Opinions on Internet Privacy [Comic]
I’m the philosopher until someone hands me a burrito. So geeks, which train of thought do You follow? Let us know in the comments section below! [Source: XKCD]
Category Archives: Security
Rogue iOS App Makes Evil Transformation
Researchers at Georgia Tech say they’ve found a creative way to bypass the iTunes store security reviews: by having an app mutate once it’s installed. The same researchers also say they’ve found a way of carrying out a physical attack on iOS devices, though Apple has already mitigated it to some extent. Tielei Wang of […]
Finally: Android Gets a la Carte Permissions Control
Android devices may soon offer users far more control over what access apps have to their data and hardware. The latest release has a hidden feature that removes the all-or-nothing approach to access. A key part of the Android security system is the “permissions” system which controls dozens of settings that say whether or not […]
NSA scandal loophole: US citizen communications are compromised
The National Security Agency can gather and keep information about US citizens from online communications without a warrant for up to five years — as long as they get it by “accident”. That’s the revelation in the latest leaked documents in the NSA scandal. To date the story has largely centered on the ability of […]
Protecting Your Privacy [Comic]
For those of you who aren’t aware of what this comic is about, read this enlightening post on The New Yorker. [Source: Joy Of Tech]
Quantum Internet Has Big Security Hole
Staff at a government laboratory have revealed they’ve been using a quantum internet since late 2010. But it’s an extremely simple model and might not scale well. The idea of a quantum internet scales from quantum computing, which used the magnetic orientation of atomic particles as a way to encode 0s and 1s. Simply put, […]
Link Flaw Could Mean EA Origin Security Risk
Electronic Arts is not having the best of weeks. Just days after server problems led to widespread issues for people trying to play the new edition of Sim City, the company has come under fire for a potential security risk in its game platform Origin. At the moment, the security flaw doesn’t appear to have […]
Meteorite explodes in the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia + Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Prophetic Response [Pic + Videos]
For those not aware of this yet, a meteorite exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk, Russia earlier today, causing multiple windows to break (because of the sonic boom) and injuring over 500 people in the process. here are a few videos of the event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cRHsApzt8 http://youtu.be/1kvHl5Qcnzc And here’s Neil deGrasse Tyson’s prophetic response that was […]
Developer Secretly Outsources Own Job
A software developer has been busted for secretly outsourcing his work to China and instead spending his time in the office messing about on the web. The revelation comes from Verizon’s security team, which was called in to investigate at an unnamed US company involved in “critical infrastructure.” The company allows some staff to work […]
Kids’ smartphone apps like to phone home and be snoopy
Not all parents who download smartphone apps for their children, or allow their children to pick their own apps, check up on the privacy consequences. But according to a government agency those parents who do try to look for possible drawbacks will often be out of luck. The Federal Trade Commission looked at a sample […]