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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Madonna Hacker who leaked songs sentenced to 14 months
A 39-year-old Israeli man accused of hacking the pop star Madonna has been sentenced to 14 months in jail, after a reaching a plea agreement with authorities.
How 153 robocalls cost one company $229,500
Araceli King has been awarded $229,500 after Time Warner Cable kept on calling, even after she sued.
Do Americans have the same right as Europeans to be “forgotten” by Google?
Europeans have the right to request the removal of links in search engine results, thanks to a May 2014 court ruling, but should Americans also have the “right to be forgotten”? Consumer Watchdog says “Yes, definitely”.
Man charged for naming sexual assault victim on police Facebook page
He named the victim in a comment he made on Facebook, contravening laws designed to protect the identity of sexual assault victims.
Apple ditches Recovery Key in new 2FA process for El Capitan and iOS 9
Apple is beta testing 2FA that cuts out Recovery Key. Good riddance!
The OpenSSL “CVE-2015-1793” certificate verification bug – what you need to know
OpenSSL announced on Monday that it had a “high severity” update arriving in three days’ time. That’s today, and the update is out. Paul Ducklin tells you what you need to know…
SSCC 206 – Who gave you permission to use my Wi-Fi? [PODCAST]
Listen to the latest episode of our weekly security podcast… …a quarter-hour of news turned into educational fun!
Tinder adds verified accounts to stop people getting duped by fake celebrities
Is it really Kit Harington / Katy Perry / Harry Styles / Lindsay Lohan / other-hot-celebrity? Now you’ll be able to tell!
Google ad profiling: what’s causing the gender discrimination?
Google displayed ads for a career coaching service for “$200k+” jobs 1852 times to the male profiles and only 318 times to female profiles. But is it Google’s fault?