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For the very latest news from ADECS-Maple, including company news, job openings and tech talk.Anaesthetic devices are ‘vulnerable to hackers’
It has been found that a type of anaesthetic machine used in NHS hospitals can be hacked and controlled from afar - if left accessible on a hospital computer network. Cyber-security company, CyberMDX, reported that a successful attacker would be able to change the...
Instagram takes on the bullies
Instagram has added a new anti-bullying tool which prompts users to pause and consider what they are saying. It will also soon offer the targets of bullying the ability to restrict interactions with users who are causing them distress. Instagram has been under...
Google announces AI ethics panel
Google has launched a global advisory council to offer guidance on ethical issues relating to artificial intelligence, automation and related technologies. The panel was announced at MIT Technology Review's EmTech Digital, a conference organised by the Massachusetts...
Twitter hoax warning
Twitter has issued a warning to users to ignore a hoax suggesting an alternative colour scheme will appear if they change their birth year to 2007. Instead users who fall for the scam will be locked out of their accounts because Twitter prohibits anyone under the age...
Facebook sues over ‘data-grabbing’ quizzes
According to Facebook, malicious quiz apps were used to harvest thousands of users' profile data. Anyone who wants to take the quizzes are asked to install browser extensions, which then lift data ranging from names and profile pictures to private lists of friends....
Instagram biggest online platform for child grooming
A charity has found that sex offenders are grooming children on Instagram more than on any other platform. Police in England and Wales recorded 1,944 cases of sexual communication with children within six months. Instagram was used in 32% of the 1,317 cases where a...