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Tag Archives: Siri
Change this setting to stop Siri spilling your selfies!
A Siri-ous bug affecting iOS 9 could let a crook skip your passcode, and get at your photos… …and access your contacts, and send bogus messages in your name. Here’s how to fix it.
A sassy chatbot named Rose just won a big test of artificial intelligence
Rose is a 31-year-old security analyst and hacker from San Francisco, a self-described computer nerd with “quirky attitudes.” She’s also a bot, but she could be on her way to convincing you that she is human. 
Does Siri have a secret signal to summon 911?
Siri gets a lot more publicity than other voice-recognition systems. Especially when there’s a “911” consipiracy theory involved.
Siri “9/11 conspiracy theory” joke is no laughing matter, say police
With 9/11 and 911 having the same sequence of digits, you don’t have to waste police time by seeing what Siri does when you say “9/11.”
WhatsApp can be hijacked in seconds
Keep an eye on your gadgets, lest somebody get control of your WhatsApp account with zero technical smarts and just one phone call!
Get ready for the internet-enabled, speech recognising, joke-telling Barbie
An internet-enabled toy that talks to your kids: what could possibly go wrong?!
As one security hole closes, another one opens! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
How many years was that security hole in Linux ? How many security patches for XP? How many lock screen holes in iOS? How much do Google specs cost? Find out in this week’s 60 Second Security video…
SSCC 147 – Why Snapchat will have to tell you the truth about security now [PODCAST]
As usual, Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin turn their insightful and entertaining gaze on the security lessons we can learn from the past few days. Give it a listen – it’s our weekly quarter-hour security podcast…
“Open the iPhone door, Siri!” – Apple’s digital helper coughs up another lock screen hole
A hacker has found a way to bypass the iPhone 5 lock screen to get at your contacts. Ironically, he got in by asking Siri, Apple’s voice-activated “helper.” Here’s how to close the hole while you wait for Apple’s fix…