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  • After voting, the unrecognizable woman wears her “I Voted” sticker and surfs the net on her smart phone. An independent audit released by the National Cybersecurity Center found that the results of a King County, Wash. election last month were accurately tabulated, there was no interference, and voter turnout doubled.Tech

    A mobile, online voting effort doubled turnout last month outside Seattle, independent audit says

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  • Clearview AI-Privacy ConcernTech

    What is Clearview AI and why is it raising so many privacy red flags?

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  • Manna will soon start delivering thai food and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream by drone in Dublin, Ireland, looking to reduce food delivery costs incurred by competitors like Grubhub and Uber Eats.Tech

    Manna from heaven? In Dublin, ice cream will soon deliver via drone

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  • Facebook has introduced Hobbi, a challenger to Pinterest.Tech

    Why Facebook’s Hobbi app shouldn’t be a ‘major concern’ for Pinterest investors

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  • Reports of business Internet crime are increasing.Tech

    Businesses lost an extra $500 million from email scams last year. Here’s how

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  • Online job board Indeed has shuttered offices in three cities.Tech

    Indeed shuts offices in three cities over coronavirus fears

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  • NEWS: FEB 01 2016 Iowa CaucusTech

    Iowa caucus voting app’s ‘security through obscurity’ seeds disinformation and legitimacy concerns

    By Nicole Goodkind and Alyssa Newcomb
  • Amazon.com and Google employees hold signs outside Amazon.com's headquarters before the Global Climate Strike in Seattle on Sept. 20, 2019.Tech

    More than 350 Amazon employees risk their jobs to speak about climate crisis

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  • A woman wears her “I Voted” sticker as she looks at her smart phone. All eligible voters were able to cast their ballots via smartphone in a King County, Wash. election, Wednesday, the first time all eligible U.S. voters were allowed to vote online.Tech

    Seattle area election puts mobile, online voting to its first big test in the U.S.

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  • Amazon CEOJeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry AwardTech

    Jeff Bezos phone hack highlights how hackers can use WhatsApp to spy

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  • A PayPal login page is seen on the company’s app. An operation on the dark web called 16Shop has started to sell phishing kits that target PayPal and American Express customers, ZeroFOX says.Tech

    Why PayPal and American Express may be the next hot targets for low-level hackers

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  • Conference attendees walk past a Google Play booth.Tech

    How to avoid the growing ‘fleeceware’ scam

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  • People hold posters showing the portrait of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major General Qasem SoleimaniTech

    Facebook criticized for deleting posts supporting Iranian general killed by U.S.

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  • Facebook's logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on December 26, 2019 in Paris, France. The American company Facebook created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg builds technologies that give people the power to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.Tech

    Facebook’s Political Ad Policy Puts the Burden on Users, Not Candidates

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  • A comparison of an original and deepfake video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Tech

    Facebook Deepfake Video Ban May Set Off ‘Cat and Mouse’ Game

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