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| Posted: 24 Feb 2019 09:59 AM PST  A group of Microsoft employees is demanding that the company not produce weapons for the U.S. Army. (Microsoft) More than 150 Microsoft employees signed a letter demanding the tech giant cancel a $480 million contract to build a HoloLens for the Pentagon, saying they "refuse to create technology for warfare and oppression." "We are alarmed that Microsoft is working to provide weapons technology to the U.S. military, helping one country's government 'increase lethality' using tools we built. We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used," the letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith, which was posted to Twitter, states. The employees represent the latest big tech backlash, coming from within Silicon Valley itself, as workers demand more of a say over how tech products are used and how a range of groups are treated internally. 10 DIGITAL TRICKS YOU'LL WISH YOU KNEW BEFORE NOW Back in November, according to the Microsoft employees, the company awarded a major contract to the U.S. Army with the stated objective to "rapidly develop, test, and manufacture a single platform that soldiers can use to fight, rehearse, and train that provides increased lethality, mobility, and situational awareness necessary to achieve overmatch against our current and future adversaries." The workers demand that Microsoft cancel the contract, cease developing any and all weapons technologies, draft a public-facing policy around the acceptable use of such technology, and appoint an independent, external ethics review board with the power to enforce compliance. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ BLASTS TIMES SQUARE AMAZON BILLBOARD AS 'WACK' Microsoft's HoloLens does have a range of potential applications in non-military environments, including hospitals, factories and schools. In October, Smith published a blog in support of the tech giant's work with the military, writing "we believe in the strong defense of the United States and we want the people who defend it to have access to the nation's best technology, including from Microsoft." A number of Google employees resigned last year over that company's Pentagon AI project, and the Mountain View, Calif. company eventually pulled out of it. A group of 450 Amazon employees in October protested against the company's facial recognition software being sold to law enforcement. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A Microsoft spokesperson provided Fox News with the following statement on Sunday: "We gave this issue careful consideration and outlined our perspective in an October 2018 blog. We always appreciate feedback from employees and provide many avenues for their voices to be heard. In fact, we heard from many employees throughout the fall. As we said then, we’re committed to providing our technology to the U.S. Department of Defense, which includes the U.S. Army under this contract. As we’ve also said, we’ll remain engaged as an active corporate citizen in addressing the important ethical and public policy issues relating to AI and the military.” |
| Android Now FIDO2 Certified, Accelerating Global Migration Beyond Passwords - GlobeNewswire Posted: 25 Feb 2019 03:00 AM PST  BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FIDO Alliance announced today that Android is now FIDO2 Certified, bringing simpler, stronger authentication capabilities to over a billion devices that use this platform every day. With this news, any compatible device running Android 7.0+ is now FIDO2 Certified out of the box or after an automated Google Play Services update. This gives users the ability to leverage their device’s built-in fingerprint sensor and/or FIDO security keys for secure passwordless access to websites and native applications that support the FIDO2 protocols. Web and app developers can now add FIDO strong authentication to their Android apps and websites through a simple API call, to bring passwordless, phishing-resistant security to a rapidly expanding base of end users who already have leading Android devices and/or will upgrade to new devices in the future. “Google has long worked with the FIDO Alliance and W3C to standardize FIDO2 protocols, which give any application the ability to move beyond password authentication while offering protection against phishing attacks. Today’s announcement of FIDO2 certification for Android helps move this initiative forward, giving our partners and developers a standardized way to access secure keystores across devices, both in market already as well as forthcoming models, in order to build convenient biometric controls for users,” said Christiaan Brand, Product Manager, Google. Already supported in market by leading web browsers Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox (with preview support by Apple Safari), FIDO2 is comprised of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Authentication specification and the corresponding Client to Authenticator Protocol (CTAP) from FIDO Alliance. Collectively, these standards enable users to more easily and securely login to online services with FIDO2-compliant devices such as fingerprint readers, cameras and/or FIDO security keys. “FIDO2 was designed from day-one to be implemented by platforms, with the ultimate goal of ubiquity across all the web browsers, devices and services we use every day. With this news from Google, the number of users with FIDO Authentication capabilities has grown dramatically and decisively. Together with the leading web browsers that are already FIDO2 compliant, now is the time for website developers to free their users from the risk and hassle of passwords and integrate FIDO Authentication today,” added Brett McDowell, Executive Director, FIDO Alliance. FIDO2’s simple user experiences are backed by strong cryptographic security that is transparent to the user and protects against phishing, man-in-the-middle and attacks using stolen credentials. FIDO2 support has been growing since the specifications were introduced last spring. In addition to browser and platform support, several FIDO2 Certified products have been announced to support implementation. Device manufacturers interested in taking advantage of out-of-the-box certification and displaying the FIDO Certified logo on their Android devices should consult FIDO Alliance’s new trademark and service mark usage agreement. About FIDO Certification OEM’s can further differentiate their devices to meet added market requirements by taking part in security level testing -- which evaluates how strongly the user’s authentication credentials are protected. Visit the FIDO Alliance website to get more information on FIDO2, including resources for developers and product vendors interested in taking part in the FIDO Certified program. Mobile World Congress attendees can also visit the FIDO Alliance member pavilion located on the upper walkway between Hall 2 and Hall 3. About the FIDO Alliance FIDO Alliance PR Contact |
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