March 7, 2023

TechCrunch: Hackers steal gun owners’ data from firearm auction website

TechCrunch: Hackers steal gun owners’ data from firearm auction website. “Hackers breached a website that allows people to buy and sell guns, exposing the identities of its users, TechCrunch has learned. The breach exposed reams of sensitive personal data for more than 550,000 users, including customers’ full names, home addresses, email addresses, plaintext passwords and telephone numbers. Also, the stolen data allegedly makes it possible to link a particular person with the sale or purchase of a specific weapon.”

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March 7, 2023

University of British Columbia: ‘Greed is good’ for likes and retweets if you’re a U.S. senator

University of British Columbia: ‘Greed is good’ for likes and retweets if you’re a U.S. senator. “The researchers from UBC’s department of psychology analyzed every tweet posted by U.S. senators from early 2013 to late 2021—a total of 861,104 tweets from 140 senators. The researchers were looking specifically for communication about greed, so they could see if it correlates with more likes and retweets. As it turns out, it does.”

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March 7, 2023

NBC News: 3,000 Asians in Texas had their driver’s licenses sent to a criminal group. They want answers.

NBC News: 3,000 Asians in Texas had their driver’s licenses sent to a criminal group. They want answers.. “Asian Americans in Texas are angered after officials revealed this week that thousands of Asians statewide may be impacted by identity theft orchestrated through a website that involved using personal information to answer security questions.”

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March 7, 2023

Tennessee Department of Health: New Online Resource Connects Tennesseans In Substance-Use Crisis To local Treatment Services

Tennessee Department of Health: New Online Resource Connects Tennesseans In Substance-Use Crisis To local Treatment Services. “FindHelpNowTN.org guides individuals to location-based openings and services available at substance use treatment facilities. Site users can search facility listings using up to 60 different features such as the type of treatment needed, insurance programs, payment methods and availability of wrap-around services.”

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March 7, 2023

ANSAmed: Project to digitize Italian periodicals in Egypt

From ANSAmed, and translated from Italian (an English version is available but the formatting is really bad): Project to digitize Italian periodicals in Egypt. “A project was presented in Cairo which, through the digitization of tens of thousands of pages, aims to preserve and make available to the public the historic collection of printed periodicals by the end of the year in Egypt in the Italian language in almost 50 years, between the end of the 19th century and the pre-war period.”

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March 7, 2023

State of Connecticut: Governor Lamont Commemorates International Open Data Day 2023

State of Connecticut: Governor Lamont Commemorates International Open Data Day 2023. “Governor Ned Lamont is marking International Open Data Day, which is celebrated this year on March 5, 2023, by recognizing the transparency and openness of Connecticut’s state government and highlighting recent enhancements that increase data available for the public’s use on the state’s Open Data portal, data.ct.gov.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
March 7, 2023

Garbage Day: I Gave Into The New Twitter Algorithm And I Went Way Too Viral

Garbage Day: I Gave Into The New Twitter Algorithm And I Went Way Too Viral. “I would put out links to Garbage Day, they would get like 5-10 retweets (if that), and I had sort of accepted that my time using the site regularly was over. But as I was lurking on the app, my very sick and compulsive content-making brain started to turn on and I began to slowly get how the site worked now. So I finally decided to put my theory to the test and it worked both times.” Laughing a little at him getting “only” 5-10 retweets.

Research & Opinion 0
March 7, 2023

Times of India: Government has new guidelines for social media influencers influencers and celebrity brand ambassadors

Times of India: Government has new guidelines for social media influencers influencers and celebrity brand ambassadors. “As per the guidelines, the endorsements must be made in simple and clear language. The guidelines also say that individuals must not endorse any product or service that they have not personally used or experienced.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
March 7, 2023

More than just risk: LGBTQIA+ young people use social media to sustain and make sense of family relationships (The Conversation)

The Conversation: More than just risk: LGBTQIA+ young people use social media to sustain and make sense of family relationships. “Social media offers new opportunities to be visible, and many people have shared their celebrations of Pride during this time. However, not everyone. Our new research shows that LGBTQIA+ young people are deciding what to post on social media sites with their families in mind, to foster and maintain ties with them.”

Research & Opinion 0
March 7, 2023

Royal Astronomical Society: Royal Astronomical Society announces all journals to publish as open access from 2024

Royal Astronomical Society: Royal Astronomical Society announces all journals to publish as open access from 2024. “The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has today announced that all journals published by the Society will be Open Access (OA) from January 2024. This move will enable everyone in the global community to have free, immediate, and unrestricted access to the high-quality research published in the portfolio of RAS journals.”

Tweaks & Updates 0
March 6, 2023

Craig Silverman: Getting the most out of the Wayback Machine

Craig Silverman / Digital Investigations: Getting the most out of the Wayback Machine. “Roughly a year ago, the Wayback Machine Chrome extension got a major update. The new version has useful customization features and the ability to connect it to your personal Wayback Machine account, making it an even more essential tool for journalists and investigators.”

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