NSA warns that mobile device location services constantly compromise snoops and soldiers
(2020/08/05)
It might be best not to ask how the NSA knows this and why it advises most mitigations don’t help
What a good eye-dea: Battery-less, grain-of-sand-sized 2.4GHz transmitter to help save your eyesight
(2020/08/05)
Wireless sensor to show 'how the body is responding in real-time' to treatment
China slams President Trump's TikTok banned-or-be-bought plan in the US
(2020/08/05)
Beijing accuses America of working to destroy businesses it doesn't like
There’s no going back. We have entered the age of digital-first. Now we need to secure it
(2020/08/05)
Tune in and hear all about new research into the benefits of safe remote collaboration – auf Deutsch
Alibaba Cloud reduces RAM, disk size and price of some cloud servers
(2020/08/05)
Tiniest instance type gets price hike and spec shrinkage
HPE slashes Windows Server 2019 licence costs – if you buy direct for its AMD Epyc Rome-powered servers
(2020/08/05)
Two cores for the price of one, under eleven-month ‘pilot’ scheme
Chinese debt collectors jailed for cyberbullying under ‘soft violence’ laws
(2020/08/05)
Threatening and insulting WeChat messages and worse earn time inside
Self-driving car supremo Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in the clink for stealing trade secrets from Google's Waymo
(2020/08/05)
Yes, you read that right, an American exec is actually going to serve time... eventually. When he chooses
Microsoft forked out $13.7m in bug bounties. The reward program's architect thinks the money could be better spent
(2020/08/04)
'A secure dev lifecycle has a much higher ROI than letting the public do the bug detection work for you'
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe – because we used astrometry: A Saturn-like world hugging its star
(2020/08/04)
Mexico, US boffins used technique 'for the first time' with ground-based radio 'scopes to spot exoplanet
Mozilla doubles down on anti-tracking tech: It'll be tougher for wily ad-biz cookie monsters to track Firefox
(2020/08/04)
Apple still leading in anti-cookie diet, Google – predictably – in the rearguard
As the world descends into madness, it's good to see some things never change: Monthly Android patches
(2020/08/04)
Qualcomm bugs among the worst – including a critical hole in wireless networking
European Commission: Full-scale probe launched into data-slurping potential of Google's $2.1bn Fitbit buy
(2020/08/04)
'New investigation casts fresh uncertainty over the deal,' says analyst
They say the tooth will set you free... so Brit dentist trade union tells members: 'Bad news – we've been hacked'
(2020/08/04)
Bank account numbers and sort codes may have been accessed by intruders
Wrap it before you tap it? No, say Linux developers: 'GPL condom' for Nvidia driver is laughed out of the kernel
(2020/08/04)
Facebook's man told: 'OK, now you are just trolling us'
Virgin Media CEO says Brit broadband biz 'performed well' in Q2, which is a weird way to say losses almost tripled
(2020/08/04)
More customers, more coverage, but profit proves elusive
Uncle Sam blames best pal China as Taidoor crew's dirty RAT takes aim at Western orgs, some have their doubts
(2020/08/04)
Hello, 2009 called, they said they've got an email for you
You think the UK coronavirus outbreak was bad? Just wait till winter: Study shows test-and-trace system is failing
(2020/08/04)
Modelling suggests massive second wave without major improvements
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas: Fondleslab sales shoot up to festive season levels as folk work from home
(2020/08/04)
Sorry, it's a bit early for Crimbo singalongs, isn't it?
University of Cambridge to decommission its homegrown email service Hermes in favour of Microsoft Exchange Online
(2020/08/04)
Institute says the knowledge needed to run it is fading, but the move wasn't without opposition
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