The Boxes That Can Steal Your Social Media and Dropbox Passwords for the Cops Just when you thought that surveillance technology couldn’t get any more invasive, along comes a device that can steal your social media passwords, grab your emails, siphon your Dropbox contents, and build a detailed profile of Read more…
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 had a rough time getting big name companies to build proper apps for it, but Windows 10’s Universal App Platform might finally be starting to counter this trend. As announced during Build 2016, Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram now have native Windows 10 apps that actually Read more…
Comcast is raising data caps to 1TB in all areas of the US that it’s currently limiting internet usage. It’s a huge increase, pushing the limit up from today’s 300GB limit, which customers could reasonably meet by streaming a lot of Netflix. Comcast says that shouldn’t be a problem with Read more…
It looks like Spotify recently suffered a security breach. A list containing hundreds of sets of account credentials was published late last week to popular anonymous text file sharing site Pastebin, and several of the accounts have been confirmed to be real. What’s more, users named in the leak are Read more…
Taking the selfie usually requires skill, dedication, and the sort of flexibility that only comes with years of yoga, so why not get a drone to snap the shot instead? That’s Zero Zero Robotics’ big idea with the Hover Camera, promising not only the flexibility of a compact drone that Read more…
Two Tips to Keep Your Phone’s Encrypted Messages Encrypted End -to-end encryption by default is quickly becoming the new standard for any communications app that claims to care about the privacy of those who use it. But not all encryption is created equal. And default doesn’t always mean default. In Read more…
Uber, Google, Ford, Volvo and Lyft have all joined forces under the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets, a group that has tasked itself with working with the regulators and more to petition for self-driving technology. The coalition has former NHTSA official David Strickland on board as its spokesman and counsel; Read more…
Dropbox’s latest idea could change the way you think about cloud storage. One of the problems with Dropbox and indeed all cloud storage is the way they have implemented how you view your cloud storage on your local drive. If you want to access your cloud file system in your Read more…
The US no longer thinks that it’s enough to hurt ISIS through airstrikes and cutting off propaganda channels — it’s starting a full-on digital warfare campaign. Cyber Command is launching its first attacks against ISIS’ digital infrastructure in a bid to disrupt its communications and other basic functions. According to Read more…
[g1_lead] On Friday, a group of members of Congress who are central to the surveillance debate demanded some kind of answer, even a vague one, about how many Americans are having their data harvested by surveillance programs. [/g1_lead] In a sharply worded letter (PDF) to Director of National Intelligence James Read more…
Microsoft is bringing its excellent Windows Phone keyboard to the iPhone today. The new iOS version will let you tap or swipe to type out words and intelligently predict words for sentences, just like the Windows Phone variant. Microsoft had promised a beta period, but it appears the app is Read more…
For years, business-focused versions of Windows have had an AppLocker feature that lets you blacklist or whitelist apps. It’s undoubtedly helpful for companies eager to keep malware (or just risky software) off their network. However, researcher Casey Smith has discovered a vulnerability in Windows that gets around this barrier. If you Read more…