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February 18, 2020

Viewing the 2020 Presidential Race Through a Competitive Analysis Lens

This is going to be an abbreviated effort -- similar to what typically would be an executive summary of a formal report prepared by a competitive analyst. Undoubtedly this will piss off people who are invested in the candidates subjected to this exercise.

ACLU Blasts Clearview's Facial Recognition Accuracy Claims

Clearview apparently has been telling law enforcement agencies that its technology underwent accuracy testing modeled on the ACLU's 2018 test of Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition tool.

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It's Time for a Social Media and Disinformation Reckoning

Can social media be saved? Can democracy be saved? The first question may seem less compelling than the second, but to some very worried observers, they are intimately entwined. We presented these two central questions to ECT's panel of industry insiders in an effort to tease apart some of these tangled issues.

Simplicity Does More Than Simplify Linux: Review

If you want a new Linux distro catering to gaming, check out the Simplicity Linux Gaming release. If you prefer a general-purpose computing platform without a gaming focus, try Simplicity's revamped release. Either way, you will experience a no-nonsense Linux OS that requires no assembly.

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Know Your Enemy: The Difficulty of Defining Deepfakes

Deepfakes have become more sophisticated and easier to produce, thanks to artificial intelligence and machine learning, which can be applied to existing videos quickly and easily, achieving results that took professional special effects teams and digital artists hours or days to achieve in the past.

Is Congress Finally Ready to Take On Cybersecurity?

When it comes to cybersecurity, Congress is still in the dark ages. Efforts to pass a privacy law often are seen as addressing both data privacy and cybersecurity, but in reality, they do not. Companies and consumers have been forced to take matters into their own hands.

MakuluLinux LinDoz Offers Windows Comfort Zone, but It's All Linux Under the Hood

After a long delay, a new MakuluLinux LinDoz release is pending last-minute finishing touches and is a week -- if not days -- away, according to developer Jacque Montague Raymer. Recently, LinuxInsider's Jack Germain discussed with Raymer the trials and tribulations he faced in maintaining and advancing his Linux line of distros.

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