Protecting online privacy in the age of “convenience” and indiscriminate data-sharing is a daunting task as marketers glean all kinds of data from unwary Internet surfers. Some online users assume their information is anonymous, but that’s one of many potentially costly privacy misconceptions. Blame it on convenience – that conscious choice you make to have […]
How Much Do You Know About Your Online Privacy?
Posted August 5th, 2016 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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New Hard Drive Uses Chlorine Atoms; Protecting Privacy With Snapchat
Posted July 19th, 2016 at 12:21 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: World’s Smallest Hard Disk Stores Data Using Chlorine Atoms Researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created the world’s smallest hard drive – a rewritable device that stores up to 500 terabits per square inch. This is enough room to store all the books ever written. The technique uses chlorine […]
The Age of Smartphone Fondling; Beware: New, Lying Ransomware
Posted July 13th, 2016 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Research Shows We Touch Our Cell Phones 2,617 Times Per Day How many times do you admire and fondle your phone every day? Well, a new study from research firm dscout found that the top 10 percent of extreme cell phone users touch their phones more than 5,400 times daily. The average […]
‘Pokémon GO’ to Fix Account Access ‘Error’; Singapore Takes Up Bots
Posted July 12th, 2016 at 11:39 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: ‘Pokémon GO’ Maker Says Full Google Account Access an ‘Error’ While you are completely engrossed in the latest gaming craze, Pokémon GO, you should know that the popular game was erroneously granted full access to your Google accounts, including email, Google docs, photos and other stuff. Also noteworthy is the fact that […]
Chinese Malware Hits Android Devices; the New Face of Cybercrime
Posted July 5th, 2016 at 12:02 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Android Malware Infects Millions of Devices, Earns Its Creators $300,000 a Month HummingBad is a malicious piece of software that has infected millions of Android devices around the world. The malware earns the hackers who created it around $300,000 a month as a result of false advertisements and fake apps that end […]
Google Faces Age-discrimination Case, Mobile Ransomware Spikes
Posted June 30th, 2016 at 12:44 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Google Age-discrimination Lawsuit May Become a Monster Two people Google turned down for employment filed a lawsuit in California a year ago, claiming they were rejected because they were both over 40. Now, a San Jose federal court is being asked to determine if others who were also rejected because of their […]
Privacy Mindset Lags as Change, Millennials Shape Future
Posted June 24th, 2016 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Transformed by new technologies, mega-hackings, and government snooping, online privacy is evolving at lightning speed while the traditional understanding of privacy is stuck in the past. And it is likely that the social media generation often accused of sharing the most could end up defining the future of privacy. What does privacy even mean? Our […]
Without Legislation, Your Health Care Data Is Up for Grabs
Posted June 10th, 2016 at 10:38 am (UTC-5)
Health care providers – repositories of critical patient data – have relinquished millions of sensitive records and billions of dollars to hackers in the past few years. And there is no end in sight as the industry expands to largely-unsecured mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. Your personal information is the main reason why […]
India Tops World Smartphone Growth; The Most Hackable Nations
Posted June 7th, 2016 at 10:52 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Ericsson: India Will Have 810 Million Smartphone Users by 2021 India already has the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market, and that’s likely to continue. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, India’s mobile subscriptions will grow to 1.37 billion by 2021. In the first quarter of 2016, India added 21 million new mobile subscribers, compared […]