“Your commanders admit they are training the people they have sent you to die fighting”, said one of the messages posted on the site.![]()
Monthly Archives: June 2015
French parking machines shock drivers with abusive messages
Otherwise normal-looking tickets issued to drivers fumed that Meaux mayor Jean-François Copé was “a thieving, bastard mayor.”![]()
‘Baby yoga’ video throws Facebook into a culture/censorship war
A video of a screaming baby being dunked in a bucket of water leaves Facebook caught between issues of free speech and apparent condoning of practices many interpret as child abuse.![]()
Gone in 10 seconds: Man hacks kids’ toy to open garage doors
Independent security researcher Samy Kamkar has hacked a kids’ toy to open garage doors.![]()
WhatsApp can be hijacked in seconds
Keep an eye on your gadgets, lest somebody get control of your WhatsApp account with zero technical smarts and just one phone call!![]()
Steel bin maker Brabantia breached, trashes passwords just to be safe
It’s not clear what data the intruders might have grabbed, but Brabantia said that it wasn’t financial. Nor were passwords accessed. ![]()
You’ll never need to say “I’m on a train” again – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our latest “60 Second Security” security news roundup video – fun with a serious side.![]()
Facebook Messenger no longer tracks your location by default
One week on from “Marauders Map” and Facebook Messenger has removed its eerie always-on location sharing feature.![]()
California passes law requiring warrant to search computers, cellphones and tablets
The hodgepodge of US state and federal laws about phone search, some of which say the law needs a warrant and some of which say they don’t, just got a bit messier.![]()
Twitter shuts down political transparency tool Politwoops
Being able to see a politician’s flip-flopping, via an archive of deleted tweets, was a valuable transparency tool. RIP to that!![]()
