Tag: security
“Anger, Love & Innovation” | Esigie Aguele | TEDxArgungu
Esigie tells a story of how emotions can be a drive to innovate and solve the persisting problems in societies Esigie Aguele is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of VerifyMe Nigeria, a technology firm specializing in employment history reporting...
Innovación para la seguridad y la paz | Arturo Huicochea Alanís | TEDxUAEMex
Innovación para la seguridad y la paz. La seguridad es un tema pendiente para algunos gobiernos de América Latina. En su charla, Arturo nos presenta una propuesta por medio de la combinación de la acción gubernamental y la acción social...
Beyond the uniform | Una Jennings | TEDxStormont
There are many different definitions of the word imagine. Una’s favourite is ‘to believe that something probably true’. It gives us the murmur of potential, as individuals, as families, as communities – the beginnings of hope. These beliefs are formed...
How to deal with unknown threats | Christof Paar | TEDxRuhrUniversityBochum
How to deal with unknown threats - the story of hardware trojans | Christof Paar | TEDx Ruhr University Bochum #tedxrub2019 #embracetheunexpected #cybersecurity In this thought-provoking talk renowned cryptologist Christof Paar not only gives examples on how new cryptographic applications...
In Our Hands: The Future of proactive health is a heartbeat away | Dr Robert Adams | TEDxNorwichED
Some find their mission in life through a pivotal event. For Dr. Robert Adams, this was a diagnosis of a brain tumor Glioblastoma “GBM”, which set him on a journey - at the pace of a ticking time bomb -...
U.S. Government Using Amazon’s Facial Recognition Technology
Dan King from Young Voices gives the low down on the U.S. government using Amazon's facial recognition technology. Where do they get their data from? Who else uses this type of technology? Have we entered an Orwellian era of Big...
The emerging plan to save the American labor movement
The Center for American Progress (CAP), one of Washington, DC’s most influential liberal think tanks with deep ties to the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton campaign, has proposed a big idea for raising Americans’ wages. A paper by CAP’s David...
Despite lack of visa, Chelsea Manning presses on with speaking tour via video link
Updated September 03, 2018 00:13:15 Photo: Chelsea Manning continues with the Antidote speaking tour via video. (ABC News) United States whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who is yet to receive a visa from the Federal Government to enter Australia for a speaking...
Pentagon cancels aid to Pakistan over record on militants
The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad's perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. The...
Inside the Pomp and Circumstance at John McCainâs Funeral
The invited guests started to line up about 7:15 a.m. By the time doors of the Washington National Cathedral opened at 8, two hours before the start of Senator John McCain’s funeral, hundreds were waiting. The queue snaked out to...
âWe Gather Here To Mourn The Passing of American Greatnessâ
Anyone searching for the message and meaning of John McCain’s soaring funeral in the National Cathedral need look no further than the third verse of the Navy Hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” the moving prayer that has sent generations...
John McCain: Obama and Bush pay tribute at Washington service
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMeghan McCain: "We gather here to mourn the passing of American greatness" Ex-presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have paid tribute to Senator John McCain at a memorial service at Washington's...
Barack Obama’s Eulogy for John McCain
Former President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy Saturday morning honoring the life of John McCain, who died last week after a decades-long career in the Senate. In a pair of surprise requests last spring, the Arizona lawmaker had asked Obama...
Palestinian anger as US ends funding for UN agency
Palestinians have reacted angrily to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause. Washington, which until last year was by...
Rahm’s “solutions” to gun violence are the problem
CHICAGO HAS been in the headlines once again after the city was rocked by gun violence over the summer, including several weekends when the number of shooting deaths reached double digits. Once again, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department...
Labor Board Backs Engineers Who Were Fired for Unionizing
The National Labor Relations Board is joining the fight by a group of engineers who want to form a union at a small San Francisco software company. The NLRB Tuesday issued a complaint against Lanetix, alleging the company violated federal...
Bernie Sanders’ problem with Amazon
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is seeking additional information about the working conditions in Amazon warehouses in advance of legislation he’s preparing to introduce on September 5. Income inequality was, after all, the centerpiece of Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. It was...
Vigilantes with a Badge: Warrior Cops Endanger Our Lives and Freedoms
By John W. Whitehead “There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.”—Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of...
Instagram announces verification requests, transparency tools and stronger 2FA
Instagram has introduced a wide-ranging set of new tools today with security and transparency in mind. In a blog post titled “New Tools to Keep Instagram Safe,” the company is announcing three significant updates: an “about this account” section to...
Deloitte: Tech and Telecom Execs Plan to Invest Millions in Blockchain
A new survey from Deloitte found that 40 percent of executives from the telecom, media and technology (TMT) space want to invest millions in blockchain research during the next year. Published Tuesday morning, the findings – included in a report from...