New York governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation into how Facebook is still allowing blabby apps to violate its privacy policies.
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Android nudges passwords closer to the cliff edge with FIDO2 support
Android’s now on board with saying goodbye to passwords: more than a billion devices now support FIDO2.
Missile warning sent from hijacked Tampa mayor’s Twitter account
Tampa’s mayor was trying to regain control of his Twitter account this week after it was used to post bomb threats and child sex abuse images.
Facebook tricked kids into in-game purchases, say privacy advocates
Unsealed court documents show that Facebook referred to big-spending kids as “whales” – a term borrowed from the casino industry.
Adobe patches the same critical Reader flaw twice in one week
Adobe has issued a new fix addressing a vulnerability in Reader it thought it had fixed on 12 February as part of Patch Tuesday.
Nike’s $350 “Back to the Future” trainers crash, have feet of brick
Have you ever needed to boot a shoe that was a brick? Owners of Nike’s $350 “self-lacing” trainers say they have.
Pedos pollute YouTube comments on kids’ videos, advertisers flee
Can YouTube ever keep video comments under control, or it is time to kill off comments altogether?
Microsoft fixes web server DDoS bug
Overzealous use of HTTP/2 flow control settings in IIS could have brought servers to their knees.
Flash “security bypass” list hidden in Microsoft Edge browser
Until this month, the Edge browser could bypass its own warnings about Flash content on 58 websites, thanks to a hidden list.
Facebook lets Android users block location tracking
Facebook announced it’s tweaking its Android version, which was tracking your location even when the app wasn’t in use.