Muslims in China’s Xinjiang have been “arbitrarily” selected to be arrested by a computer program that reported suspicious behavior, activists said Wednesday in a report detailing the role of big data in the crackdown in the troubled region. A leaked list of more than 2,000 ethnic Uyghur detainees in Xinjiang suggests the government used a
Read moreWATERTOWN, NY (WWNY) – The Jefferson County government acted quickly Monday to restrict access to key computer software after the Texas company that sells the software was hit by a ransomware attack. “Nothing affected us at all,” county administrator Robert Hagemann said Monday afternoon. The county told employees Monday morning that it had blocked some
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One of the first things De’Antre Mitchell noticed about his new tablet-style laptop in school was that it really was his. “I thought we would get some type of electronic device,” said De’Antre, 17, of Detroit. “I had no idea we were going to be able to take him home and own him.” Mitchell will
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South Africa: Copyright infringement and reverse engineering of a computer program To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. The Copyright Act 98 of 1978 (the Act) governs copyright law in South Africa. By law, a computer program qualifies for copyright protection if certain conditions are met. The law defines a computer program
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The recent order issued by the Delhi High Court (“the tribunal”) In Ferid Allani v. Union of India and Ors., Has turned out to be a sweeping ruling on case law relating to the patentability of computer programs or otherwise known as Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) in India. The Court, in its Order of 12.12.2019,
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A lawyer’s computer program offers to select potential jurors based on their ethnicity, political opinions, and profession in order to find the jury most favorable to a defense attorney’s case. Momus Analytics, the company was founded by attorney Alex Alvarez, crawls the social media accounts of potential jurors and uses the results to predict whether
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Specisim. Mass, illegal, unwanted and unjustified surveillance is what will ultimately destroy our gloriously viral human organism, isn’t it? No? You like various government and non-government agencies that take a look at all your purchases, every search on the web, every … thing because, “I’m not a nutcase, nothing to hide whatever, etc … ..
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In news that will likely have us checking out our music collections, a YouTuber found a computer program that was hidden in the groove of a Christian rock record. If there’s one thing music fans love, it’s getting more for their money. Maybe their favorite band is bringing in a special guest? Maybe a CD
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IBM today launched its Quantum computing program in Africa, announcing a partnership with Wits University of South Africa that will expand to 15 universities in nine countries. Quantum – or IBM Q, as the US-based company calls it – is a computer that uses quantum bits (or qubits) to outperform the capabilities of the most
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