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Misinformation Woes Could Multiply With 'Deepfake' Videos
2019-01-28 12:10

If you see a video of a politician speaking words he never would utter, or a Hollywood star improbably appearing in a cheap adult movie, don't adjust your television set -- you may just be...

Google is reading text in YouTube videos for search crawling without user consent
2018-12-14 13:55

Videos uploaded as private or unlisted are subject to being crawled, but Google's documentation does not acknowledge this behavior at all.

YouTube is reading text in users’ videos
2018-12-14 12:23

Google keeps tabs on much of your activity. Now, it turns out that its YouTube service is also reading what’s in your videos too.

Face Off: Researchers Battle AI-Generated Deep Fake Videos
2018-12-07 16:33

Convincing Face-Swapping Clips Easy to Create With Gaming Laptops and Free ToolsThe easy availability of tools for designing face-swapping deep-fake videos drove Symantec security researchers...

Why AI-faked videos are a danger national and business security
2018-11-28 19:21

If you thought fake news was bad, just wait until hackers get their hands on AI-powered face swapping tech, says G2 Crowd CRO Michael Fauscette.

DJI Drone Vulnerability Exposed Customer Data, Flight Logs, Photos and Videos
2018-11-08 14:34

Vulnerability Exposed DJI Customer Data and Drone Flight Logs, Photos and Videos Generated During Drone Flights read more

Word documents seemingly carrying videos can deliver malicious code instead
2018-10-29 16:45

A feature that allows anyone to embed a video directly in a Word document can be easily misused to trick target users into downloading and running malware, Cymulate researchers have demonstrated....

Detecting Fake Videos
2018-10-26 14:01

This story nicely illustrates the arms race between technologies to create fake videos and technologies to detect fake videos: These fakes, while convincing if you watch a few seconds on a phone...

Deepfake pics and videos set off Facebook’s fake news detector
2018-09-17 12:08

The social network is expanding its effort to stamp out fake news.

Football team in trouble over unauthorized access to rivals’ videos
2018-07-31 12:35

An investigation found that Braden River High football coaching staff got unauthorized access to rivals' practice and game video footage.