Jan 22
There’s an exploit in Google’s popular Chrome browser that can allow hackers to listen in to a user’s offline conversation through their computer’s microphone even after the tab has been closed. The exploit lies in Chrome’s microphone settings, if a website is given permission to use the device’s microphone in Chrome, it can easily use a pop-up window to keep accessing the microphone and even record while being hidden in the background. Closing the tab will have no effect on the pop-up window’s ability to listen in.
Chrome Exploit Can Allow Hackers To Listen In Even After A Tab Is Closed original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Do you remember the old days of a 14.4kbps modem with all the screeching that it made just to get connected to the Internet? Well, in this day and age, we have places like South Korea offering a whopping 
It seems that a transit agency has voted unanimously to kick off a pilot program that will oversee tech company buses. The likes of Google, Facebook and Apple among others rely on these luxury buses to send their workers to as well as from Silicon Valley campuses, and the fact that these private buses load and unload at public bus stops have raised the ire of those who are not working at the tech companies involved. According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, this causes city buses to stop in traffic lanes, causing a backlog in traffic, and not to mention endangering the life of bicyclists. Activists wish to see such private luxury buses be fined for making use of public spaces illegally, or to fork out a substantial fee instead.
Google Glass is certainly leading the way as far as wearable technology is concerned. Not only is the device becoming more viable commercially, but it has also been designed where it is not a bulky contraption strapped to your head, but a rather elegant solution that caters to those with 
