Jan 23
Since leaking a myriad of documents on NSA and government surveillance and taking roost in Russia, Edward Snowden has kept a low profile — until today. Via Twitter, the former … Continue reading
Jan 23
An independent review, by a board made up of senior ex-government members, has concluded that the National Security Agency’s long-running program to collect phone records is illegal and should stop.
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Jan 23
Just a few days after Obama’s awaited, and disappointing to some, speech about the NSA’s program, an independent federal body came out with its own rather scathing analysis of the … Continue reading
Jan 22
Google’s Chrome browser is under fire after speech recognition researchers identified a vulnerability that allows websites to clandestinely record users through their computer’s microphone, though some have questioned quite how … Continue reading
Jan 22
Microsoft to let foreign customers store data on non-US servers following NSA debacle
Posted in: Today's ChiliMicrosoft has made a decision that runs afoul of many tech companies’ sensibilities — allowing foreign customers to have their data stored on non-US servers. Such a decision was prompted … Continue reading
Jan 22
Verizon has published its first ever transparency report, and in it we get a glimpse of how many requests the carrier received for data, including a general range for number … Continue reading
Jan 21
In a move that probably shocks nobody, the Chinese government has implemented a new rule that will require anyone who uploads a video online to register with their real names. … Continue reading
Jan 21
Emojis look cute in your inbox and chat windows, but they reveal nothing about the true nature of the person on the other end. Of course, you can probably vouch for people you actually know.
But what about strangers who chat you up because they find your avatar pretty or because they find your username clever? You might know better than to fall for such lines and assume that you’re chatting with a nice person because of the plethora of smiling and winking emojis he’s sending your way – but kids don’t. That can easily make them susceptible to online predators who prey on the young and innocent.
With this in mind, international non-profit Innocence en Danger commissioned ad agency Rosapark to create a series of images using creepy, real-life emoticons to raise awareness on these dangers kid can encounter online.
The posters and gargantuan emoji-fied faces are beyond creepy. Hopefully, the campaign will encourage more parents to pay attention to what their kids are doing online.
[via Laughing Squid]
Jan 21
Hacker accesses 70,000 Healthcare.gov records, says website is 100% insecure
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Healthcare.gov website has had its fair share of troubles since launch, and one that has been persistent among them is claims of security vulnerabilities. TrustedSec’s CEO David Kennedy has … Continue reading
Jan 21
After the bevy of problems Healthcare.gov encounteredgrant hackers access to over 70,0000 private records in just four minutes, at that.
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