Facebook is getting used to billions. Whether pushing past that milestone in terms of users, as it did three years ago, or spending it on dollars on the likes of Instagram and Oculus VR, the nine zeros are not unusual […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Security
We already know that Facebook has the ability to tag and unearth our most embarrassing photos when we least expect it, but the social network’s latest leap forward takes that ability to the next level. Through research conducted in conjunction […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Protecting our online accounts is more important than ever. It’s also more complicated than ever, thanks to the sheer number of passwords, pins, usernames, and security questions required to access even the simplest sites nowadays. Unfortunately, recent high profile hacks affecting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A common thread ran through a diverse set of announcements at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2015) yesterday. Between News and new software, Maps and Music, the linking factor for each came back to one thing: privacy. The fact that each […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The most favored passwords of 2014 make for a frustrating read upon first glance. Most of the usual suspects appear in the list of password protected terms that give users a false sense of security, from the highly memorable (and hackable) ‘123456’ […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s tough to keep the worst pirates down, even when they’re fighting among themselves. Popcorn Time, the free streaming video site that easily facilitated the theft of major movies and tv shows for a brief time in March, is back […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s been a busy couple of days for web-based companies and employees, as the massive security breach known as ‘Heartbleed‘ swept the Internet. By rushing to remedy the problem however, which is believed to have affected up to two-thirds of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hot on the heels of technology companies at CES 2014 selling their visions of the future, Google buys Nest, a manufacturer of smart home devices like thermostats and smoke detectors, for $3.2 billion. Cash. Cue the speculation cycle as to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in full swing out in Las Vegas, with every form of technology you can imagine being tested and dissected by industry experts. With privacy issues weighing on the minds of many people in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…