Day: August 28, 2019

Amazon’s Ring reveals 405 cities where police tap into its cameras – CNET

This is the first time Ring has disclosed how many police departments in total have joined its law enforcement network. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft adds dark mode to Outlook on mobile, Office on web – CNET

Dark mode all the things. …read more Source:: CNet


Telegram to introduce its own cryptocurrency in October, report says – CNET

Another crypto for those who need to send money. …read more Source:: CNet


US Border Officials Are Increasingly Denying Entry To Travelers Over Others’ Social Media

Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages, images and video on their devices sent by other people. From a report: It’s a bizarre set of circumstances that has seen countless number of foreign nationals rejected from the U.S. after friends, family or even strangers…


Apple Updates Privacy Policies After Siri Audio Recording Backlash

Apple’s “grading” process, which listens to Siri voice recordings, will now be in-house and has an option for users to opt out. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Fitbit has a new Versa 2 smartwatch with Alexa, and a new Premium health service – CNET

Fitbit’s new $200 fitness watch is faster and has better battery life, arriving Sept. 15. …read more Source:: CNet


YouTube’s best-kept secret might make you give up ASMR – CNET

Commentary: Soon Films’ oddly comforting videos of Asian street food are part travelogue, part cooking show and all magical. …read more Source:: CNet


Telegram Will Launch Its Gram Cryptocurrency By October 31 Or Bust

Telegram’s cryptocurrency — the Gram — may be going public after all. The encrypted messaging app company plans to deliver “the first batches” of the coin in the next two months, according to a report at The New York Times. From a report: The last time we reported on the Gram, it was to note…


Malware Found in Android App with 100M Users

CamScanner, a legitimate app used to scan and manage documents, was found executing payloads on Android devices. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Microsoft’s only gone and published the exFAT spec, now supports popping it in the Linux kernel

exFAT heading towards Open Invention Network’s Linux System Definition Microsoft has published the technical specification for exFAT, a file system widely used for removable storage devices.… …read more Source:: TheRegister