CIO Musings

MAY 12, 2013

Social Media and Public Employees - Part 1. The actual title of the paper is "Social Media and Public Employees: Rights, Responsibilities and common sense". Should employees be able to use social media to organize protests against their bosses? Follow me on twitter at @BarryCondrey Enjoy! Sunday, May 12, 2013. Introduction.

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Network World

MARCH 20, 2017

Social engineering is the strongest method of attack against the enterprise’s weakest vulnerability, its people. In 2015, social engineering became the No. These successful social engineering methods often use phishing and malware. Criminal hackers recognize this fact.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A Zero Trust platform ensures applications and data are not visible to the public internet and users are only provided least privilege access, preventing lateral movement and protecting against ransomware attacks. With a Zero Trust architecture, the internet is the primary transport medium and effectively becomes the new corporate network.

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Gizmodo

MAY 10, 2021

After facing international backlash over impending updates to its privacy policy, WhatsApp has ever-so-slightly backtracked on the harsh consequences it initially planned for users who don’t accept them—but not entirely. Read more.

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Galido

JULY 16, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - Get to Know More about The Core Concepts of Social Shopping and What It Means for Your Business! Internet users are offered an option to find things which they find interesting through various social media tools. In this article, you will learn how can grow your business with social shopping.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 31, 2021

With its App Tracking Transparency policy launched in April, Apple overhauled its iPhone lineup’s privacy settings to give users more control over their data. That decision cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube an estimated $9.85 billion in lost revenue in the second half of this year, the Financial Times reports. Read more.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As I reflect on the biggest technology innovations during my career―the Internet, smartphones, social media―a new breakthrough deserves a spot on that list. Given that we are still in the early stages of Generative AI, organizations should regularly review and evolve their policies as needed.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As a growing number of schools ban phones to protect kids online, Congress is considering the most significant internet regulations in decades. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy even called for warning labels on social media platforms earlier this year. This week that panic reached a tipping point.

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

English soccer teams and organizations are all shutting down their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for the weekend as part of a massive social media blackout to advocate for better policies regarding discrimination and abuse that players and members of clubs receive on those platforms.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As a growing number of schools ban phones to protect kids online, Congress is considering the most significant internet regulations in decades. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy even called for warning labels on social media platforms earlier this year. This week that panic reached a tipping point.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

After causing a huge virtual meltdown with the announcement of its new privacy policy, and then postponing the implementation of said policy due to online fury, WhatsApp has spent the last few weeks trying not to stir up trouble. However, it has just revealed what will happen to users who do not accept its new privacy… Read more.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

And on Monday, Facebook made one of the biggest policy reversals in its history, banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust. But the 2018 controversy still caught Facebook by surprise because the policy Zuckerberg cited was not a new one. The biggest trend at platforms this month is changing your mind.

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The Verge

JANUARY 17, 2021

Social media platform Parler was all but wiped off the internet last week, but on Sunday, showed some signs of life. We believe privacy is paramount and free speech essential, especially on social media,” the message reads, pledging to “welcome all of you back soon.”.

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Gizmodo

MAY 28, 2021

WhatsApp initially threatened to revoke core functions for users that refused to accept its controversial new privacy policy, only to walk back the severity of those consequences earlier this month amid international backlash , and now, it’s doing away with them altogether (for the time being, at least). Read more.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 20, 2021

This week, KnowBe4 released a report detailing the top-clicked phishing email subjects, which it breaks down into three categories: social media related subjects, general subjects, and "in the wild" attacks. Vacation Policy Update. Scheduled Server Maintenance — No Internet Access. COVID-19 Remote Work Policy Update.

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Vox

APRIL 17, 2020

For years, Timothy Mackey has been researching the sale of opioids and illicit drugs online , tracking how dealers have used social media to push controlled substances. There’s no proven treatment for Covid-19, but plenty of social media accounts are nevertheless illegally pushing so-called cures or treatments.

