Donald Trump wants to ‘cut off’ the internet after London terror attack
Donald Trump says that the internet must be "cut off" to stop further terror attacks. Responding to the terror incident at Parsons Green Tube station, he said that the internet was a terrorist "recruiting tool".
Hasnain says:
"“We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people.""
Posted on 2017-09-15T13:53:32+0000
Google 'segregates' women into lower-paying jobs, stifling careers, lawsuit says
Exclusive: Women say Google denied them promotions, telling the Guardian they were forced into less prestigious jobs despite qualifications
Motel 6 Admits Arizona Sites Were Reporting Guests To ICE Without Chain's Approval | HuffPost
POLITICS 09/14/2017 12:56 am ET Motel 6 Admits Arizona Sites Were Reporting Guests To ICE Without Chain's Approval Motel employees were handing ICE agents their guest lists on a regular basis, the Phoenix New Times reports. By Carla Herreria, Matt Ferner Google Maps ICE agents arrested a man at this...
Hasnain says:
So it turns out the desire to have "illegal" immigrants kicked out is more important than the desire to not have Big Brother spy on everyone.
"“We send a report every morning to ICE — all the names of everybody that comes in,” an unidentified front-desk clerk explained to the New Times. “Every morning at about 5 o’clock, we do the audit and we push a button and it sends it to ICE.”"
Posted on 2017-09-14T14:06:50+0000
‘It Was a Frat House’: Inside the Sex Scandal That Toppled SoFi’s C.E.O.
‘It Was a Frat House’: Inside the Sex Scandal That Toppled SoFi’s C.E.O.SHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2eUz42IShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancel“It was a frat house,” Yulia Zamora, a former SoFi employee...
Hasnain says:
"That created another problem: SoFi did not have enough money to fund all the loans it was giving out. Mr. Cagney told employees that because of the funding shortfall, it could take as long as 30 days for some new customers to get the money they borrowed. But the employees who dealt with the customers were told by a supervisor to say that people would still get the money within 72 hours as promised."
Posted on 2017-09-14T04:51:18+0000
What Science Says To Do If Your Loved One Has An Opioid Addiction
When a family member, spouse or other loved one develops an opioid addiction — whether to pain relievers like Vicodin or to heroin — few people know what to d…
Hasnain says:
"When opioid addiction occurs, it is rarely someone’s only mental health problem."
Posted on 2017-09-13T22:49:41+0000
Ford disguised a man as a car seat to research self-driving
Yes, you read that correctly: Ford put a man in a car seat disguise so that a Ford Transit could masquerade as a true self-driving vehicle. Why? To evaluate..
Ayuda! (Help!) Equifax Has My Data! — Krebs on Security
Equifax last week disclosed a historic breach involving Social Security numbers and other sensitive data on as many as 143 million Americans. The company said the breach also impacted an undisclosed number of people in Canada and the United Kingdom. But the official list of victim countries may not…
Hasnain says:
"Once inside the portal, the researchers found they could view the names of more than 100 Equifax employees in Argentina, as well as their employee ID and email address. The “list of users” page also featured a clickable button that anyone authenticated with the “admin/admin” username and password could use to add, modify or delete user accounts on the system. A search on “Equifax Veraz” at Linkedin indicates the unit currently has approximately 111 employees in Argentina."
Also gets worse: "view source" showed their passwords
Posted on 2017-09-13T03:49:52+0000
Seven Days of Heroin
The Enquirer sent 60 journalists to cover an ordinary week in this extraordinary time. This is what an epidemic looks like.
Hasnain says:
This was a really depressing read, but one that everyone should read to understand the toll of the opioid epidemic.
From Friday morning, halfway through the week:
"“This has been a crazy light week for ODs.” – Andrea Hatten, chief administrator for the Hamilton County coroner’s office, in an email to law enforcement and the media. So far this week, there have been at least 96 overdoses and 10 deaths in Greater Cincinnati."
Posted on 2017-09-12T03:56:10+0000
Opinion | The Contradictions of Hajj, Through the Lens of a Smartphone
Contributing Op-Ed WriterThe Contradictions of Hajj, Through the Lens of a SmartphoneSHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2xWj2N3Share on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelThe author in a selfie with his Hajj companion...
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Posted on 2017-09-12T03:28:52+0000
At Google, Employee-Led Effort Finds Men Are Paid More Than Women
A spreadsheet created by employees to share salary information shows pay for women is falling short of what men make at various levels.
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Posted on 2017-09-11T18:44:00+0000