Google recently added actual humans to the Android app approval system… …now there’s age rating and better feedback for rejected apps as well.
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Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle data breach lawsuit
Target has proposed a huge $10 million settlement for victims of its 2013 data breach in which at least 70 million records were compromised.
Frat banned for exploiting female students on Facebook
Penn State’s Kappa Delta Rho chapter was banned over a group featuring photos of drug deals, hazing rituals, and nude, unconscious women.
Ransomware – should you pay?
The big question, usually left unanswered in technical discussions of ransomware, is, “Should you pay?” We help you make up your mind.
Facebook Messenger to let you send money to friends
Starting in the US, users of Messenger will soon be able to link their debit cards to the service and use it to instantly message money to friends, as easily as sending over a selfie. 
Double FREAK! A cryptographic bug that was found because of the FREAK bug
Researchers checking up on the state of FREAK patching turned up another bug as a result. Sometimes, finding programming mistakes requires serendipitous coincidences!
SSCC 190 – The CeBIT 2015 edition [PODCAST]
Recorded right on the Sophos booth at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. Here’s the Fifth Anniversary edition of our weekly podcast…enjoy!
Forget tap-and-pay, just snap-and-pay with your selfies!
Chinese e-commerce megabrand Alibaba wants to use selfies for payment processing.
A third of Americans have changed online and phone behaviours post-Snowden
Edward Snowden has been heard, and his words are having at least some effect. True, a minority have changed to better protect their privacy, but the more people know, the more likely they are to change. 
“Black Box” brouhaha breaks out over brute forcing of iPhone PIN lock
A brouhaha has broken out about a “Black Box” that can brute force your iPhone PIN by trying every possible combination, from 00..00 to 99..99. Apparently, it can even circumvent the “10 mistakes and you’re finished” test. Sort of…