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Android News
Uninstall These 24 Android Apps Infected with New 'Joker' Malware
Lifehacker - David Murphy
Another day, another batch of Android apps that made it into the Google Play Store—accumulating hundreds of thousands of downloads—with some sneaky …
September 9
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Apps
7 Android VPNs you should never use
CNET - Rae Hodge
Encrypting your data shouldn't include a free pass for your VPN provider.
September 9
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DNA testing kit company has been handing over genetic data to the FBI
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
At-home DNA testing kits were once little more than a fun distraction that might reveal something about your family history that had been long …
February 2
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Critical Windows Warning Gets Real As Wormable Exploit Weaponized
Forbes - Davey Winder
On May 14, Microsoft released fixes for a critical Windows remote code execution vulnerability that was "wormable" and highly dangerous if ever exploited. Two weeks later, Microsoft got down on a virtual
September 10
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Privacy
What California’s New Data Privacy Law Means For You
kpbs.org - Shalina Chatlani
Californians will soon gain more rights over whether their personal data is used and sold by technology companies. That’s thanks to a new law going …
September 5
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MacOS Catalina could kill your tried-and-true apps
CNET - Katie Conner
Are your favorite apps in MacOS Catalina's cross-hairs?
October 13
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The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now
WIRED - David Nield
Whether you're new to Windows 10 or have been using it for years, take a minute to lock down your privacy. If you're at all concerned about the …
September 7
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How telemedicine intersects with AI, social media, and precision medicine
kevinmd.com - Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD
Telemedicine will eventually become a more prominent part of our clinical practice, with the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) and social …
September 6
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Microsoft releases its first preview of PowerToys for Windows 10
Engadget - Richard Lawler
If you've been a PC user since the days of Windows 95 and Windows XP, then you may recognize the name PowerToys from a set of Microsoft-developed system utilities. After a few generations on the shelf,
September 6
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Facebook isn’t eavesdropping, but the truth is more disturbing
newatlas.com - Rich Haridy
Perhaps one of the most pervasive longstanding technology conspiracy theories is that your smartphone is constantly listening in on your private …
September 6
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1.71 Billion Websites Now Exist; Most Are Dead
PCMag - Eric Griffith
Apps may be all we think about, but there are plenty of unique domains out there being hosted. However, only about 0.06 percent of those are …
September 5
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Learn Penetration Testing & Build Security & Coding Tools with Python
ExtremeTech - Extreme Tech
This is one of the most comprehensive Ethical Hacking Courses ever created online! Across 30 hours of instructor-led content, you’ll learn how to …
September 5
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Google
Brave uncovers Google’s GDPR workaround
brave.com - Johnny Ryan
Brave presents new RTB evidence, and has uncovered a mechanism by which Google appears to be circumventing its purported GDPR privacy …
September 4
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Google and FTC reach $170 million settlement over alleged YouTube violations of kids' privacy
CNN - By Brian Fung, CNN Business
Washington (CNN Business) — Google has agreed to pay a record $170 million penalty to settle accusations that YouTube broke the law when it knowingly tracked and sold ads targeted to children, the Federal
September 4
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Another convincing deepfake app goes viral prompting immediate privacy backlash
The Verge - Jon Porter
Zao, a free deepfake face-swapping app that’s able to place your likeness into scenes from hundreds of movies and TV shows after uploading just a single photograph, has gone viral in China. Bloomberg that
September 2
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Computer Hacking
Ethical hacking: all you need to know
creativebloq.com - Paul Bischoff
Ethical hacking is becoming a growth industry. The information security sector is booming, expected to grow at 10.2 per cent annually through to …
September 3
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Productivity
How to Write Faster with Successive Drafts
quickanddirtytips.com - By Stever Robbins
Don’t try to get everything down on paper at once. Use the development process itself to create the piece you’re writing. Update Required To play the …
September 3
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The 11 Cybersecurity Lessons Colleges Should Be Teaching Students, Faculty, and Staff
slate.com - Josephine Wolff
First of all, beware of gift cards.
September 3
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Police warn parents of apps kids should avoid as they head back to school
ctvnews.ca - Spencer Harwood
With kids and teenagers only a day away from heading back to school, many with phones and devices charged and ready, the Abbotsford Police Department …
September 2
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U.S. Unleashes Military to Fight Fake News, Disinformation
Bloomberg - Pete Norman
Fake news and social media posts are such a threat to U.S. security that the Defense Department is launching a project to repel “large-scale, …
August 31
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Ditch Google with these privacy-first alternatives
Wired UK - Matt Burgess
You've been in a relationship with Google for a long time now. The US giant has expanded well beyond its original Search product and dominates online …
September 1
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Information Security
Google Found Huge Holes in iOS Security (It’s Fixed Now)
New York Magazine - Brian Feldman
In a series of extensive blog posts yesterday, members of Google’s Project Zero team, which examines cybersecurity vulnerabilities, outlined a series …
August 30
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Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware
Associated Press - By FRANK BAJAK, AP Cybersecurity Writer
Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for a company whose calling card
August 30
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Cybersecurity
Google Hackers Reveal Websites Hacked Thousands of iPhone Users Silently for Years
Gizmodo - Dell Cameron
Google researchers tasked with finding zero-day vulnerabilities in the wild revealed on Thursday that a small collection of websites had been …
August 30
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Apple
Apple apologizes for Siri recordings, plans to make changes
Mashable - Jordan Aaron
The company faced much backlash after it was revealed that these recordings were occurring and being listened to.
August 30
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Security
In Cybersecurity, Decentralization and Diversity are Strength
counterpunch.org - Thomas Knapp
The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the New York Times reports, fears “ransomware” …
August 30
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Cybersecurity
Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking
WIRED - Andy Greenberg
For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones. Hacking the iPhone has long been considered a rarified …
August 30
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General Dynamics Wins $7.6 Billion Contract to Supply Microsoft Office Software to the Pentagon
Fortune - David Z. Morris
A subsidiary of General Dynamics has been awarded a Pentagon contract worth an estimated $7.6 billion over 10 years. Under the agreement, CSRA, part …
August 29
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Internet of Things
NIST, other federal officials highlight cloud technology while discussing IoT security |
insidecybersecurity.com - Mariam Baksh
Securing the Internet of Things will require advances in cloud technology, federal government officials said Tuesday, flagging challenges presented …
November 28