Here’s our weekly news roundup – from Superfish to Super Spectacles. It’s amusing, informative, and only takes a minute – enjoy!
Tag Archives: Privacy
Apple Watch wobbles? Advanced health tracking features dropped for launch
The rumor mill is shifting into high gear ahead of the expected April 2015 launch of the Apple Watch, and leaked details imply some setbacks – according to recent reports, Apple has dropped groundbreaking health-tracking features.
How to get rid of the Lenovo “Superfish” adware
Here’s how to get rid of the “Superfish” adware that was pre-installed on some Lenovo notebooks.
Lenovo “Superfish” controversy – what you need to know
Controversy of the week is “Superfish,” an adware program pre-installed on Lenovo computers that has some worrying security problems. Here’s what you need to know, in plain English…
The Dark Web: anarchy, law, freedom and anonymity
Any notion that the Dark Web will be allowed to flourish as a vast, lawless space without a serious challenge is fantasy. The question is, what balance of surveillance and darkness are we prepared to tolerate on the web? 
Ruin privacy-invading photos with reflective glass nanosphere clothing
Wearing clothes that turn you invisible is one way to fend off unwanted photographs, but your identity’s still up for grabs in the light of day. 
Forget Google Glass, here’s Sony’s (not quite as catchy) SmartEyeglass
Those aren’t augmented reality spectacles. THESE are augmented reality spectacles! But what about the privacy and security side?
Breakthrough in facial recognition: the ‘Deep Dense Face Detector’
A breakthrough in facial recognition technology means that computers will soon be able to spot faces even if they’re tilted or partially blocked: a boon to cloud storage providers, social networks, surveillance and advertisers alike.
Visa asks to track your smartphone to help sniff out credit card fraud
Visa will begin asking card holders to opt in to a new service in April 2015 that could help reduce credit card fraud – if consumers allow their smartphones to be tracked whenever they make a purchase.
SSCC 186 – Just how firm is your firmware? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast – from firmware and Firefox to Project Zero and Lightning conductors. Chet and Duck are in fine fettle as usual…enjoy!