Today’s Tech Sightings: Report: China’s WeChat Censors Users Abroad A new report from Toronto’s Citizen Lab says China’s top messaging app WeChat censors or blocks key words and sensitive terms in messages sent from overseas to mainland China. The block affects group chats of three or more users and messages containing terms not sanctioned by […]
Wechat’s Censorship Game; FireEye: Russia Weaponized Social Media
Posted December 1st, 2016 at 12:29 pm (UTC-4)
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More IoT-based Cyberattacks Coming; AR, VR Help With Low Vision
Posted October 25th, 2016 at 12:25 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Friday’s IoT-based DDoS Attack Has Security Experts Worried Many experts believe cyberattacks that exploit Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices are just getting started. The massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that took down major websites last Friday reportedly exploited Internet-enabled webcams and digital recorders. Experts have been warning for some […]
Internet ICANN Move Hits Congressional Block; Google Launches Allo
Posted September 21st, 2016 at 12:25 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: The Internet Belongs to the World, Not to Ted Cruz The United States is supposed to hand over control of internet domain management to ICANN on October 1. ICANN is short for the nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a nonprofit organization. The problem now is that the U.S. Congress […]
Nigerian Girls to Get Tech Training; Indian Students Take on WhatsApp
Posted September 20th, 2016 at 12:05 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Youth for Technology Foundation to Train 6,000 Nigerian Girls in Technology The Youth for Technology Foundation announced it will train 6,000 Nigerian girls unable to attend school or risk the dangers of human trafficking to use 3-D printing. The training, which was made public during the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting and […]
Dutch Drones Meet Their Match; Black Interns Take on Silicon Valley
Posted September 14th, 2016 at 12:14 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Eagles Take on Dutch Drones After months of training and trials, Dutch police now believe the birds they have trained can tackle and take down illegally-operated drones. This is the first project of its kind, and Dutch police are now buying their own eagle chicks to breed and train to deal with […]
Tweet Changes Coming; Facebook Sued Over Teen’s Naked Images
Posted September 13th, 2016 at 11:49 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Twitter’s Iconic140-character Limit Is About to Change Come September 19, Twitter will change the way tweets work. While the actual 140-character count will remain the same, Twitter will take out of the count quotes and various media attachments to give users more flexibility and room for their tweets. Facebook Prosecuted Over ‘Naked […]
India to Probe WhatsApp Privacy; DeepMind, UK Join to Fight Cancer
Posted August 31st, 2016 at 11:42 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: WhatsApp in Hot Water in India Over Privacy Policy Changes Messaging service WhatsApp’s about-face on privacy has raised eyebrows in the U.S., Europe, and now in India. New Delhi’s High Court has asked the government and telecom regulators to look into WhatsApp data-sharing after some users complained about changes in its privacy […]
WhatsApp Turns Its Back on Privacy; Happy 25th Birthday, Linux
Posted August 25th, 2016 at 11:55 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: WhatsApp Is Going to Share Your Phone Number With Facebook So much for WhatsApp’s promise to protect the privacy of its one billion users! The global messaging service today announced users have a limited time to opt-out of sharing their information with Facebook. WhatsApp claims Facebook won’t post the telephone numbers online […]
Best Mobile Connectivity Is in Korea; Web Tracking Is on the Rise
Posted August 17th, 2016 at 12:11 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: OpenSignal: Koreans Enjoy Best Mobile Internet, Dutch Spend Most Time on Wi-Fi A new report from wireless signal mapping company OpenSignal places South Korea at the top of the list of countries enjoying 3G mobile connectivity 93 percent of the time, followed by Japan and Israel. The U.S. took 17th place with […]