Steam limits game auto-updates to manage peak demand Console makers aren't the only ones managing game service bandwidth to keep traffic flowing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Valve is scaling back game auto-updates in Steam to […]
Facebook makes it easier to see how much it knows about you Facebook will let you view and download more of the data it collects about you, the company revealed today. It's expanding the Download […]
The U.S.’s $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Has a Toilet Problem The toilets on America’s two newest carriers clog frequently, causing problems throughout the ship. The ships use a scaled-up version of airliner toilets, using vacuum […]
COVID-19: Hackers Begin Exploiting Zoom’s Overnight Success to Spread Malware As people increasingly work from home and online communication platforms such as Zoom explode in popularity in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking […]
FBI Offers Workout App to Quarantined Americans — Turns Out It Can Spy on You The FBI doesn’t have a particularly good brand image right now. I’d kind of forgotten about that for a while […]
Saudi Arabia may be spying on its citizens via US mobile networks Data shared by a whistleblower suggests Saudi Arabia may be using a weakness in mobile telecom networks to track its citizens in the […]
Sony will limit PlayStation download speeds in the US Earlier this week, both Sony and Microsoft announced that they would follow the lead of many streaming companies and limit the bandwidth of their gaming services […]
New Windows 10 bug hits home working: Outlook, Office 365, Teams can’t access internet As if working from home wasn’t challenging enough, Microsoft has now warned that a Windows 10 bug is preventing Office 365, […]
11 countries are now using people’s phones to track the coronavirus pandemic, and it heralds a massive increase in surveillance Countries have been quick to use the one tool almost all of us carry with […]
Working from home? Switch off Amazon’s Alexa (say lawyers) One of the byproducts of doing all your work from home is that you might be discussing confidential matters. And who might overhear them? Well, there’s […]
WordPress Malware Distributed via Pirated Coronavirus Plugins The threat actors behind the WordPress WP-VCD malware have started to distribute modified versions of Coronavirus plugins that inject a backdoor into a web site. The WP-VCD family […]
Microsoft warns Windows users of two security holes already under attack Today, Microsoft warned billions of Windows users that hackers are actively exploiting two critical zero-day vulnerabilities that could allow bad actors to take complete […]
Innocent Man Discovers Google Tracked His Location, Gave Info To Police If you don’t understand just how much data big tech has on you — and what it can be used for — consider the […]
Spotify will end support for third-party DJ apps on July 1st DJing is no longer about two turntables and a fader — laptops and tablets are essential tools of the trade. Apps like djay help […]
EU asks Netflix and other services to stream in SD to ease internet burden EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has called on Europeans to limit their broadband usage during the coronavirus outbreak by tweaking […]
FACEBOOK RAMPS UP CORONAVIRUS CENSORSHIP: BLOCKING POSTS ABOUT COVID-19 Facebook has ramped up its censorship campaign, even against mainstream media’s “verified sources” by blocking articles about the coronavirus. Multiple people have experienced the same thing, […]
Google pauses Chrome updates to limit issues while teams work remotely Google announced today that it is pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases due to adjusted work schedules. The goal, Google said in a […]
Data of millions of eBay and Amazon shoppers exposed Researchers have discovered another big database containing millions of European customer records left unsecured on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for anyone to find using a search […]
Oman lifts restrictions on secure video chats In an effort to help businesses and schools function remotely, Oman is lifting restrictions on some video calling services. Its Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) tweeted that it will […]
San Diego police ban Clearview AI’s facial recognition tool The backlash to Clearview AI's facial recognition tool is extending beyond tech companies and civil liberties groups. San Diego's police department and district attorney's office have […]
Tracking down unexpected sources of light pollution Light pollution is the bane of stargazers, which is why you need to get out of the city to make the best use of your telescope. However, even […]
Foldable phones are the future, but their software is stuck in the present Take your boring glass rectangle of a phone and fold it in half! Or thirds! Or.. quarters? It's time for the shape […]
