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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 | 162 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 | 249 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 | 350 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. BlackBerry unveils secure smart-city service as CEO opens up about big tech
BlackBerry Inc. is making a play to integrate itself into smart cities and vehicles, announcing Monday that it has built a new service to provide infrastructure for vehicles and traffic lights to exchange information securely. Facebook knew Android call-scraping would be ‘high-risk,’ new documents reveal
In March, many Android users were shocked to discover that Facebook had been collecting a record of their call and SMS history, as revealed by the company’s data download tool. Now, internal emails released by the UK Parliament show how the decision was m Canada’s 1-800-FLOWERS finds credit card stealing malware after 4 years
The Canadian branch of 1-800-FLOWERS said malware on its website allowed unauthorized access to customers’ credit card details over a four-year period. TechCrunch reported on December 3rd, 2018 that the flower delivery company filed a report with the Ca Security agencies warn of foreign espionage threat to company networks
The RCMP organized two workshops last March to raise awareness about threats to critical systems, including espionage and foreign interference, cyberattacks, terrorism and sabotage, newly disclosed documents show.Facebook v Soros: 'Congress must probe'
One of George Soros's lieutenants says US politicians must investigate Facebook's smear campaign.
Tech | 227 hits | 9:45 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One of George Soros's lieutenants says US politicians must investigate Facebook's smear campaign.Simulator helps experts understand how whales get entangled
Scientists have developed a video simulation of how whales become entangled in fishing lines, and say the technology could help lead to new and safer gear designs.
Scientists have developed a video simulation of how whales become entangled in fishing lines, and say the technology could help lead to new and safer gear designs.Ion drive meets drone, as small plane flies with no moving parts
The Johnson Indoor Track at MIT probably won't go down in history in the same way as Kitty Hawk has, but it was the scene of a first in powered flight. A team of researchers has managed to build the first aircraft powered by an ionic wind, a propulsion sy
The Johnson Indoor Track at MIT probably won't go down in history in the same way as Kitty Hawk has, but it was the scene of a first in powered flight. A team of researchers has managed to build the first aircraft powered by an ionic wind, a propulsion syData Driven: Explore How Cops Are Collecting and Sharing Our Travel Patterns Using Automated License Plate Readers
EFF and MuckRock have filed hundreds of public records requests with law enforcement agencies around the country to reveal how data collected from automated license plate readers (ALPR) is used to track the travel patterns of drivers. We focused exclusive
EFF and MuckRock have filed hundreds of public records requests with law enforcement agencies around the country to reveal how data collected from automated license plate readers (ALPR) is used to track the travel patterns of drivers. We focused exclusiveHow I Lost and Regained Control of My Microchip Implant
It was just before midnight when I made the impulsive decision that would transform me into the world’s most useless cyborg.
My friend and I had just left a free concert at the 25th annual Def Con, the world’s largest hacker conference, and were roamin
It was just before midnight when I made the impulsive decision that would transform me into the world’s most useless cyborg.
My friend and I had just left a free concert at the 25th annual Def Con, the world’s largest hacker conference, and were roaminInventors of spinning wind turbine win James Dyson award
Lancaster students win £30,000 prize for O-Wind turbine after scooping UK equivalent
Lancaster students win £30,000 prize for O-Wind turbine after scooping UK equivalent China's 'artificial sun' reaches 100 million degrees Celsius marking milestone for nuclear fusion
Chinese nuclear scientists reach an important milestone in the global quest to harness energy from nuclear fusion, heating plasma in a tokomak device to a temperature more than six times hotter than the core of the sun. Google accused of 'trust demolition' over health app
DeepMind now wants its health app to become an AI assistant for nurses and doctors around the world.Dubai police begin training on flying motorbikes
Police in Dubai have started training officers to use a flying motorbike - the hoverbike - in the hope first responder units can reach difficult areas.
Tech | 237 hits | 12:26 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police in Dubai have started training officers to use a flying motorbike - the hoverbike - in the hope first responder units can reach difficult areas.Oracle confirms China Telecom internet traffic 'misdirections'
Oracle's Internet Intelligence division partially confirms controversial US Naval War College research paper.
Oracle's Internet Intelligence division partially confirms controversial US Naval War College research paper.Web needs more love, says its creator
Hatred is enabled to spread by the way some social media sites are built, warns Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
Hatred is enabled to spread by the way some social media sites are built, warns Sir Tim Berners-Lee. In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking DRM to Fix Your Electronics Is Legal
The Librarian of Congress and US Copyright Office just proposed new rules that will give consumers and independent repair experts wide latitude to legally hack embedded software on their devices in order to repair or maintain them. This exemption to copyrScientists Push for a Crash Program to Scrub Carbon From the Air
With time running out to avoid dangerous global warming, the nation’s leading scientific body on Wednesday urged the federal government to begin a research program focused on developing technologies that can remove vast quantities of carbon dioxide out of
With time running out to avoid dangerous global warming, the nation’s leading scientific body on Wednesday urged the federal government to begin a research program focused on developing technologies that can remove vast quantities of carbon dioxide out of New study claims data harvesting among Android apps is 
The researchers, who analyzed 959,000 apps from the US and UK Google Play stores, said data harvesting and sharing by mobile apps was now “out of control.” Tim Cook calls for strong US privacy law, rips “data-industrial complex”
Cook: Tech companies should de-identify customer data or not collect it at all.Thousands of Swedes are getting microchip IDs inserted into their hands
Thousands of Swedes have been implanted with a microchip that allows them to replace cash, tickets and access card with a chip the size of a grain of rice.
