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Apple CEO Tim Cook sticks to his guns: “No encryption backdoors”
Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes TV show last night. As you can probably imagine, the topic of encryption came up, …
Surveillance powers will help to unmask online bullies
Police are to use sweeping new surveillance powers to unmask anonymous internet bullies and bring them to justice. A new power that forces internet …
The dark side of the coming chatbot revolution
Artificial intelligence is coming to a messaging app near you. Google has been working on a messaging-based chat bot for a year, according to …
Welcome to HTTP error code 451: Unavailable for legal reasons
There’s a new addition to the 400 family of error codes: give a hearty welcome to newcomer 451, the HTTP code that lets you …
WhatsApp blocked in Brazil after it refuses to hand over user data
On Thursday, a Brazilian judge overturned a 48-hour block of WhatsApp that a lower court had imposed when the company refused to hand over …
Armed gang using gay dating app Grindr to target and rob men in London
Police in London have warned that an armed gang is using Grindr – the gay dating app – to lure in unsuspecting men before …
The Simplest Hack: Hitting The Backspace 28 Times Will Break You Into a Linux Computer
Linux may be the operating system of choice for some computer snobs, but there is apparently one giant flaw in it: you can break …
Data Too Dear? Set YouTube to Download in India While You Sleep
Indians love to watch video. Yet data is expensive for most users, and speeds are often so slow that even a short YouTube clip …
Overnight Cybersecurity: Some lawmakers to reject omnibus over cyber bill
Welcome to OVERNIGHT CYBERSECURITY, your daily rundown of the biggest news in the world of hacking and data privacy. We’re here to connect the …
John McAfee: We have created a cyberwar doomsday machine that Isis can turn against us
That we stand today on the brink of some form of war does not seem to be debatable. America has enemies – people that …
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