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Asia Takes Brunt of 2016 Hacks; High-profile Twitter Accounts Hijacked

Posted March 15th, 2017 at 12:53 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: APAC Bore Brunt of Cyberattacks in 2016 The Asia-Pacific region took the lion’s share of cyberattacks in 2016, according to security firm Trend Micro. The region attracted three times more malware infections than North America and six times more than of Latin America.  APAC experienced up to 500,000 unknown threats each day, […]

Twitter Goes After Trolls – Again; the Devices That Crippled the Internet

Posted October 27th, 2016 at 12:10 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Twitter Promises ‘Meaningful’ Safety Updates Next Month Twitter has a huge problem with trolls, online bullies and people who are using the platform for hate speech and even threats of violence. But since that not-so-friendly environment has scared off potential buyers of the micro-blogging platform, Twitter is now promising “meaningful” changes. The […]

Mobile Apps Challenge Open Web; The New Internet Digital Gap

Posted February 3rd, 2016 at 11:30 am (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Why Mobile Apps Are the Biggest Challenge to Internet Freedom Smartphone users spend up to 90 percent of their phone time in mobile apps. And while that may not necessarily be a bad thing, writer Matt Asay argues that it is not a healthy or open web environment if one company owns […]

IFA 2015; Shifu; Windows’ Spying Tools; Adobe Flash

Posted September 1st, 2015 at 3:10 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Tech’s Biggest Names Descend on Berlin for IFA 2015 The Germany-based consumer electronics show, IFA is coming up this September 4, with participation from some of technology’s biggest brands. The show will feature an array of wearable technology and smart devices, large screens, virtual reality gadgets and a whole lot more. Here’s […]

Poverty & the Internet; Adobe Flash; Hacking Team Domino Effect

Posted July 15th, 2015 at 3:10 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings: Poverty, More Than Geography, Determines Who Gets Online in America A new map of the digital divide in the United States, released by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, reveals that 80 percent to 90 percent of households in the most affluent sectors are connected to the Internet, while the percentage […]