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Facebook Fall Under Criticism For Child Grooming Questionnaire
Facebook Survey Asks Child Grooming Question You might have noticed over the last few weeks that Facebook may have occasionally have asked you a subtle question. Such as your general usage, opinions on the website, suggestions etc. One such question they are (or more accurately, were) asking, however, was a…
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New Government Poll Reports Cyber Attacks at Significantly Higher Rate
A new government survey published today has reported that cyber crime may be significantly higher than previously thought. In a survey conducted over 1500 UK businesses, 46% reported that they had experienced a cyber attack of some description within the last year. This being significantly higher than previously reported. We…
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1 in 5 UK Businesses Have Been Attacked by Hackers
A recent survey has revealed that at least 1 in 5 UK businesses have been attacked or the victim of hackers/cyber crime. The research conducted also found that out of 1,200 companies, 42% of ‘big’ businesses fell victim to cybercrime, with smaller companies just 18% and of those affected, over…
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Verizon’s Network Damaged During Strike Action
Verizon is currently in a bad place, with recent news that they were going to stop supporting and repairing people on copper cables in favour of upgrading to fiber networks being poorly received by those that see it as “no support or pay us more” and with the company only…
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$100k Fine For Man Who Fired Laser At A Ferry
When it comes to dangerous technology, lasers are often mistaken as something that can’t be used to cause harm. Anyone who has ever operated a large vehicle may disagree, with airplanes often having to land when people decided to shine lasers into the cockpit of planes as they approach or…
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Steam Stealer Malware Targets Thousands of Gamers Each Month
The security company Kaspersky released a new report that clearly shows just how much of a problem the Steam Stealer malware is. Not only does the malware infect thousands of people each month, it is also very to easy to use and to cheap to purchase for criminals that want…
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Lie Detection Software Learns from Real Court Testimony
Machine learning is one of the hot computing topics of today. With Google releasing its own open source machine learning tools and both IBM and Intel not wanting to be left out of the party with their own offerings. Most of the uses for these platforms right now are almost…
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Cyberbullying Now Illegal In New Zealand
Cyberbullying is a problem a lot of people have faced. The concept of being able to bully without having to directly see the results or the person your bullying has meant that people feel like cyberbullying is almost victimless. The truth is far from this, with people being haunted and hunted…
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eBay Looking to Place Interactive Mirrors in Changing Rooms
eBay is looking to move themselves into the brick-and-mortar retail world, expressing interest in implementing mirrors into dressing rooms that will offer the customer suggested accessories and product browsing – all available through a touch screen. These screens are being installed as a trial at the Rebecca Minkoff store, seeing…
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In-Game Thieves Should Be Treated Like Real Criminals, According to UK Politician
Mike Weatherly, Conservative MP in the UK, is said to have brought up a new initiative. He wants to prosecute in-game thieves like real criminals, which is really disturbing news. The UK Politician is said to be a World of Warcraft player himself and ‘understands’ that in-game items can be…
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UK Police Trials The World’s Fastest Face Recognition System
Britain is dubbed the most watched country in the world, with over 6 million CCTV cameras watching everything that moves. This is why the London police aims to further improve its CCTV network use by adding body-worn cameras to help identify ‘criminal activities’ faster. The new technology is said to…
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FBI Warns Autonomous Cars Could Be Used As Bombs
Self driving cars are a thing for the future and most people are looking forward to them. Even the United Kingdom stated that it will introduce some sort of taxi pods a while back, having them operational by 2017. However, are autonomous vehicles really that safe? The Federal Bureau of…
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GoZeuS Returns a Month after Authorities Take Measures Against the Malware
Though authorities had taken action against the GoZeuS and CryptoLocker malware which stole hundreds of thousands of banking logins from users and blackmail them for millions of pounds, it seems that the malwares are back. A month after the campaign, online criminals seem to have tried to rebuild the sophisticated…
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Google is Forced to Censor Negative Information through ‘Right to be Forgotten’
The law given by the European Union, forcing Google to remove links to information people wish to no longer have available on the Internet, is apparently working like a charm. It is so perfect that even criminals, higher-ups and even ordinary people can remove negative information about them, having corrupt…
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Criminals Can Recover Personal Details From Used Phones, Even After Factory Reset
A recent Channel 4 investigation into the used phone trade in the UK has exposed some worrying privacy concerns. An investigation into two of the largest pawn brokers that are selling second-hand phones, CEX and Cash Converters, revealed that many phones still have recoverable details on them once sold. Some…
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