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It has been reported that Uber concealed a massive data breach from a hack involving the data of 57 million customers and drivers, and then paid the hackers $100,000 to delete the data and to keep quiet about it. More Than Two Years Ago? Reportedly, the hacking of ride-hailing service Uber’s stored data took place…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that it backs the idea that anyone accessing personal data without a valid reason or without their employer’s knowledge is guilty of a criminal offence, should be prosecuted, and prison sentences should be an option. Recent Case A recent case involving a nursing auxiliary at Newport’s Royal Gwent…
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Quad9 is a new, free service that will allow users to keep their Internet browsing habits secret and their data safe from malicious websites, botnets, phishing attacks, and marketers. What’s The Problem? When you browse the Internet, your Domain Name System (DNS) is likely set to whatever your ISP would like it to be (unless…
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From Lollipop you can create different user accounts e.g. if you want to keep social and professional separate, or if others use your device. You can, therefore, manage your different identities / accounts with WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter on the same device. Here’s how: Set up a new user – go to Settings> Users>…
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With more than 15% of Internet users reporting takeovers of their email or social networking accounts, new research by Google and the University of California, Berkeley has shed light on how passwords are stolen and how accounts are hacked. Tracking Black Markets The research, which took place between March 2016 and March 2017, and focused…
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Ofcom has announced that broadband and landline customers will be automatically able to get money back from their providers when things go wrong, without having to make a claim for it. Review Brings ‘Automatic Compensation’ Agreement After a review and intervention in the broadband market by Ofcom, BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Zen Internet,…
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Banking industry group LINK has warned that a plan to cut the fees that fund their cash machines could mean that more ATMs will be axed. What Fees? The 38 Card issuers (banks and building societies) have proposed a cut in funding (the interchange fee) that they pay to ATM operators over the next 4…
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An Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm has been developed that can fool the Captcha website security check system by mimicking how the brain processes images and visual clues. CAPTCHA Most of us will be familiar with the Captcha system that requires us to prove that we’re not robots by recognising and entering a series of apparently…
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The combination of Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to a cosmetics chain enabling customers to experiment with virtual make-up, and the animation of single still images into photos with moving facial expressions. Virtual Cosmetics App Back in March, the new ‘Virtual Artist’ app was first unveiled to the tech world. The…
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Microsoft has added its talking digital assistant ‘Cortana’ to Skype to provide ‘contextual assistance’, which could help Skype users in their online chats. What Kind of Assistance? The idea is that the digital assistant can use its AI to pick up on what is being said in a Skype chat and then help to provide…
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