Here’s How Easy It Is to Get Trump Officials to Click on a Fake Link in Email
Even technology experts can be insecure on the internet, as last week’s “Google Docs” phishing attack demonstrated. An array of Gmail users, including BuzzFeed tech reporter Joe Bernstein, readily handed over access to their email to a bogus app. Politicians should be especially wary of suspicious emails given recent events, yet a security test run…
Privacy & Security
Ashley Feinberg, Kashmir Hill, and Surya Mattu
Why FaceApp’s Selfie Filters Work So Well and Why They Don’t
Over the past few weeks, Facebook and Instagram feeds have been flooded with creepily realistic facial transformations produced by “FaceApp,” a free app for iOS and Android whose filters add smiles to photos, alter faces to make them older or younger, and even make them “male” or “female.” The app’s startling believability is made possible…
Artificial Intelligence
Christie Wilcox
