Given its “rolling update” model, you might have been wondering how long after launch the first Windows 10 updates would take to arrive. The answer? Zero days. (No hyphen.)
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Xen fixes another “virtual machine escape” bug
Last time it was the floppy disk drive that let crooks squeeze out of jail – this time, the virtual CD-ROM is their springboard…
Websites can track us by the way we type – here’s how to stop it
Researchers have come up with a new Chrome extension that muffles our key-press duration and typing lags.
Facebook ordered to allow pseudonyms by privacy watchdog
Good news for every Little Miss Hot Mess and Jemmaroid von Laalaa out there: a German privacy watchdog has ordered Facebook to allow users to take out accounts under pseudonyms.
Children should have the right to be forgotten, says iRights campaign
A new children’s privacy rights campaign has attracted backing from ministers, business leaders and academics.
NSA sets date for purge of surveillance phone records
Phone companies take over the records on 29 November, but NSA’s tech staff will have another three months “solely” to ensure data integrity.
AI and robotics researchers call for a ban on autonomous weapons
Hundreds of Artificial Intelligence experts have signed an open letter warning that pushing ahead with AI weapons will lead to an arms race that puts the technology in the hands of every army, terrorist and despot.
Malware on Linux – When Penguins Attack
If you really want to fan the flames of controversy, ask the question, “What about malware on Linux?” We asked…here’s what we found out.
The “Stagefright” hole in Android – what you need to know
Here’s what you can do to deal with the much-talked-up “Stagefright” messaging vulnerability on Android
iTunes and AppStore remote exploit fixed by Apple
The vulnerability posed “a significant risk to buyers, sellers or Apple website managers/developers”.