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Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection 2024-10-07 at 13:04 By Google has announced that it’s piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil. The enhanced fraud protection feature aims to keep users safe […]

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Xfce 4.20 creeps toward Wayland support while Mint 22.1 polishes desktop routine 2024-10-07 at 12:47 By Liam Proven A couple of FOSS goodies that should be ready for the festive season The next version of Xfce, the oldest FOSS Unix desktop environment around, is nearly ready – and should have preliminary, “minimally usable” Wayland support.…

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Embattled users worn down by privacy options? Let them eat code 2024-10-07 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Struggle ye not with cookies, lest ye become a cookie monster Opinion  The people are defeated. Worn out, deflated, and apathetic about the barrage of banners and pop-ups about cookies and permissions.… This article is an excerpt from

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E.U. Court Limits Meta’s Use of Personal Facebook Data for Targeted Ads 2024-10-07 at 09:46 By Europe’s top court has ruled that Meta Platforms must restrict the use of personal data harvested from Facebook for serving targeted ads even when users consent to their information being used for advertising purposes, a move that could have

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If Dell’s Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PC is typical of the genre, other PCs are toast 2024-10-07 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood Despite amazing battery life and lovely speed, this one has flaws that may annoy Desktop Tourism  Across the 30 years I’ve used laptop PCs, they’ve always made me anxious about battery life. Dell’s XPS 13

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How AI poses a threat to election security 2024-10-07 at 07:16 By With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the 2024 election faces a number of new threats. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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How to recognize and combat human trafficking and exploitation 2024-10-07 at 07:16 By It’s important to remain alert and aware of the signs of human trafficking, especially in a public-facing position. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Why Cisco reportedly wants in on CoreWeave’s rent-a-GPU racket 2024-10-06 at 23:46 By Tobias Mann This may help Switchzilla hit $1B AI sales goal by FY25 Analysis  Cisco reportedly plans to throw its weight behind CoreWeave in a deal that would boost its valuation to $23 billion and potentially cement the network giant’s place in

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Meta gives Llama 3 vision, now if only it had a brain 2024-10-06 at 19:04 By Tobias Mann El Reg gets its claws in multimodal models – and shows you how to use them and what they can do Hands on  Meta has been influential in driving the development of open language models with its

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Ryanair faces GDPR turbulence over customer ID checks 2024-10-05 at 12:47 By Richard Speed Irish data watchdog opens probe after ‘numerous complaints’ Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Ryanair’s Customer Verification Process for travelers booking flights through third-party websites or online travel agents (OTA).… This article is an excerpt from The

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A working Turing Machine hits Lego Ideas 2024-10-05 at 11:48 By Richard Speed It now seeks 10K supporters for Expert Review A working Turing Machine was this week submitted to Lego Ideas, consisting of approximately 2,900 parts and a bucketload of extreme cleverness.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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UK’s Sellafield nuke waste processing plant fined £333K for infosec blunders 2024-10-05 at 09:16 By Jessica Lyons Radioactive hazards and cyber failings … what could possibly go wrong? The outfit that runs Britain’s Sellafield nuclear waste processing and decommissioning site has been fined £332,500 ($440,000) by the nation’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for its

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Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability 2024-10-05 at 08:31 By Apple has released iOS and iPadOS updates to address two security issues, one of which could have allowed a user’s passwords to be read out aloud by its VoiceOver assistive technology. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44204, has been described

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159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud 2024-10-05 at 01:47 By Thomas Claburn WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste Matthew Mullenweg, CEO of WordPress biz Automattic and co-creator of the open source software, says he feels “much lighter” after 159 employees departed

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About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector 2024-10-04 at 23:49 By Connor Jones Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum Comcast says data on 237,703 of its customers was in fact stolen in a cyberattack on a debt collector it was using, contrary to previous assurances it was

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More than a quarter of a million Comcast subscribers had data stolen from debt collector 2024-10-04 at 23:17 By Connor Jones Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum Comcast says data on 237,703 of its customers was in fact stolen in a cyberattack on a debt collector it was using, contrary to previous assurances

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Tesla Cybertruck recalled again. This time, a software fix for backup camera glitch 2024-10-04 at 21:49 By Brandon Vigliarolo 10 seconds to Elon blaming this on Kamala or something Tesla has submitted another safety recall for the Cybertruck, this time over problems with its backup camera – an essential feature, considering the bulky vehicle’s barely

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