Day: September 14, 2018

Google’s Dragonfly would reportedly collect Chinese citizens’ phone numbers – CNET

A prototype for China’s censored search engine would connect users’ searches to their personal numbers. …read more Source:: CNet


The Predator isn’t a sequel, but watch these movies first anyway – CNET

There’s no need to “get to da choppa.” Just “stick around” your couch and watch these films before seeing the latest entry in the franchise. …read more Source:: CNet


Researchers Heat Up Cold-Boot Attack That Works on All Laptops

The attack bypasses BIOS mitigations for cold-boot compromise on models from Apple, Dell, Lenovo and all others made in the last 10 years. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google Built a Prototype of a Censored Search Engine For China That Links Users’ Searches To Their Personal Phone Numbers: The Intercept

Google built a prototype of a censored search engine for China that links users’ searches to their personal phone numbers, thus making it easier for the Chinese government to monitor people’s queries, The Intercept, which first published information about Google’s efforts to build a censored search engine in China last month, reported Friday. From the…


Elizabeth Tulloch from Grimm to play Lois Lane in CW Arrowverse – CNET

Tulloch will join Superman as Lois Lane in The CW Network crossover event for the first time. …read more Source:: CNet


Google News reportedly wants to tackle fake news by slowing search results – CNET

The company would slow down real-time information during a crisis to fight bad actors, according to journalists on Twitter. …read more Source:: CNet


E.U.: Tech Giants Face Big Fines, 1 Hour Limit to Remove Extremist Content

The rules would apply to all hosting service providers offering services in the E.U., regardless of size, even if they’re not based there. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Razer Phone 2 invites arrive for Oct. 10 debut – CNET

And it might look familiar… …read more Source:: CNet


Let No Eyebrow Go Unsinged With A Wrist-Mounted Flamethrower

We’ll say it just once, and right up front: wrist-mounted flamethrowers are a bad idea. An itchy nose and a brief moment of forgetfulness while sporting one of these would make for a Really Bad Day. That said, this flaming gauntlet of doom looks like a lot of fun. We’ve got to hand it to…


US Treasury goes after IT shops for funneling cash to North Korea

Meanwhile, Norks deny Sony hacker ever existed The US Treasury department is placing new sanctions on two IT companies it believes to be sending money to North Korea.… …read more Source:: TheRegister