Tech | 487 hits | 11:25 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of Swedes have been implanted with a microchip that allows them to replace cash, tickets and access card with a chip the size of a grain of rice. Internal Transport Canada study showed school buses 'failed' safety tests
A 2010 Transport Canada report that revealed that school buses “failed” safety tests and did not do enough to prevent “serious injuries” was kept hidden from the public,The Fifth Estate has learned. She thought she was buying $500 in gift cards for her boss — but she was actually the victim of a 'CEO scam'
North Vancouver RCMP are warning of a so-called "CEO scam" after a government employee was duped into buying a $500 worth of gift cards. Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever — Krebs on Security
Most of us have been trained to be wary of clicking on links and attachments that arrive in emails unexpected, but it’s easy to forget scam artists are constantly dreaming up innovations that put a new shine on old-fashioned telephone-based phishing scams That sign telling you how fast you’re driving may be spying on you
The next time you drive past one of those road signs with a digital readout showing how fast you’re going, don’t simply assume it’s there to remind you not to speed. It may actually be capturing your license plate data. How a 'right to be forgotten' could trigger a battle over free speech in CanadaTech | 153 hits | 12:59 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Legal experts say Parliament should consider a new law embracing Canadians' "right to be forgotten" as a landmark battle looms between privacy protection and freedom of expression on the internet. Drones flying into restricted airspace 'going to kill somebody,' says pilot
The number of drones spotted around Canadian airports and aircraft has soared since 2014, and that has some pilots worried about their safety. 'A window into your life': Why smart home devices might be putting your privacy at risk
Whether for security, convenience or the cool factor, millions of Canadians are automating their homes with the latest smart home gadgets. But a Marketplace investigation reveals that the convenience might come at a cost. Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information
Last week, I ran an ad on Facebook that was targeted at a computer science professor named Alan Mislove. Mislove studies how privacy works on social networks and had a theory that Facebook is letting advertisers reach users with contact information collec RCMP and privacy commissioner probe alleged NCIX data breach
B.C.'s privacy commissioner is investigating an alleged privacy breach involving the bankrupt computer retailer NCIX. Experimental net captures orbiting space junk
A net has managed to capture space junk, in a demonstration of ways to clean up debris in orbit. The net — about five metres across — and its target will eventually fall out of orbit together and burn up. A harpoon, meanwhile, will be tested in a similar "Lawful intercept" Pegasus spyware found deployed in 45 countries
At least ten operators of Pegasus spyware have deployed the malware outside their country's border, new Citizen Lab report finds. Facial recognition is everywhere — here's why that's concerning
Using your face unlock your phone is convenient. But now facial recognition technology is being pitched as the future of everything, from advertising to law enforcement. Here's why that might make you uncomfortable. The greatest trick Apple ever pulled was convincing the world the movies you bought don't exist
On Monday, Twitter user Anders da Silva revealed the movies he had purchased on iTunes had been removed before he even had a chance to watch them.
Da Silva had bought three movies via the digital media service. When he couldn’t find them in his library Space gun test run a success in Cartwright
Shooting plywood boxes into the sky from a 14-metre-long artillery cannon is all in a day's work for a research team in Labrador. As part of Phase 1, the researchers shot plywood boxes loaded full of sand into sky — although the boxes didn't stay boxes foWith net neutrality gone, carriers throttle YouTube, Netflix, other streamers
Following the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s decision to reverse its position on net neutrality under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, researchers are stepping in to monitor how web traffic is affected — and the results are not s
Following the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s decision to reverse its position on net neutrality under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, researchers are stepping in to monitor how web traffic is affected — and the results are not s That Time Telco Lobbyists Sent Me All Their Talking Points About Trying To Shift The Blame To Internet Companies
It's not every day that big telco lobbyists email me their internal documents about how they're going to try to shift all the negative press about themselves and try to flip it onto internet companies. But it did happen yesterday. Google and Mastercard Cut a Secret Ad Deal to Track Retail Sales
For the past year, select Google advertisers have had access to a potent new tool to track whether the ads they ran online led to a sale at a physical store in the U.S. That insight came thanks in part to a stockpile of Mastercard transactions that GoogleSweden sees surge in Twitter bots ahead of election next month
A Swedish government study says there's been a recent surge in the number of automated Twitter accounts ahead of the Sept. 9 elections, noting that 40 per cent of them are more likely to support the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party, which is expect
A Swedish government study says there's been a recent surge in the number of automated Twitter accounts ahead of the Sept. 9 elections, noting that 40 per cent of them are more likely to support the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party, which is expect Air Canada mobile app breach affects 20,000 people
Air Canada says the personal information for about 20,000 customers "may potentially have been improperly accessed" via a breach in its mobile app, so the company has locked down all 1.7 million accounts as a precaution until customers change their passwoBack to Canada News
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