[ad_1] LinkedIn has announced it will lay off around six percent of its workforce, in part due to a coronavirus-related worldwide hiring slowdown. The Microsoft-owned company is cutting about 960 jobs from its global sales and talent acquisition teams. “[LinkedIn] is not immune to the effects of the global pandemic,” CEO Ryan Roslansky wrote in […]
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LinkedIn faces lawsuit over claims it ‘secretly’ read iPhone clipboard data
[ad_1] The clipboard detection in iOS 14 isn’t just prompting developers to rethink app privacy — it’s also putting these companies in legal trouble. Reuters reports that iPhone user Adam Bauer has sued LinkedIn over claims the job-focused social network “secretly” read iOS clipboard data often, including the Universal Clipboard that shares copied content with […]
Reddit and LinkedIn will fix clipboard snooping in their iOS apps
[ad_1] The clipboard privacy feature in iOS 14 is prompting more major developers to tone down their apps’ nosy behavior. To start, Reddit told The Verge in a statement that it would fix code in its iOS app that copies clipboard data with virtually every keystroke, as Urspace.io co-founder Don Morton discovered. There’s a “codepath” […]
LinkedIn rolls out AI-driven interview feedback feature
[ad_1] That’s all fine and well, but doing a video interview (or a live one for that matter) is a skill that requires practice. To that end, LinkedIn has also unveiled AI-powered instant feedback that goes along with its interview preparation tool. Once you’ve practiced your responses to questions, you can record them and get […]
Recommended Reading: The internet sleuths who caught the Astros cheating
[ad_1] How the internet helped crack the Astros’ sign-stealing caseJoon Lee,ESPN One of the biggest sports stories of the year has already broke, and it’s barely mid-January. If you haven’t heard, Major League Baseball determined the Houston Astros used various methods, including video feeds, to steal signs from the opposition during the team’s 2017 championship […]
Uber and LinkedIn attackers plead guilty to hacking and extortion
[ad_1] The duo has admitted to Judge Lucy Koh that they used Amazon Web Services logins belonging to Uber and Lynda.com employees to access their servers. They also admitted to stealing private customer information and then contacting the companies to extort them for hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of bitcoin. When Mereacre and Glover […]
Anti-extremism group run by social media giants becomes independent
[ad_1] Group members today met with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss how social media giants are complying with the Christchurch Call to Action. The pledge — written after a mosque shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand that killed 51 people was broadcast on Facebook Live — called […]
LinkedIn’s new quizzes can prove you’re not lying on your resume
[ad_1] A “verified skill” badge could carry more weight than an “endorsement,” and it will make it easier for recruiters to search for candidates who have what their looking for. LinkedIn will also use the tests to point users to free, related LinkedIn Learning courses. The company says this is about leveling the playing field. […]
Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics
[ad_1] The imaginary Jones had LinkedIn connections to a number of American officials or political influencers, including economist Paul Winfree (considered for a Federal Reserve seat), a deputy assistant secretary of state and a senator’s senior aide. She also had links to think tank activists at the Brookings Institution and Heritage Foundation. There are no […]