[ad_1] Google’s security researchers say state-backed hackers from Iran and China have targeted the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns, respectively. The state-backed actors sent phishing scam attempts to the personal email accounts of campaign staff. According to Google, there are no signs that the attempts were successful, and Google has notified both campaigns. Recently TAG […]
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Elizabeth Warren campaign open sources its organizing tools
[ad_1] The campaign will have “more to say” in the weeks ahead about what it did with technology. It isn’t unheard of for American candidates to rely on software for election runs, but developing open source tools is relatively rare. It may become more common, mind you. The Warren team noted that Spoke alone saved […]
Facebook plans to clarify when pro-Bloomberg posts come from staffers
[ad_1] At the moment, Facebook doesn’t have a way to show when political posts come from paid campaigners, and CNBC’s source didn’t share any proposed solutions. “We think it’s important that political campaigns have the guidance and tools to be transparent,” a Facebook spokesperson told CNBC. “That’s why we recommend campaign employees make the relationship […]
Tumblr’s digital literacy campaign targets fake news and bullying
[ad_1] Tumblr is partnering with the UK nonprofit Ditch the Label, and their campaign will focus on six topics. Each topic will get a short explainer video, as well as an expert-guided discussion. New year, new digital tools! ? We partnered with @DitchtheLabel to create six short videos to help you develop a healthy relationship […]
Former Google exec says he was pushed out for defending human rights
[ad_1] LaJeunesse joined Google in 2008. In 2017, around the time Google was considering returning to China with a censored search engine, dubbed Project Dragonfly, LaJeunesse began lobbying to formalize Google’s principles supporting free expression and privacy, The Washington Post reports. People like Kent Walker, Google’s chief lawyer and head of policy, reportedly raised concerns […]
40 music festivals pledge not to use facial recognition
[ad_1] Last month, musicians like Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Nahko of Nahko and Medicine for the People, Speedy Ortiz and Thievery Corporation began speaking out against the use of facial recognition at concerts. In a campaign organized by Fight for the Future, artists, fans and activists criticized the use of the technology […]
Democratic hopeful Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over alleged censorship
[ad_1] According to The New York Times, after the first debate, Gabbard was briefly the most searched-for candidate on Google. Purchasing ads would have helped the campaign get its website at the top of the search results, Tulsi Now Inc. said. The campaign team also believes its emails were being placed in Gmail spam folders […]