Facial Recognition Will Not Be A Part of Google Glasses
Google has decided against adding facial recognition software to its futuristic-looking computerized eyeglasses at this point due to privacy concerns. The company announce that Glass won’t include...
View ArticleChina-based Hackers Are Going After Dissidents Again
The “Comment Crew,” a group of China-based hackers whose outing earlier this year in major media outlets caused a conflict with the U.S., have resumed their attacks against dissidents. FireEye, a...
View ArticleIBM Buys Cyber Defense Company
"The way organisations protect data is quickly evolving," he said.
View ArticleBrowser Ad-Blocking Causing Trouble For Free Content Websites
Nearly one in four browsers contains an ad-blocking tool, reducing revenue at free-content websites, an Irish company said on Thursday. The growing popularity of ad blocking — driven by users’...
View ArticleCyber Attacks Surge On Egypt, Syria Unrest
Syria’s civil war and political strife in Egypt have given birth to new battlegrounds on the Web and driven a surge in cyber attacks in the Middle East, according to a leading Internet security...
View ArticleTwitter Gearing Up For An IPO?
As the buzz grows louder that Twitter is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO), industry analysts say the timing is right for such a move. “This would be a good time for an IPO,” said Patrick...
View ArticleGoogle Gearing Up To Open Glass App Store
Google is intensifying its efforts to open an app store focused solely on Google Glass, the computerized eyeglasses expected to launch in 2014. The company confirmed to Marketing Land that the...
View ArticleIs Twitter’s IPO Getting To Much Attention?
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck, the first to rate the stock, suggested Twitter could float at $28-$30 per share, and said it could reach $50 within a year.
View ArticleNSA Developing Computer To Crack Most Encryption Programs
The U.S. National Security Agency is working to develop a computer that could ultimately break most encryption programs, whether they are used to protect other nations’ spying programs or consumers’...
View ArticleCiti Reissuing Debit Cards Involved In Target Data Theft
Citigroup will replace all customer debit cards involved in the data theft at Target Corp, the No.3 U.S. retailer, a spokeswoman for the bank stated. The bank did not replace the debit cards sooner...
View ArticleAngry Birds Website Defaced After NSA Spying Claims Surfaced
The official Angry Birds website was defaced by hackers after reports surfaced that U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies have been collecting user information from the game and other popular mobile...
View ArticleHackers Circulate Thousands Of FTP Credentials
Hackers are passing around credentials for thousands of FTP sites and appear to have compromised file transfer servers at The New York Times and other organizations, according to a security expert. The...
View ArticleChina To Strengthen Internet Security After U.S. Accused Of Spying
China will strengthen its internet security in response to recent reports that the U.S. government spied on a major telecommunications firm, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Reports that the U.S....
View ArticleDoes The NSA Have A “Bing” Like Search Engine?
We asked the NSA to comment on this, and it said that intelligence sharing is an important security feature and has been for some time.
View ArticleCVS and Rite Aid Stores Block Apple Pay
Drug retailers CVS Health Corp and Rite Aid Corp have disabled Apple Inc’s new electronic payments service Apple Pay from their stores over the weekend,according to the New York Times. Apple Pay,...
View ArticleWikipedia Files Lawsuit Against NSA Over Surveillance
Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that operates free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice,...
View ArticleAmazon Rumored To Be Pursuing Net-a-Porter
Amazon.com is holding discussions to acquire online luxury retailer Net-a-porter in what could be the biggest acquisition yet for the e-commerce giant, but the negotiations are in early stages and...
View ArticleFacebook To Launch ‘Instant Articles’ Newsfeeds
Facebook Inc is partnerning up with nine news publishers to introduce “Instant Articles” that will allow them to publish articles directly to the social network’s mobile news feeds. Instant Articles...
View ArticleVerizon Signs Exclusive Streaming Content Deal With NBA
Verizon Communications Inc has signed an exclusive deal with the National Basketball Association to stream daily league highlights to Verizon’s new mobile video app Go90,according to the New York...
View ArticleFacebook Gearing Up For Live Streaming
Facebook Inc has inked deals worth more than $50 million with media giants and celebrities to create videos for its live-streaming service, the Wall Street Journal reported. Facebook has signed nearly...
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