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Privacy Scandal Haunts Pokemon Go's CEO - 0 views

Ian Forrester on 10 Aug 16

Within two weeks of its release last month, Pokemon Go, the augmented reality gaming sensation, surpassed, by one estimate, Twitter, Facebook, and Netflix in its day-to-day popularity on Android phones. Over on Apple devices, the game was downloaded more times in its first week than any app that came before it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Within two weeks of its release last month, Pokemon Go, the augmented reality gaming sensation, surpassed, by one estimate, Twitter, Facebook, and Netflix in its day-to-day popularity on Android phones. Over on Apple devices, the game was downloaded more times in its first week than any app that came before it.</div>

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Large botnet of CCTV devices knock the snot out of jewelry website | Ars Technica - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 28 Jun 16

"Researchers have encountered a denial-of-service botnet that's made up of more than 25,000 Internet-connected closed circuit TV devices."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Researchers have encountered a denial-of-service botnet that's made up of more than 25,000 Internet-connected closed circuit TV devices."</div>

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IoT garage door opener maker bricks customer's product after bad review | Ars Technica - 0 views

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An Open E-Book: E-readers are collecting information about you | syracuse.com - 0 views

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New Linux worm targets routers, cameras, "Internet of things" devices | Ars Technica - 0 views

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If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay, Here's How to Set It Straight - WSJ - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 10 Dec 14

The original My Tivo Thinks I'm gay recommendation dilemma

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The original My Tivo Thinks I'm gay recommendation dilemma</div>

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Surveillance-based manipulation: How Facebook or Google could tilt elections | Ars Tech... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 03 Mar 15

Someone who knows things about us has some measure of control over us, and someone who knows everything about us has a lot of control over us. Surveillance facilitates control.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Someone who knows things about us has some measure of control over us, and someone who knows everything about us has a lot of control over us. Surveillance facilitates control.</div>

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Do You Know What Your Mobile Is Doing Behind Your Back? | Londonist - 0 views

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The Secret Life Of Your Mobile Phone is at Etcetera Theatre Camden, 4-7 December, 9pm. Tickets are £8, available from the website.
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Ian Forrester on 03 Dec 14

"Secret life of your mobile phone" play discussed on the Londonist

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Secret life of your mobile phone" play discussed on the Londonist</div>

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Samsung smart TVs inserting ads into third-party apps | Ars Technica - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 11 Feb 15

People with smart TVs from Samsung have been complaining that the electronics maker is inserting Pepsi ads during the playback of their own, locally stored movies.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">People with smart TVs from Samsung have been complaining that the electronics maker is inserting Pepsi ads during the playback of their own, locally stored movies.</div>

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Record-breaking DDoS reportedly delivered by >145k hacked cameras | Ars Technica - 0 views

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shared by Ian Forrester on 02 Oct 16 - No Cached

Ian Forrester on 02 Oct 16

Last week, security news site KrebsOnSecurity went dark for more than 24 hours following what was believed to be a record 620 gigabit-per-second denial of service attack brought on by an ensemble of routers, security cameras, or other so-called Internet of Things devices. Now, there's word of a similar attack on a French Web host that peaked at a staggering 1.1 terabits per second, more than 60 percent bigger.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Last week, security news site KrebsOnSecurity went dark for more than 24 hours following what was believed to be a record 620 gigabit-per-second denial of service attack brought on by an ensemble of routers, security cameras, or other so-called Internet of Things devices. Now, there's word of a similar attack on a French Web host that peaked at a staggering 1.1 terabits per second, more than 60 percent bigger.</div>

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Why does Google think most happy families are white? - 0 views

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Burger King hijacks the Google Assistant, gets shut down by Google | Ars Technica - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 14 Apr 17

Burger King hijacks the Google Assistant, gets shut down by Google Burger King's ad invokes the "OK Google" hotword to advertise fast food; gets blocked.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Burger King hijacks the Google Assistant, gets shut down by Google Burger King's ad invokes the "OK Google" hotword to advertise fast food; gets blocked.</div>

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Surprise: Android apps are riddled with trackers * The Register - 1 views

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Mozilla Slipped a 'Mr. Robot'-Promo Plugin into Firefox and Users Are Pissed [Updated] - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 29 Dec 17

"Mozilla sneaked a browser plugin that promotes Mr. Robot into Firefox-and managed to piss off a bunch of its privacy-conscious users in the process."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Mozilla sneaked a browser plugin that promotes Mr. Robot into Firefox-and managed to piss off a bunch of its privacy-conscious users in the process."</div>

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Callisto - The way you are supported to tell your story can make all the difference - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 15 Nov 22

Callisto's mission is to empower survivors of sexual violence to navigate inequitable systems utilizing DLTs

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Callisto's mission is to empower survivors of sexual violence to navigate inequitable systems utilizing DLTs</div>

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Readocracy - Get credit for what you read online. Prove you are well-informed on any su... - 0 views

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Ian Forrester on 17 Feb 22

"Make all the articles you consume count We're restoring sanity to the world by making how you inform yourself count for something. Troll-free, bot-free, ad-free."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Make all the articles you consume count We're restoring sanity to the world by making how you inform yourself count for something. Troll-free, bot-free, ad-free."</div>

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