A popular analytics platform secretly scraped user data via VPN apps Popular analytics platform Sensor Tower has been secretly harvesting data from millions of people with Android and iOS ad-blocking and VPN apps, according to […]
If You’re Close to the Scene of a Crime, Police Can Demand Google Hand Over Your Data URL: https://governmentslaves.news/2020/03/09/if-youre-close-to-the-scene-of-a-crime-police-can-demand-google-hand-over-your-data/
Why downloading this Windows 10 update could be a serious mistake However, it seems KB4535996 is inadvertently causing a number of problems on some PCs that install it. As noted by Windows Latest, these range […]
Unfixable flaw in nearly all Intel chips released in the last five years could allow cyber criminals to hijack computers and wreak ‘utter chaos’ An unfixable flaw present in nearly all Intel chips released in […]
Man Fined $500, Threatened with Jail for Criticizing Traffic Cameras Without a License Mats Järlström, an Oregon resident who trained in engineering in Sweden tried to tell officials in Oregon that he developed a safer […]
Researchers: Facebook’s ad transparency tools are ‘easy to evade’ Facebook has long touted its rules requiring transparency in political advertising as one of the company's most important policy changes following Russian interference in the 2016 […]
A Massive U.S. Property and Demographic Database Exposes 200 Million Records More than 200 million records containing a wide range of property-related information on US residents were left exposed on a database that was accessible […]
Windows 10 KB4535996 Update Issues: Crashes, Slowdowns, Audio, More Since the release of the Windows 10 KB4535996 cumulative update, Windows users have been reporting numerous problems including boot issues, crashes, performance problems, audio issues, and […]
Apple and Google crack down on false information on coronavirus by rejecting apps and blocking searches related to the disease Apple and Google are cracking down on the spread of coronavirus misinformation. The App Store […]
Virgin Media admits breach exposed 900,000 customers’ personal information after database was left unsecured for ten months The company said the breach did not happen due to a hack but occurred because its database was […]
More than one billion Android phones and tablets around the world are vulnerable to hackers because they are no longer supported by security updates, study warns Consumer watchdog Which? found 40 per cent of Android […]
Researchers discover that Intel chips have an unfixable security flaw Security researchers have discovered another flaw in recent Intel chips that, while difficult to exploit, is completely unpatchable. The vulnerability is within Intel's Converged Security […]
Sonos kills its device-bricking ‘recycle mode’ Sonos has been under fire lately for the way it has handled a few decisions around its oldest products. Last fall, the company introduced a "trade up" program — […]
VOTING MACHINES IN ACTION – California, Los Angeles. They hide Trump. You actually have to find him among “others”. It’s ok. I will find him URL: http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/voting-machines-in-action-california-los-angeles-they-hide-trump-you-actually-have-to-find-him-among-others-its-ok-i-will-find-him/
Feces found on every McDonald’s touchscreen tested URL: http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/feces-found-on-every-mcdonalds-touchscreen-tested/
Intel CSME bug is worse than previously thought Researchers say a full patch requires replacing hardware. Only the latest Intel 10th generation CPUs are not affected. URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-csme-bug-is-worse-than-previously-thought/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=21735961543072688253262375158449
Amazon’s Ring keeps a log of every time a smart doorbell is rung, a motion-sensing camera is activated or the app is used on a smartphone – but claims NO video is saved Amazon’s Ring […]
It took Google months to patch a serious Android security flaw Google has patched a critical security flaw that affects millions of Android devices with chipsets from MediaTek, XDA Developers revealed today. The vulnerability is […]
Revealed: New cars coming to the market this year are STILL vulnerable to keyless thefts, latest vehicle security tests find Assessments of 13 new cars found that some models are still being launched with ‘inherent […]
Hackers Can Use Ultrasonic Waves to Secretly Control Voice Assistant Devices Researchers have discovered a new means to target voice-controlled devices by propagating ultrasonic waves through solid materials in order to interact with and compromise […]
8K vs 4K TVs: Double-blind study by Warner Bros. et al reveals most consumers can’t tell the difference It depends on your visual acuity and how far you are from the screen. But even under […]
New Bluetooth vulnerability can be exploited to silently hack phones and laptops This morning, Armis security published details of a new Bluetooth vulnerability that could potentially expose millions of devices to remote attack. Dubbed Blueborne, […]