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Vox

APRIL 19, 2021

Now, two senators are turning their attention to the vaccine misinformation superspreaders that push the bulk of conspiracy theories and lies on social media — and asking the social media giants to take more aggressive action. These accounts include Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

A new study, published this week in Science Advances , argues that Meta’s Covid-19 policies may not have been effective. Anti-vaccine content had the agility to outpace policy shifts on multiple levels, the paper argues. Anti-vaccine influencers are skilled at this because they’ve had a lot of practice.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Words on the internet are undervalued,” he said. The whole internet social complex … and the way people use their computers to conduct life is doomed sooner than later,” Murphy said. One is that the internet has become cluttered, predictable, and homogenous. There are too many of them, and it’s too easy to generate them.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 9, 2024

This advancement is expected to significantly enhance internet speed and reliability, providing a critical foundation for the deployment of advanced digital services. He pointed to improved governance, policy development, national guidance frameworks, and dedicated controls and standards for digital transformation.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

The company is also continuing a policy that blocks pages and accounts based outside the US from creating events located in the US. That policy was first put in place for the US presidential election. Accounts that have repeatedly violated Facebook’s policies could be restricted.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Social media companies are in a standoff with Russia on censorship — and there’s no easy solution. If they don’t follow the Kremlin’s orders, they risk being booted off of the local internet entirely. What happens next in Russia may continue to splinter the open internet. . | Alexei Nikolsky/TASS/via Getty Images.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Social media companies are in a standoff with Russia on censorship and there’s no easy solution. If they don’t follow the Kremlin’s orders, they risk being booted off of the local internet entirely. What happens next in Russia may continue to splinter the open internet. . | Alexei Nikolsky/TASS/via Getty Images.

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Phil Windley

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Summary: DIDComm-capable agents provide a flexible infrastructure for numerous internet of things use cases. In The Self-Sovereign Internet of Things , I introduced the role that Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) can play in the internet of things (IoT). This post looks at Alice and her relationship with her F-150 truck.

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CTOvision

JUNE 7, 2015

Generally each of the events below was so significant policy makers were loudly proclaiming to all who would listen that they were a wake-up call. This means there are reflections in public policy documents, speeches and the press that cite leaders using the phrase. What does it take to be on the list? We certainly want to do our part.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

WASHINGTON -- Social media heavyweights like Facebook and YouTube have been working with the U.S. government and other international partners as they look to take a more active role in combating terrorist propaganda and other extremist messages that have gained traction online.

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Galido

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Technology and the internet have transformed the way that business owners conduct business. Not only has the internet made businesses more efficient, but it has also provided entrepreneurs with better marketing and selling opportunities through e-commerce stores, for example. Online Storage. Easier Marketing Campaigns.

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Vox

MAY 30, 2024

While KOSA’s specific provisions have changed in the years since, the central goal of the legislation remains the same: legislators want to make platforms more responsible for the well-being of kids who use their services, and provide tools to parents so that they can manage how younger people use the internet.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The cybercriminals behind Storm-050 employ advanced social engineering techniques, including phishing emails to trick victims into granting access to internal systems. Increase employee training on recognizing phishing and other social engineering attacks.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 6, 2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched a “systemic” investigation into the social media giant, indicating that it suspects internal policies may be contributing to… Read more. Facebook’s hiring practices and promotions are under federal scrutiny following reports of widespread racial bias, according to Reuters.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

In a call with reporters on Tuesday, Meta executives said Russian media affiliated with the government had been demoted in the main Facebook Feed, and that it was no longer being recommended algorithmically anywhere on the social network. There were takedowns of entities associated with things like The Epoch Times , but nothing state-run.”.

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Vox

JULY 6, 2022

Land of the Giants explores the social media juggernaut in a moment of transformation. Both Facebook and Instagram are quickly losing ground to TikTok, forcing Meta to rethink its approach to social media entirely. Meanwhile, Zuckerberg’s business is under pressure like never before.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2024

The integration of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) strategies with emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are reshaping the corporate risk landscape. Governance Governance refers to the policies, rules, and frameworks that a company needs to follow to meet its business targets.

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Reddit and Twitter have filed supporting evidence in a lawsuit against the US government, which challenges the requirement that nearly all visa applicants submit their social media handles for scrutiny. Their evidence is supported by the Internet Association, a trade association that represents US tech companies including Facebook and Google.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

In December, I spoke with creator Charlie White from the channel penguinz0 after he tweeted about being given a strike for an older video due to a new policy,” Wojcicki wrote. “We The new policy went into effect in December, but YouTube gave a grace period for creators to ensure none of their videos violated the new policies.

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The Verge

APRIL 9, 2021

The internet is increasingly where people search, discuss, and seek support for mental health issues. But according to new research from the Stanford Internet Observatory, in many cases, platforms have no policies related to discussion of self-harm or suicide at all. Many, though, have ignored them altogether.

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GeekWire

MAY 6, 2024

The University of Washington last month hosted an atypical urban planning and policy gathering called an “ Urban Resilience Hackathon.” It is a mobile app that ensures continued access to the internet and enables short-distance communication even when traditional cellular communication infrastructure fails.

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