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dr tech

Internet-connected teddy bear leaked kids' data online / Boing Boing - 0 views

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ITGS system online data peopleandmachines privacy security internet of things

shared by dr tech on 02 Mar 17 - Cached
  • dr tech on 02 Mar 17
     
    "Security researcher Troy Hunt reports that the snuggly spies, from Spiral Toys, Security researcher Troy Hunt reports that the snuggly spies, from Spiral Toys, "represents the nexus" of the problem with internet-connected appliances and toys: children being recorded, data being leaked, and the technical possibility of surreptitious access to children through networked toys. "The best way to understand what these guys do is to simply watch the video [advertisement for the toy].""
dr tech

Starbucks: We Stored Your Passwords in Plaintext - 0 views

mashable.com/...cks-mobile-passwords-plaintext

starbucks stored passwords ITGS security password unencrypted

shared by dr tech on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 17 Jan 14
     
    "User information, including passwords, email addresses, usernames and geolocation data, was unencrypted - making it readily accessible to anyone who plugs the handset into a PC, according to a report detailing the vulnerability."
dr tech

A $7 PC: Keepod Launches Project To Give African Slums Computer Access | Social Awareness - 0 views

nocamels.com/...-african-slums-computer-access

african digital divide ITGS globalisation

shared by dr tech on 12 Feb 14 - Cached
  • dr tech on 12 Feb 14
     
    "Since Keepod's technology enables the computer to boot from the USB device and use the Keepod OS, old computers can be reused, since hardware requirements are not an issue. This way, each person can be given their "own" computer by using an old computer as a "shell." The cost of each system is a mere $7 - a fraction of the cost of an actual PC"
dr tech

Turkey blocks use of Twitter after prime minister attacks social media site | World new... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...-blocks-twitter-prime-minister

ITGS Turkey twitter peopleandmachines policiesandstandards anonymity privacy control

shared by dr tech on 21 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 21 Mar 14
     
    "Turkey restricted access to Twitter hours after its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, threatened to "root out" the social media network where wiretapped recordings have been leaked, damaging the government's reputation ahead of local elections."
dr tech

Facebook report: governments asked for data on 38,000 users this year | Technology | th... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ebook-government-user-requests

facebook governments technology ITGS

shared by dr tech on 28 Aug 13 - Cached
  • dr tech on 28 Aug 13
     
    "Government agencies around the world demanded access to the information of over 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, and more than half the orders came from the United States, the company said on Tuesday."
julia barr

Protecting Your Data on The Cloud - 0 views

www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm

ITGS privacy reliability

shared by julia barr on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • julia barr on 11 Dec 13
     
    By connecting laptops and smartphones to enormous, remote computing banks, cloud computing gives us access to more processing power than could ever fit in any one of those devices, along with access to all our data and documents from anywhere in the world.
dr tech

Hacker Claims 7 Million Dropbox Accounts Compromised, Dropbox Denies Hack - 0 views

mashable.com/...dropbox-password-hack

hacker dropbox ITGS security

shared by dr tech on 14 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 14 Oct 14
     
    "Dropbox is at the centre of a leak scandal, following the releasing of 400 usernames and passwords by an anonymous user on Pastebin. The hacker claims the initial dump is just a portion of the 6,937,081 Dropbox accounts he claims to have compromised on Tuesday. He then requested Bitcoins in payment before he would allow access to more accounts."
dr tech

CryptoLocker Is The Nastiest Malware Ever - Here's What You Can Do - 0 views

www.makeuseof.com/...are-ever-heres-what-you-can-do

ITGS malware security ransomware

shared by dr tech on 03 Nov 13 - Cached
  • dr tech on 03 Nov 13
     
    "Ransomware is an especially odious type of malware. The way it works is simple. Your computer will be infected with some malicious software. That software then renders your computer entirely unusable, sometimes purporting to be from local law enforcement and accusing you of committing a computer crime or viewing explicit pictures of children. It then demands monetary payment, either in the form of a ransom or a 'fine' before access to your computer is returned."
dr tech

WhatsApp offers lifeline for Syrian refugees on journey across Europe - 0 views

mashable.com/...rians-europe-whatsapp-refugees

ITGS refugees journey europe peopleandmachines globalisation equalityofaccess

shared by dr tech on 04 Jul 15 - Cached
  • dr tech on 04 Jul 15
     
    "Many hope to reach the economically stable countries in northern Europe, and use WhatsApp's messaging system as a virtual road map to help them navigate their journey. They stick to groups of their countrymen, connecting through friends of friends. Unlike some other ways of communicating, WhatsApp is free, and only requires that the user have access to the internet."
dr tech

