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Why the Federal Government Sucks at Cyber Security
A new report out today from the software security firm Veracode found that civilian federal agencies — those largely unconnected to the military or intelligence communities — rank dead last in fixing security problems in the software they build and buy....
‘Delete Facebook NOW’: WhatsApp co-founder accuses Mark Zuckerberg of trading privacy for revenue after allowing ads on the platform
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton urged people to 'delete' their Facebook accounts now, during an address made to students. Mr Acton, now the head of non-profit WhatsApp rival Signal, blasted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for trading privacy for revenue by allowing ads...
How to permanently delete Facebook from your life
Buh-bye, Facebook. It's been real. So you've had it with endless scrolling through the News Feed, notifications that wake you up in the middle of the night, memories that remind you how little your life has changed over the years, and groups that are just too...
IBM didn’t inform people when it used their Flickr photos for facial recognition training
IBM took nearly a million photos from Flickr, used them to figure out how to train facial recognition programs, and shared them with outside researchers. But as NBC points out, the people photographed on Flickr didn’t consent to having their photos used to...
Apple is telling developers to disclose secret screen recordings or face ‘immediate action’
Following revelations yesterday regarding the use of session replay tech among big-name travel apps that recode iPhone users’ screens, Apple is now telling developers to either remove the code responsible or disclose it to users, according to a new report...
Ubuntu 18.04 needs patching
Ubuntu is a very popular Linux distribution for servers, clouds, and the desktop. So, when parent company Canonical announces it is moving Ubuntu 18.04, the latest long term support (LTS) edition, to a new Linux kernel, it’s time to pay attention...