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MIT Creates Anonymity Network
When it comes to your online identity people are very protective of it. When it comes to remaining secret, some people decide to use anonymity networks such as Tor to help avoid detection online. While good the Tor network isn’t perfect so as a result, MIT has created a new…
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Privacy Concerns Are Driving People Offline
Constantly we report day after day of one security breach or a privacy concern affecting thousands as companies continue to suffer at the hacks of malware and hackers. If you’ve sometimes felt like you just want to remove yourself from the internet and live offline, you’d be one of many…
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SkullConduct Could Prove Your Identity by Bouncing Sounds Off Your Skull
When it comes to proving who we are, people are constantly looking for new technologies to help battle unauthorised access to everything from our bank accounts to our offices. While some have relied on matching your fingerprint or even your iris, others are looking at the unique sounds that you make when sounds…
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New Bill Being Proposed in California to Combat Burner Phones
Technology and the law are constantly racing, with each one taking steps to catch up with the other. From the arguments Apple and the FBI are having regarding privacy and encryption to something as simple as Segways being illegal in public, technology is creating new gadgets and systems and the law…
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Say Hello to the Headphones That Know Who You Are
We’ve all heard that we need to improve our security. Remember your password? Are you absolutely certain you remember every single password you need to remember? How about your fingerprint? Sure someone can’t use playdough to trick your fingerprint sensor? What about headphones that know who you are? While this…
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IRS Hacked By The Same Issue They Were Protecting People From
Last year the US Internal Revenue System revealed that they had been hacked. At first they said that up to 100,000 people were affected by the hack, only to then bump that up to 334, 000 in August. The latest figures put that closer to 724,000 and set to only get…
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Iowa Creating App For Digital Driving Licenses
The state of Iowa in the US is developing a smartphone app that will allow citizens to display their driving license on their devices. The new app is intended to make it easier for drivers to carry their license, as many people simply don’t bother carrying it anyway. Besides driving,…
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