The European Commission (EC) has recently been working with national authorities and app store owners to address concerns over in-app purchases, especially where those transactions are undertaken by children. Google’s response was positive, while Apple says it that it is doing “more than others” to protect parents.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Shopping site reports 3-year-old data breach
Australian shopping website CatchOfTheDay has warned customers of a data breach dating back to 7 May 2011, urging anyone who has kept the same password at the site since that date to change it.
Jailed Apple phishing duo also imported pickpockets and cloned credit cards
How’s this for irony? A pair of fraudsters phished bank account details out of over 150 Apple users by sending them hairy-scary messages about their accounts having been compromised. 
New York proposes strict regulations for Bitcoin
The rules are strict. Will the community pay heed, or will it ignore attempts to control this wild landscape? 
It’s all about trust! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch 60 Second Security for 19 July 2014 – it’s all about trust!
SysAdmins… do we have a prize for you!
Last year, we gave away a pizza party to one lucky sys admin. This year, some very nice people in charge of the budget have given us a bit more money…
Which web browser do you trust the most? [POLL]
The web browser could be considered the most important piece of software we use on a daily basis, which is why a relationship of trust comes into play – we rely on our browser to secure our communications, data and privacy. So, take our poll, and tell us which browser you trust the most …
Bing follows Google by offering ‘right to be forgotten’ form
It’s unclear whether Microsoft will take a similar approach to Google in the way it handles Bing search results. The situation certainly needs clarification and the big 3 search engines have been invited to meet with EU privacy regulators next Thursday to discuss how the ruling should be implemented.
Introducing Jibo: adorable home robot or the Eye of Sauron?
Launched by famed MIT Media Labs roboticist Cynthia Breazeal, he’s poised to smile, dance, and giggle his way into our hearts, our homes, and hopefully not into the lucrative position of pawning data about where we like to shop. 
Notorious Shylock banking malware taken out by law enforcement
Law enforcement action led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK has knocked out the infrastructure of a banking malware known as Shylock, because of excerpts from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice hidden in its code. Here’s how to check to make sure you weren’t among the more than 30,000 PCs that were infected.