Articles Tagged with ''social media ''

As the prominence of social media has grown, so too has the number of criminals preying on those who use it.
 

Social networks such as Twitter may be used for monitoring, assessing and even predicting damage caused by natural disasters in just a few hours.

A study of 17 major banks by the University of New Haven Cyber Forensic Research and Education Group shows that six of them have weak password handling and that their password procedures are weaker than most social websites.

Nearly half of parents keep tabs on at least one of their kid’s social media passwords and email accounts, according to a new survey.
 

Schools may have more success curbing incidents of bullying if their most social students take an anti-bullying stance. 

Intercede released the findings of consumer research that suggests Millennials in the U.S. and U.K. have almost entirely lost trust in government and business to protect their personal information online.

A consumer survey from First Insight says that more than 75 percent of respondents would not shop at a store that used facial recognition technology for marketing purposes.

The New York Police Department is testing software that uses neighborhood-specific data and past criminal activity to create statistical models that forecast where and when certain crimes are likely to occur.

Connecticut is the leading state for tweets complaining about the TSA. 

 A state Senate committee voted down a bill that would allow employers responsible for the care of minors to require access to their employees' social media accounts.