Facebook isn’t the only organization conducting research into how attitudes are affected by social media. The Department of Defense has invested millions of dollars over the past few years investigating social media, social networks, and how information spreads across them. While Facebook and Cornell University researchers manipulated what individuals saw in their social media streams, military-funded research—including projects funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Social Media in Strategic Communications (SMISC) program—has looked primarily into how messages from influential members of social networks propagate. One study, funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has gone a step further. “A less investigated problem is once you’ve identified the network, how do you manipulate it toward an end,” said Warren Dixon, a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering and director of the University of Florida’s … [Read more...] about Air Force research: How to use social media to control people like drones
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Mozilla to force all add-on devs to use 2FA to prevent supply-chain attacks
See also 10 dangerous app vulnerabilities to watch out for (free PDF) Mozilla announced this week that all developers of Firefox add-ons must enable a two-factor authentication (2FA) solution for their account."Starting in early 2020, extension developers will be required to have 2FA enabled on AMO [the Mozilla Add-Ons portal]," said Caitlin Neiman, Add-ons Community Manager at Mozilla."This is intended to help prevent malicious actors from taking control of legitimate add-ons and their users," Neiman added.When this happens, hackers can use the developers' compromised accounts to ship tainted add-on updates to Firefox users.Since Firefox add-ons have a pretty privileged position inside the browser, an attacker can use a compromised add-on to steal passwords, authentication/session cookies, spy on a user's browsing habits, or redirect users to phishing pages or malware download sites. These types of incidents are usually referred to as supply-chain attacks.When they happen, end … [Read more...] about Mozilla to force all add-on devs to use 2FA to prevent supply-chain attacks
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We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. Crispy Adam Oram 13 Dec 2019 0 Air Fryers have become super popular in 2019, and for good reason. They allow you to enjoy your favorite fried foods without consuming a ton of oil and dealing with the mess that deep-frying can make. This one-day deal on the Cosori Smart Wi-Fi Air Fryer might be your last chance to score a killer air fryer deal before the holidays. It's down to $83.99 until the end of the day, a savings of 31% compared to its regular price. This is the first major discount this model has seen and marks a new all-time low. Crispy Cosori Smart Wi-Fi Air Fryer If you don't have one of these popular kitchen appliances yet, now's a great time to make the purchase with a new low price today only. The 5.8-quart model has Wi-Fi smarts so you can control and monitor from your phone. $83.99 $119.99 $36 off See at Amazon The Cosori air fryer can cook all kinds of foods. There are 11 presets … [Read more...] about Treat yourself to tasty food sans the grease with 30% off Cosori’s smart Wi-Fi air fryer today only
How to Enable Parental Controls on the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Amazon likes to tout how their Fire TV is the fastest media streamer on the market. What they really should be touting, however, is how the Fire TV offers the most comprehensive parental protections and kid-friendly content around. Read on as we show you how to take advantage of both. Why Do I Want To Do This? With more and more families cutting the cord, switching to streaming-only media sources, and otherwise looking to bring digital content into their living rooms it becomes increasingly important for parents to be able to easily restrict their children from racking up charges via instant purchases and accessing age-inappropriate content. HTG Reviews the Amazon Fire TV: Beefy Hardware Primed for the Amazon EcosystemHTG Reviews the Amazon Fire TV Stick: The Most Powerful HDMI Dongle on the BlockWhile the purchase protection and content restriction schemes of many media players are unwielding or altogether absent, the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick have a simple system (that … [Read more...] about How to Enable Parental Controls on the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Apollo veteran overwhelmed by restored mission control—“I hear the voices”
Last week, NASA unveiled a restored Apollo Mission Control room at Johnson Space Center. Former Flight Director Gene Kranz, who led the Apollo 11 Moon landing and then gained fame after his role was popularized in the movie Apollo 13, led fundraising for the effort. Kranz also narrates the visitor experience to the restored control room, in which the screens light up to show displays as they were during the lunar descent. At times on Friday, Kranz appeared to be overcome with emotion as he reminisced about those heady days 50 years ago. "When I walked into that viewing room it was dazzling," he said. "Overwhelming. All of a sudden you were 50 years younger. I wanted to get to work." Further ReadingNASA’s restored Apollo Mission Control is a slice of ’60s life, frozen in amber Before the restoration, the old Apollo flight control room, which was used for the early space shuttle missions and then largely abandoned, had deteriorated.The carpet was torn and held together … [Read more...] about Apollo veteran overwhelmed by restored mission control—“I hear the voices”