Congress should block proposed changes to rules governing U.S. law enforcement investigations that could give law enforcement agencies new authority to hack thousands of computers, several tech and advocacy groups said. Congress should stop the proposed changes, approved by the Supreme Court in April, that would allow judges to issue warrants for hacking and surveillance
Read MoreA few months ago, we interviewed the hacker calling himself, Wauchula Ghost, who led the GhostSec hacker collective targeting ISIS. In the last week, Wauchula Ghost has been attracting even more attention as he has been successfully compromising the Twitter accounts of ISIS sympathizers, and posting gay porn on those accounts in retaliation for the
Read MoreJapanese telecom giant SoftBank, which previously owned a majority stake in Supercell, will walk from the mobile games startup. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe app got dropped shortly after receiving a prestigious Cannes Lions award on Monday evening. Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you tune into SoundCloud on your mobile device in the U.S., video ads are going to cropping up when you’re fiddling with the app Source: CNet
Read MoreIntroduction and design Huawei is now the third largest smartphone maker in the world behind Samsung and Apple, and the Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 shows that it’s bringing that know-how to the tablet format. What we have here is a full-sized Android tablet with a premium build and several pro-level features – all for significantly
Read MoreUsing two-step verification, you can now just respond to a prompt on your phone to log into your Google account. Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft SharePoint mobile app for iOS, the first of its three promised new SharePoint apps for mobile devices, is available for free. Source: Microsoft
Read MoreApple has released firmware updates for its AirPort wireless base stations in order to fix a vulnerability that could put the devices at risk of hacking. According to Apple security, the flaw is a memory corruption issue stemming from DNS (Domain Name System) data parsing that could lead to arbitrary code execution. [ iOS vs.
Read MoreIn the latest installment of CNET’s crowdsourced science fiction novel, Cindy Parker becomes Earth’s most well-traveled resident and Meta plans a return trip as well. Source: CNet
Read MoreChina’s hacker groups have been laying off the US and 25 other countries that they have previously targeted, according to security firm FireEye. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe newly formed alliance will be led by the mayors of New York and Paris. Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of my most popular posts of all time is about sticking it to Craigslist scammers. And no wonder: I get one or two emails a week from people who have been scammed or almost scammed on Craiglist. The victims are always upset and want my help getting the scammer arrested, which is nearly impossible. My
Read MorePlenty of new gadgets are still on deck for the second half 2016. Some are official, some are inevitable sequels — but here’s everything we know so far. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new deal will see Walmart selling its Chinese venture, Yihaodian, to JD.com in exchange for 5 percent of JD.com’s total shares. Source: CNet
Read MoreCalling a galaxy far, far away has never been geekier. Source: CNet
Read MoreJune 21, 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the naming of two of Pluto’s tiny moons. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe New York senate has passed a bill that bans Airbnb rentals of an entire property shorter than 30 days. Source: CNet
Read MoreTechnically Incorrect: A man’s surveillance camera footage shows his Amazon package being thrown at his house, rather than delivered. Source: CNet
Read MoreAn official Tumblr web page promotes a new live video service coming this week from the blogging platform. Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is director Roland Emmerich at his spectacular, destructive best, but unlike certain alien death beams, the “Resurgence” cast never quite hits its mark. Source: CNet
Read MorePhotoshop 2015.5 concentrates on speeding up your workflow. Source: CNet
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