Having her location monitored was OK while she was clocked in, she said. But she uninstalled it when she found it was spying even when she had quit the app. ![]()
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Peeing robot spoils the fun as Google temporarily unplugs map-editing tool
Map Maker’s offline until Google sets up moderation that will quash what it says is escalating map vandalism. Happy now, maker of weak-bladdered Android image?![]()
Cane uses facial recognition to steer the blind to friends and family
Students at Birmingham City University in England have created a cane that recognises familiar faces and vibrates to let its blind owner know that they’re near people they know.![]()
Fuskers busted for allegedly stealing photos from Photobucket
Two US men allegedly sold an application called “Photofucket” to clients who wanted to plunder Photobucket users’ private content.![]()
Russia and China sign cyber security pact, vow not to hack each other
Moscow and Beijing will share manpower, technical resources and information to thwart online attacks.![]()
Lenovo uses System Update to patch serious System Update security hole
Responsible disclosure and an exploitable hole closed neatly through the exploitable process itself. Result! (But make sure you’ve patched.)![]()
“Creep” shamed on Facebook was actually man taking selfie with Darth Vader
She mistakenly thought he was a “creep” snapping photos of her kids. By the time the post was shared 20K times, he’d received death threats and is now considering legal options. ![]()
Game hacker stripped, shamed and given in-game death sentence
Guild Wars 2 user DarkSide, who had spent weeks committing hacking workarounds such as teleporting and dominating player-on-player combat, was forced to leap to his virtual death from a high bridge.![]()
Surely not the “Virus DESTROYS Computer” story again? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly fun-but-serious one-minute security video. Malware hype, FTC action and some ancient history (well, the LOVE BUG)… enjoy.![]()
The USBKILL anti-forensics tool – it doesn’t do *quite* what it says on the tin
A hacker who very modestly goes by the handle Hephaestos has just announced an “anti-forensic kill switch” dubbed, well, usbkill. It doesn’t do quite what the name might suggest, and it could cut either way, so use it with care!
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