105 countries

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“The new measures will affect 105 countries hosting approximately 280 airports, 180 airlines, and about 2,100 daily flights carrying 325,000 US-bound passengers.  DHS already has in place a policy that bars electronic devices larger than a cell phone from Turkey and several Middle Eastern airports. The UK has a similar policy, affecting airports in six countries.”

Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/06/us-seeks-more-airport-security-could-expand-airplane-laptop-ban/

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The meteoric rise of passive investing: the “greatest bubble ever”?

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“Given the power passive strategies have rapidly accrued, perpetuating blind faith could prove devastating.”

Read more: https://latest.13d.com/has-the-meteoric-rise-of-passive-investing-generated-the-greatest-bubble-ever-257200fe5caf

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Congress Passes Bill To Imprison Sexting Teens, And Their Parents, For 15 Years

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“The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill to criminalize ‘sexting’ among teenagers. But that’s not all. This ominous bill also punishes their parents by making them face a 15-year mandatory, minimum sentence.”

Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/congress-passes-bill-criminalize-teen-sexting/

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US to criminalize undeclared cash, bitcoin, gift cards, prepaid phones

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“Have too much cash? You’d better tell the government.  If not, they’re authorizing themselves in this bill to seize not just the money you didn’t report, but ALL of your assets and bank accounts.  They even go so far as to specifically name ‘safety deposit boxes’ among the various assets that they can seize if you don’t fill out the form.”

Read more: https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/you-wont-believe-this-stupid-new-law-against-cash-and-bitcoin-22019/

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Goldman Set Out to Automate IPOs and It Has Come Far, Really Fast

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“A computer-based interface called Deal Link has replaced informal checklists that were once tended and passed down between generations of rainmakers. It now arranges and tracks legal and compliance reviews, fills in forms and generates reports.  The industry is under intense pressure to improve profitability, while contending with young workers less willing to put in 18-hour days. At Goldman Sachs, managers say they’re looking to new technology to free up junior bankers in particular, letting them focus on more satisfying work.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/goldman-set-out-to-automate-ipos-and-it-s-come-far-really-fast

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