Forget thumbs-down: rather, Facebook’s rolled out a set of six ‘Reactions’ emojis lined up next to the Like button.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Are you (inadvertently) selling your personal data on eBay?
We might well think we’re properly erasing data from gadgets before we sell them or dump them, but in fact we’re leaving smears of personal data lingering that can lead to identity theft. 
The malicious side of online ads – how unpatched servers hurt us all
SophosLabs looked behind a malvertising campaign from September 2015, and found servers that hadn’t been patched for two years or more.
Jury finds former journalist guilty of aiding Anonymous in media hacking case
Matthew Keys was convicted after an eight-day trial in which the jury heard about how Keys used an internet chat relay forum to recruit hackers into his scheme.
Threatening to post a sex tape on Facebook isn’t a crime, US court rules
Threatening to post a sex tape on Facebook doesn’t constitute criminality or a “true threat”, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled, given that the defendant didn’t express an “intent to commit an act of unlawful violence.”
Will the Clean Software Alliance save us from the scourge of unwanted software?
Unwanted software has been an irritant to both computer users and security providers for many years now. The Clean Software Alliance is trying to fix that.
Facebook relents: ‘Something Long and Complicated’ is NOT a fake name
Facebook’s deeply flawed “authentic” names policy once again leads to an unjust account freeze. 
Your identity is secured by TWO Caesar ciphers! [Chet Chat Podcast 217]
Listen to the latest episode of our computer security podcast – from cyberdétente to cyberknitting… 
Google: 30% of wireless calls to 911 emergency services are butt dials
Butt dials can be awkward, but there are serious consequences too. As researchers from Google found recently, up to 30% of wireless calls to 911 in San Francisco are accidental butt dial calls.
Phone thieves facing stiffer sentences if victims lose photos
New guidelines from the UK’s sentencing council say that the non-monetary impact on theft victims has to be taken into account.