Tag: privacy
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Venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan reportedly suggested doxxing a journalist who reported on narratives he didn’t like
Balaji Srinivasan speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017. Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch Tech investor Balaji Srinivasan reportedly suggested siccing ‘the Dark Enlightenment audience’ on a journalist, the New York Times said. Srinivasan made the comment in a 2013 email to a far-right blogger, the Times reported. Some distrust of the mainstream…
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WhatsApp vs. Signal: The Privacy Wars Begin
On Wednesday, January 6, Facebook-owned WhatsApp informed its users of an update to their terms and privacy policy. The revamped terms entirely jettison the formerly existing boundaries involving WhatsApp and its parent firm, Facebook, verifying the long-held concern of several users that their personal data will feed Facebook’s indulgences. The upgraded privacy policy came combined…
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Signal vs WhatsApp: Indian tech chiefs take sides
Some of India’s top entrepreneurs are joining a chorus of technology industry leaders in Silicon Valley, pushing for users to quit WhatsApp and join Signal, a messaging service backed by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton. These reactions follow WhatsApp updating its privacy policy and terms of service to share more user data with its parent Facebook.Prominent…
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How people reacted to Musk’s tweet on Signal
WhatsApp rival Signal witnessed a significant spike in new users after Tesla Inc.. CEO Elon Musk, the newly minted planet ’s wealthiest person, endorsed the messaging support amid reported modifications to WhatsApp’s terms of service.Use Signal– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 1610024170000Signal then saw a flood of users attempting to register in, leading to verification issues. “Verification…
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Now You Can Be Big Brother Too, With A Raspberry Pi License Plate Reader
If you’re wowed by some of the abilities of an Tesla but can’t quite afford one, perhaps you may enhance your ride with a couple of upgrades. This was exactly what [Robert Lucian Chiriac] did along with his Land Rover, to gain some insight into electrical system vision he fitted it with an Raspberry Pi…
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Hackers to stress-test Facebook Portal at hacking contest
Hackers will soon be able to stress-test that the Facebook Portal at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, following the debut of the societal media giant’s debut hardware device last year. Pwn2Own is one of the largest hacking contests on earth, where exhibit and security investigators descend to locate their exploits for vulnerabilities such as automobiles…
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Daily News Roundup: Google Chrome Extensions Tracking Your Browsing History (Again)
A security researcher revealed that some Google Chrome extensions, like HoverZoom, collected your browsing history, and in some cases, even embedded URLs. Then the extensions published them for a charge through a company called Nacho Analytics, potentially revealing personal data. Sam Jadali, a security researcher and creator of Internet hosting service Host Duplex, discovered something unexpected.…
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Shodan Safari, where hackers heckle the worst devices put on the internet
Should you leave anything on the world wide web long enough, someone will hack it. The reality is that many device manufacturers make it far simpler by using default passwords which are widely recorded, allowing anyone to log into as “admin” and snoop around. Frequently, there’s still ’s no password in any respect. Input “Shodan…