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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Death SWAT suspect tweets threats from jail using buggy inmate kiosk
He apparently got online when a jail kiosk software upgrade glitched. Alternatively, as his account explained it, because “I’m an eGod.”
3 critical Flash vulnerabilities patched. Update now!
Cybercriminals love that you run Flash. Don’t.
Back to the future! 1990s Windows File Manager! NOW OPEN SOURCE!
You can now build the 1990s Microsoft Windows “File Manager” app for Windows 10. But why? BECAUSE YOU CAN!
Steve Wozniak explains why he deactivated his Facebook account
As his 5,000 Facebook friends are about to find out, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has well and truly left the building.
Congress grills Zuckerberg, day one: How does this online stuff work?
On Tuesday, senators began their questioning of the virgin-to-Congressional-grilling, Mark Zuckerberg.
How ODNS keeps your browsing habits secret
Oblivious DNS keeps your DNS traffic private without retooling the internet
How to check if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Here’s how to find out whether you or your friends shared personal data with controversial data-harvesting company Cambridge Analytica
YouTube illegally collects data from kids, group claims
A coalition has filed a complaint with the FTC, charging that Google’s YouTube is breaking COPPA: the law to protect children’s privacy.
Another company’s been harvesting Facebook user data
Like Cambridge Analytica, Cubeyou also gobbled users’ data with personality quizzes, under the guise of “research.”