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Ian Forrester

'Overnight, everything I loved was gone': the internet shaming of Lindsey Stone | Techn... - 0 views

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    "When a friend posted a photograph of charity worker Lindsey Stone on Facebook, she never dreamed she would lose her job and her reputation. Two years on, could she get her life back?"
Ian Forrester

Will Our Fitness Data Be Used Against Us? | Design and Tech | OutsideOnline.com - 0 views

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    " Your activity tracker knows a ridiculous amount about you-from the wear on your running shoes to what coffee shop you'll stop at on your next ride. And that data's getting shared for financial gain. "
Ian Forrester

The internet of things - the next big challenge to our privacy | Technology | theguardi... - 0 views

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    Privacy is a hot-button issue in the tech world. How will it fare in the age of pervasive computing - a world of billions of connected devices, systems, and services exchanging personal data?
Ian Forrester

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

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

IBM's Watson Helps CogniToy's Educational Toy Talk Like a Buddy | Re/code - 0 views

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    "It has been 30 years since toys started talking back to kids - in the form of the cassette-playing robot bear Teddy Ruxpin"
Ian Forrester

BBC News - Barbie doll will be internet connected to chat to kids - 0 views

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    "Barbie is having a digital makeover, with the release of an internet-connected version of the iconic doll."
Ian Forrester

BBC News - Is your toaster a silent recruit in a 'thingbot' army? - 0 views

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    Our electronic devices are getting smarter - many can now "talk" to each other and connect to the web. What happens when silently recruited into a bot net?
Ian Forrester

Even Barbie Can Be Hacked - 0 views

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    A security researcher accessed personal information stored by Hello Barbie, a Wi-Fi-enabled talking Barbie doll.
Ian Forrester

Stalking Your Friends with Facebook Messenger - Faith and future - Medium - 0 views

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    I didn't realize how much data about me Messenger was revealing to the people I chatted with until last week when I began tinkering with my message history.
Ian Forrester

IoT Abandonware: When your cloud service leaves you stranded | ZDNet - 0 views

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    In November, owners of the Aether Cone intelligent streaming audio device got a lump of coal for the holidays, when Aether, the manufacturer of the "smart speaker" announced it was going out of business.
Ian Forrester

Critical IoT Reading List - Thingclash - 0 views

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    Critical and insightful reading list about IOT
Ian Forrester

'10-second' theoretical hack could jog Fitbits into malware-spreading mode * The Register - 0 views

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    "A vulnerability in FitBit fitness trackers first reported to the vendor in March could still be exploited by the person you sit next to on a park bench while catching your breath."
Ian Forrester

TalkTalk hacking crisis deepens as more details emerge | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

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    "TalkTalk is facing increasing criticism after belatedly admitting it was the victim of a "significant and sustained" cyber-attack that has led to the theft of the credit card and bank details of up to 4 million customers. "
Ian Forrester

WiFi Signals Can ID Individuals by Body Shape | Motherboard - 0 views

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    Due to the difference of body shapes and motion patterns, each person can have specific influence patterns on surrounding WIFI signals while she moves indoors, generating a unique pattern on the CSI time series of the WIFI device," the team writes in its report. "FreeSense…is nonintrusive and privacy-preserving compared with existing methods [of human identification].
Ian Forrester

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

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    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.
Ian Forrester

What every Browser knows about you - 1 views

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    "This is a demonstration of all the data your browser knows about you. All this data can be accessed by any website without asking you for any permission. Most of the data points are educated guesses and not considered to be accurate. "
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