Honestly, it should come as no surprise that Facebook isn’t exactly a snuggly blanket of impenetrable security when it comes to feeling safe on the internet. Perpetually beset with accusations of compromising users’ privacy, Facebook has spent much of its time in the last several months repairing its relationship with its users. But maybe privacy… Continue reading No Hell Will Be Safe For You – Not Even Facebook
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You’ll Have To Walk the Walk To Talk the Talk
You think your phone is a target for would-be identity thieves now? Wait until this phone-as-method-of-payment madness touches down – it’s about to get madder. As such, we’re probably gonna need more security measures, right? A password certainly isn’t enough, and besides, you don’t want to have to input your password every time anyway. Well,… Continue reading You’ll Have To Walk the Walk To Talk the Talk
Intel to Malware: “You Shall not Pass!”
You may have heard that Intel bought McAfee a few weeks ago. Well that decision had a lot of people scratching their heads. Personally, I thought the CEO said ‘I got a virus, we should buy a copy of McAfee’ and an intern misheard him and bought the entire company instead. Intel decided to have a big… Continue reading Intel to Malware: “You Shall not Pass!”
Airport Security Goes All Total Recall
Continuing today’s completely unintentional theme of movie technologies given flesh (er… or the lack thereof, in this case) is a riff straight outta Total Recall. In an attempt to better identify terrorists and other baddies in airports, theme parks and other public places, the Wright State Research Institute is developing a system that can scan… Continue reading Airport Security Goes All Total Recall
Rushin’ Roulette – Ternovskiy Brings Down the Chathammer
“I believe that Chatroulette was great in the first honeymoon days after it was launched,” says Andrey Ternovskiy, the founder of Chatroulette, “before it was discovered by a strange people, who started to abuse the true freedom and democratic nature of the service.” Andrey’s been feeling a bit down lately. Wouldn’t you, after the app… Continue reading Rushin’ Roulette – Ternovskiy Brings Down the Chathammer
Your Accessories Just Aren’t Safe Anymore
Better switch back to your old, yellowed PS/2 mouse. A trio of researchers have shown that USB devices represent in and of themselves a potential security risk. Your data will never be safe again! Well, this is true and it isn’t. Would you notice if, say, your keyboard was switched out for another one? Potential… Continue reading Your Accessories Just Aren’t Safe Anymore
Computer Virus Jumps To Humans
Okay, that headline is probably a little more sensationalist than is absolutely necessary, but that’s the message a UK scientist is trying to get across. Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading implanted a chip in his hand that contained a computer virus. The chip is similar to the kind used to monitor and… Continue reading Computer Virus Jumps To Humans
Has Facebook’s Evil Genius Gone Too Far?
“Do no evil.” That was the now famous philosophy that Google portrayed to the world, claiming that a business doesn’t need to be evil to be effective and make money. It sounds great, really. But we are left wondering what Facebook’s motto would look like: “What they don’t know won’t hurt them”? We regularly accept… Continue reading Has Facebook’s Evil Genius Gone Too Far?
Apple Wants To Capture Your Heart
Apple, always the innovator, is looking for the key to your heart. Security is a major concern in computing, particularly with smaller mobile devices becoming more capable. Apple thinks it has the answer. The patent describes a method of detecting an authorized user by the pulse in the veins and arteries in the hand holding… Continue reading Apple Wants To Capture Your Heart
Google Protects Your Sissy Love Notes and Porn Receipts with New Security Measure
Fed up with the tireless Gmail access attempts from continental Asia? Well, no longer! Google has implemented a new warning system that will alert you if your Gmail account is suspected of having been accessed from afar. I’m impressed, if only a little. This is the first example I’ve seen of the recent fad of… Continue reading Google Protects Your Sissy Love Notes and Porn Receipts with New Security Measure