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Facebook removes 3 billion fake accounts in 6 months
Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the social networking company said Thursday.
Tech | 66 hits | 8:48 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the social networking company said Thursday.
3 solutions to electronic car theft, a continuing threat to high-end Toronto automobilesTech | 335 hits | 4:26 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
CBC Toronto reported on the new electronic theft methods in December, describing how thieves now use high-tech gadgets to steal cars without ever having access to the keys. Toronto Police said they’ve seen a jump in the electronic theft of luxury vehiclesGermany tests its first 'electric highway' for trucks
Germany is joining the ranks of those countries betting on "electric highways" to foster eco-friendly trucking. The country has started real-world tests of an...
Tech | 271 hits | 1:51 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Germany is joining the ranks of those countries betting on "electric highways" to foster eco-friendly trucking. The country has started real-world tests of an... 'I just broke down crying': Canadian video game creators face gruelling 'crunch' hoursTech | 380 hits | 3:26 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The video game industry is hugely profitable, but it has a dirty little secret: Crunch. For years, many workers have toiled for incredibly long hours to meet game release deadlines, often with no overtime pay. It takes a toll on their health. Now, some in Harbour Air to add zero-emission electric plane; aims to convert whole fleetTech | 283 hits | 1:00 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A B.C. airline and a Seattle-area engine maker say they’ve found a quicker route to electrification by converting a small bush plane with batteries and an electric motor Canada is becoming a tech hub. Thanks, Donald Trump!
US companies are going to keep hiring foreign tech workers, even as the Trump administration makes doing so more difficult. For a number of US companies that means expanding their operations in Canada, where hiring foreign nationals is much easier. Aluminum producer Norsk hit by cyberattack
Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest producers of aluminum, was battling on Tuesday to contain a cyberattack which hit parts of its production, sending its shares lower and aluminum prices higher. DARPA Is Building a $10 Million, Open Source, Secure Voting System
The system will be fully open source and designed with newly developed secure hardware to make the system not only impervious to certain kinds of hacking, but also allow voters to verify that their votes were recorded accurately. New fuel cell material can run efficiently in reverse, storing energy
While we've been able to do this before, we couldn't do it this efficiently. Facebook under criminal investigation over data sharing deals, says New York Times report
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into Facebook's data sharing deals with a number of large technology companies, according to a new report in the New York Times. Physicists reverse time using quantum computer
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology teamed up with colleagues from the U.S. and Switzerland and returned the state of a quantum computer a fraction of a second into the past. They also calculated the probability that an electroTrump supporters create app for 'safe spaces' to wear MAGA gear publicly
The app features reviews of local restaurant and businesses from a conservative perspective, 'helping (ensure that) you're safe when you shop and eat!'
Tech | 342 hits | 12:40 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The app features reviews of local restaurant and businesses from a conservative perspective, 'helping (ensure that) you're safe when you shop and eat!' Facebook sues over 'data-grabbing' quizzes
Malicious quiz apps were used to harvest thousands of users' profile data, according to Facebook. The data brokers quietly buying and selling your personal information
You’ve probably never heard of many of the data firms registered under a new law, but they’ve heard a lot about you. A list, and tips for opting out. Facebook won't keep your two-factor phone number truly private
Rapacious consumer of personal data Facebook is once again receiving bad press, for being a rapacious consumer of personal data. Facebook pressured Canada to ease up on data rules, U.K. reports say
Facebook promised to open a data centre in Canada to create jobs, in exchange for the federal government offering assurances that it would not impose its jurisdiction over the company's non-Canadian data. SpaceX capsule with dummy aboard docks at space station
SpaceX's new crew capsule has arrived at the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule, containing equipment and a dummy nicknamed Ripley, was developed under contract to NASA, which hopes to start flying U.S. astronauts this summer, ending the agenSpaceX prepares for biggest test yet: The inaugural launch of its Crew Dragon capsule
It's been eight long years since astronauts launched from U.S. soil. Now, Elon Musk's SpaceX is readying for the test of a lifetime with the test launch of its new crew capsule.
It's been eight long years since astronauts launched from U.S. soil. Now, Elon Musk's SpaceX is readying for the test of a lifetime with the test launch of its new crew capsule. Canada gets closer to a right to repair law
When Michael Coteau's daughter dropped his Samsung Galaxy S8 this past fall, cracking it all over, the Ontario Liberal MPP kept using it for a while.
"But then it started irritating my ear, because the glass was kind of breaking apart," he said..Police in U.K. issue warning about 'Momo Challenge' urging kids to self-harm
Police in the U.K. are warning parents about the so-called Momo Challenge, saying messages hidden in otherwise child-friendly online videos can lead to children being directed to injure themselves.
Tech | 339 hits | 8:58 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police in the U.K. are warning parents about the so-called Momo Challenge, saying messages hidden in otherwise child-friendly online videos can lead to children being directed to injure themselves. Electric vehicles are approaching a tipping point — here's why
Advances by manufacturers are bringing the latest crop of electric-powered vehicles to the point where they're starting to overcome the four main reasons Canadians say they're wary of going electric. Prince Albert II of Monaco behind electric polar expedition car unveiled in Edmonton
An eclectic adventure with a backstory tied to Formula One racing, royalty and Antarctica converged at the Hotel Macdonald Thursday morning as an electric car manufacturer unveiled a zero-emission snowcat vehicle. Google put a microphone in Nest Secure and forgot to tell anyone
Google's decision to bring Assistant-enabled voice controls to its Nest Secure system is causing a stir almost a year after the integration was rolled out.Pulwama attack: Google searches 'hijacked' to link Pakistan flag to toilet paper
The results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters responding to the 14 February Kashmir attack.