My Stolen Life - Boing Boing - 0 views

boingboing.net/...my-stolen-life.html

ITGS identitytheft security anonymity privacy peopleandmachines

shared by dr tech on 09 Sep 15 - Cached
  • dr tech on 09 Sep 15
     
    "In some ways, losing access to your home and documents is worse than having your home and documents physically destroyed."
jamandham

Languages are dying, but is the internet to blame? (Wired UK) - 0 views

www.wired.co.uk/...linguistic-diversity-online

globalisation equalityofaccess

shared by jamandham on 28 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • jamandham on 28 Sep 15
     
    Here is an article discussing weather it is the internet fault for globalisation with the loss of language or if it is a problem happens naturally. There is also a mention of equality of access
Max van Mesdag

How secure is your e-mail password? | InSecurity Complex - 0 views

news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20016442-245.html

E-mail Password ITGS security privacy control intellectualproperty policiesandstandards

shared by Max van Mesdag on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Max van Mesdag on 15 Sep 10
     
    Your e-mail password may be easier to access than you may have thought.
Mcdoogleh CDKEY

BBC - Newsbeat - Satio phone 'misleading' in Facebook TV advert - 0 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...10057810.stm

Sony Ericsson Phone Software Corrupted Incorrect BBC Reliability

shared by Mcdoogleh CDKEY on 17 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Mcdoogleh CDKEY on 17 Feb 10
     
    "Sony Ericsson has landed in hot water over the way it advertised its Satio smartphone. The company "exaggerated" the handset's ability to access Facebook, according to the Advertising Standards Authority(ASA)." Gotta be careful with what ya promise =P
Mcdoogleh CDKEY

CES 2010: Intel's Reader, a boon for the blind | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...intel-reader-blind-ces

CES Intel Reader EaseOfAccess

shared by Mcdoogleh CDKEY on 13 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Mcdoogleh CDKEY on 13 Jan 10
     
    A new technology that may be able to help those who are blind. A major improvement towards ease-of-access for those disabled.
dr tech

Beware of This Dangerously Convincing Google Docs Phishing Scam - 0 views

gizmodo.com/g-google-docs-phish-1546278702

google scam ITGS phishing security

shared by dr tech on 25 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 25 Mar 14
     
    ""The fake page is actually hosted on Google's servers and is served over SSL, making the page even more convincing," Symantec security expert Nick Johnston explained in a blog post. "The scammers have simply created a folder inside a Google Drive account, marked it as public, uploaded a file there, and then used Google Drive's preview feature to get a publicly accessible URL to include in their messages.""
dr tech

Turkey Unblocks YouTube After 2 Months - 0 views

mashable.com/...turkey-unblocks-youtube

turkey youtube ITGS policiesandstandards people and machines

shared by dr tech on 03 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 03 Jun 14
     
    "Turkey has finally restored access to YouTube, 67 days after the government blocked the video-sharing website. The Turkey's telecommunications authority (TIB) lifted the ban on Tuesday, removing YouTube from the "blocked sites" listed on its website. The move came four days after the country's Constitutional Court ruled that the ban violated Turks' free speech rights and ordered the ban be lifted."
dr tech

The Celebrity Photo Hack Goes Far Beyond iCloud - 0 views

mashable.com/...brity-photo-hack-beyond-icloud

celebrity photo hack ITGS security privacy anonymity

shared by dr tech on 03 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 03 Sep 14
     
    "iTunes phishing scams Compromised phones or computers Celebrity passwords/emails as part of a larger password dump (such as the Adobe hack) Mobile-phone or computer-repair individuals abusing access Password reset questions guess Brute force"
dr tech

Worst passwords of 2014 are just as terrible as you'd think - 0 views

mashable.com/...worst-passwords-of-2014

security passwords ITGS password

shared by dr tech on 20 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 20 Jan 15
     
    "1. 123456 (Unchanged from 2013) 2. password (Unchanged) 3. 12345 (Up 17) 4. 12345678 (Down 1) 5. qwerty (Down 1) 6. 234567890 (Unchanged) 7. 1234 (Up 9) 8. baseball (New) 9. dragon (New) 10. football (New) 11. 1234567 (Down 4) 12. monkey (Up 5) 13. letmein (Up 1) 14. abc123 (Down 9) 15. 111111 (Down 8) 16. mustang (New) 17. access (New) 18. shadow (Unchanged) 19. master (New) 20. michael (New) 21. superman (New) 22. 696969 (New) 23. 123123 (Down 12) 24. batman (New) 25. trustno1 (Down 1)"
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