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Amazon working on new deals to pump out ads via its Alexa AI technology
Amazon's Alexa AI tech is set to be expanded - with a deal in the pipeline for advertising to be pumped direct to users' devices. According to CNBC, the retail giant has been negotiating with a range of major companies, such as Clorox and Procter & Gamble, to let them...
Chrome is turning into the new Internet Explorer 6
Chrome is now the most popular browser across all devices, thanks to Android’s popularity and the rise of Chrome on Windows PCs and Mac computers. As Google continues to dominate our access to the web, information through its search engine, and services like Gmail or...
Personal data of one billion Indian citizens ‘can be purchased for £6’
The personal data of more than one billion Indians - including thumb prints and retina scans - can be bought online for less than £6, according to an investigation by Indian newspaper Tribune. The data is stored in what may be the world's largest state-run biometric...
Opera 50 to introduce anti-cryptojacking features with Opera 50
The next version of the Chromium-based web browser Opera - Opera 50 - will feature an anti-cryptojacking security feature to prevent websites from exploiting visitors' PCs as crypto-currency mining tools. Opera will become the world's first browser to implement such a...
Youbit cryptocurrency exchange declares bankruptcy after second hack in eight months
A Korean cryptocurrency exchange has been forced to shut down, after it was hacked for the second time in less than eight months. Youbit (formerly Yapizon), which is used to trade Bitcoin and other digital currencies, was first breached in April, when about 4,000...
Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience
Apple is working on merging its iOS and Mac apps in 2018. The company is working on building a unified platform for apps that work across iPhones, iPads, and Macs — just like Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform in Windows 10. Cupertino is currently targetting the...
Quelle Surprise – WhatsApp is sharing users data with Facebook
A French privacy watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with Facebook. The CNIL (National Data Protection Commission) issued the Facebook-owned company with formal notice to cease violations of the French Data Protection Act, suggesting that user...
Update Office 365 to Reduce Ransomware Risks
Update Office 365 to Reduce Ransomware Risks - Ransomware defence begins with an up-to-date operating system, an up-to-date browser and up-to-date patches. For a single user, that’s relatively easy to achieve. But schools and universities must manage a large number of...
Avoid password application cloud service features
Online accounts, regardless of source, are at risk of compromise. This past summer, the OneLogin password manager provider was hacked, subsequently placing sensitive customer data at risk. All customers supported by the firm's US data centre were affected. Avoid that...
Secure data on your Mac – Enable multi-factor authentication for all accounts
Social media, Office 365, iCloud and similar accounts are increasingly targeted, often by robotic programs. You should enable multi-factor authentication (sometimes referred to as two-step or two-factor authentication or verification) for all your accounts. By...