Tech | 355 hits | 5:13 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The results are believed to be the work of Indian protesters responding to the 14 February Kashmir attack. Fun fact: GPS uses 10 bits to store the week. That means it runs out... oh heck – April 6, 2019
Older satnavs and such devices won't be able to use America's Global Positioning System properly after April 6 unless they've been suitably updated or designed to handle a looming epoch rollover.Countries With Zero Rating Have More Expensive Wireless Broadband Than Countries Without It
When an ISP decides to exempt certain applications or services from cutting into a user's data cap, that's zero rating. And the evidence is in that it conclusively makes broadband more expensive.
When an ISP decides to exempt certain applications or services from cutting into a user's data cap, that's zero rating. And the evidence is in that it conclusively makes broadband more expensive. Cyber-warfare could be entering a new and alarming phase, ex-CIA analyst tells MPs
Online attacks on Canada’s financial system could become far more destructive as more militaries around the globe get involved in cyber operations, a security expert and former CIA analyst told a House of Commons committee Wednesday. Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking
Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps. In most cases you won’t even realize it. And they don’t need to ask for permission.EU orders recall of children's smartwatch over severe privacy concerns
EU warns that ENOX Safe-KID-One smartwatches contain several security flaws that let third-parties track and call children's watches.
EU warns that ENOX Safe-KID-One smartwatches contain several security flaws that let third-parties track and call children's watches. Facebook’s Fake News Problem Is Way Bigger Than Hoaxes
In February, the YourNewsWire page on Facebook was at its peak popularity, boosted by its salacious post claiming that Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, was Fidel Castro’s love child.
That story, shared 1,800 times, represented exactly the k Hackers Are Passing Around a Megaleak of 2.2 Billion Records
When hackers breached companies like Dropbox and LinkedIn in recent years—stealing 71 and 117 million passwords, respectively—they at least had the decency to exploit those stolen credentials in secret, or sell them for thousands of dollars on the dark we Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door
It looks like Facebook was not the only one abusing Apple’s system for distributing employee-only apps to sidestep the App Store and collect extensive data on users.
Google has been running an app called Screenwise Meter, which bears a strong resemblan Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them
Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June an2013 Mac Pro wasn't built in the U.S. because Apple couldn't get enough screws, report says
In 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly announced that one line of Apple's Mac products will be made in the United States.
Well, it never happened for precisely the reasons you'd think of: Supply chain issues. More precisely, according to a New York Times
In 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly announced that one line of Apple's Mac products will be made in the United States.
Well, it never happened for precisely the reasons you'd think of: Supply chain issues. More precisely, according to a New York Times Everybody Does It: The Messy Truth About Infiltrating Computer Supply Chains
In October, Bloomberg Businessweek published an alarming story: Operatives working for China’s People’s Liberation Army had secretly implanted microchips into motherboards made in China and sold by U.S.-based Supermicro. This allegedly gave Chinese spies Google confirms it uses dummy phone numbers to record calls with local services
Numbers appearing to come from Vancouver, Toronto, are used by Google to “monitor” clients’ phone calls with customers.Daily Mail demands browser warning U-turn
A built-in tool in Microsoft's Edge app says the Daily Mail's journalism is often inaccurate.
A built-in tool in Microsoft's Edge app says the Daily Mail's journalism is often inaccurate. Researchers discover state actor’s mobile malware efforts because of YOLO OPSEC
Ran malware on own phones as test, uploading all their WhatsApp messages, other data. Chinese envoy to Canada warns of 'repercussions ' if Ottawa bans Huawei from 5G mobile phone network
China's envoy to Canada on Thursday warned Ottawa of possible repercussions if it banned technology firm Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks, the latest blast in a deepening bilateral dispute. Popular Weather App Collects Too Much User Data, Security Experts Say
A popular weather app built by a Chinese tech conglomerate has been collecting an unusual amount of data from smartphones around the world and attempting to subscribe some users to paid services without permission, according to a London-based security fir What's the worst China could do with access to Canada's 5G network'Tech | 241 hits | 3:17 AM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
UK police are testing facial recognition on Christmas shoppers in London this week
Facial recognition technology continues to be trialled by police forces in the UK despite warnings of high error rates. In the latest test, the technology is being used to scan the faces of Christmas shoppers in London, with police hoping to spot wanted c
Facial recognition technology continues to be trialled by police forces in the UK despite warnings of high error rates. In the latest test, the technology is being used to scan the faces of Christmas shoppers in London, with police hoping to spot wanted c Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over to
With Microsoft's decision to end development of its own Web rendering engine and switch to Chromium, control over the Web has functionally been ceded to Google. That's a worrying turn of events, given the company's past behavior. How a red dot kept Chinese-Canadian readers from getting the full story on HuaweiTech | 303 hits | 12:03 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Censorship on the enormously popular Chinese app WeChat is affecting the way Canadian immigrants read the news about Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in Vancouver.Factory robot malfunctions and skewers Chinese worker
A factory worker in China survived after a rogue robot malfunctioned and plunged ten huge steel spikes into his chest and arm.
Tech | 422 hits | 10:10 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A factory worker in China survived after a rogue robot malfunctioned and plunged ten huge steel spikes into his chest and arm. Is Windows 10 still telling Microsoft what you're doing even if you don't want it to' 
Microsoft baffles Windows 10 users by apparently collecting data about recently opened websites and apps when users have opted against sharing that information.Back to Canada News
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