Apple Drops Banhammer on 256 Apps That Stole User Data
In yet another user-privacy scandal, Apple has stated that they have kicked out hundreds of apps from their app store after finding them in violation of the company’s privacy policy. More specifically, Apple found that hundreds of apps were found to harbor Chinese advertising software that was able to steal “personally identifiable user information” from its users. In their press release Apple stated that, “We’ve identified a group of...
Apple’s New iOS 9 Jam Packs New Features You Don’t Want to Miss
Yesterday, Apple released its latest operating system, iOS 9. Most notably, the new Apple operating system boasts increased battery life that will benefit devices of all platforms. This is especially good news as Apple decided to reduce the battery capacity of both the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, stating that users can expect about an extra hour of charge on their phone while using iOS9. If the new battery improvements weren’t...
Google has Declared War on Amazon – Again
Yesterday, Dr. Pete Meyers noticed yet another way Google is looking to keep searchers in their own realm and away from the businesses, like Amazon, that they serve: Google testing "Preview Book" in SERPs, along with "Read Now" – The war w/ Amazon begins — pic.twitter.com/BGZ1DLY9dJ— Dr. Pete Meyers (@dr_pete) September 15, 2015 For select titles, Google is now testing ways for searchers to read...
After All This Time, Robotos Still Haven't Taken Our Jobs
For decades people have claimed that the introduction of robots into the workforce would result in lost jobs for us humans. While this may be true to some extent we still see that robots have yet too completely take over jobs in manufacturing, service and other industries where they can more affordable replace humans. But the question remains – why not? Last week, John Danaher wrote an article highlighting some reasons as to why...
Another One Bites the Dust – Belkin Routers at Risk of Hijack
As if there wasn’t enough news going around about software and hardware security vulnerabilities, Carnegie Mellon has announced that Belkin N600 DB routers are at risk of being hijacked. In their advisory, CERT said that unauthenticated hijackers would take control of the Belkin router and spoof the DNS, resulting in the user being redirected to malicious websites or even allowing them to change the device configurations remotely. In...
Recent Comments