Day: February 21, 2019

Facebook Continued To Identify Users Who Are Interested in Nazis — and Then Used the Info To Let Advertisers Target Them, Investigation Finds

An anonymous reader shares a report: Facebook makes money by charging advertisers to reach just the right audience for their message — even when that audience is made up of people interested in the perpetrators of the Holocaust or explicitly neo-Nazi music. Despite promises of greater oversight following past advertising scandals, a Times review shows…


Why Cybersecurity Burnout Is Real (and What to Do About It)

The constant stresses from advanced malware to zero-day vulnerabilities can easily turn into employee overload with potentially dangerous consequences. Here’s how to turn down the pressure. …read more Source:: DarkReading


FPGA Brings Arduboy to the Game Boy Advance

Hackaday readers are perhaps familiar with the Arduboy, an open source handheld gaming system that aims to combine the ease of Arduino development with the seething nostalgia the Internet has towards the original Nintendo Game Boy. While not quite the same as getting one of your games published for a “real” system, the open source…


Galaxy Watch Active, and Galaxy Fit: a hands on look at Samsung’s new health features – CNET

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch Active will soon be able to measure blood pressure and costs $100 less than the previous Galaxy Watch. …read more Source:: CNet


ThreatList: Porn-Focused Malware Triples, Dark Web Loves It

Premium-access credentials to porn sites are hot in the cyber-underground, as credential-harvesting malware proliferates. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Japan Wants To Boost the Use of Electric Vehicles as a Power Source During Natural Disasters

Japan, a country which frequently suffers natural calamities such as tsunamis, typhoons, and earthquakes is looking to further harness the power of batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) during such disasters, local media reports. From a report: Nissan, which produces the Leaf, the world’s best-selling EV model, plans to hold an event in March to…


New Free Tool Scans for Chrome Extension Safety

CRXcavator scans extensions in real time based on factors including permissions, external calls, and third-party libraries. …read more Source:: DarkReading


New phone designs aim to shake up MWC 2019 – CNET

More phones with 5G, foldable designs and multiple cameras at the world’s largest mobile show. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook accused of tricking kids in complaint to FTC – CNET

Child advocates are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the social network violated US law. …read more Source:: CNet


The Twilight Zone gets even creepier in new trailer – CNET

The Twilight Zone comes out April 1. …read more Source:: CNet