Today’s Tech Sightings:
FILE – Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook speaks during a event for students to learn to write computer code in the Manhattan borough of New York, Dec. 9, 2015. (Reuters)
Tim Cook: Apple Will Fight Push to Add Backdoor to iPhone
Apple CEO Tim Cook said helping the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernandino, California mass shooters would be a “dangerous precedent.” The statement came in response to a court order demanding that Apple help the FBI break into one of the killers’ phones. But Apple is not alone as pro-encryption lawmakers and activists also weighed in against setting this precedent.
What Happens When You Leak Stolen Bank Data to the Dark Web?
Count yourself lucky if your personal and financial records have not been touched by hackers – yet. The information stolen from millions of people worldwide is already available on the so-called Dark Web for hackers to access and use. But what really happens to that information? ZDNet carried out an interesting experiment to find out.
How Virtual Reality Could Soon Help Stroke Victims Recover
Virtual Reality might be getting more attention in gaming these days, but Swiss firm MindMaze hopes to change that. The startup hopes to blend virtual reality goggles with neuroscience to help stroke patients trick their brains into a speedier recovery.
More:
- The ‘Superman Memory Crystal’ Could Hold the Future of Data Storage
- Why Facebook’s Push to End Poverty Is Actually Self-serving
- Urban Miners Hunt for Gold in Piles of Electronic Trash
- Massive Web Vulnerability Puts Devices at Risk
- Mazar Android Malware Won’t Bug You If You’re Russian
- Massive US-planned Cyberattack Against Iran Went Well Beyond Stuxnet
- Google Translate Now Supports 103 Languages, Covering 99 Percent of Internet Users
