Day: November 8, 2019

Facebook Staff Lamented ‘Unethical’ Practices But Were Rebuffed

Facebook employees repeatedly chafed at what they viewed as anti-competitive or unethical practices by the company, internal chats show. But their concerns, voiced in 2012 and 2013, were overruled by senior managers including Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who argued that the survival of the social network was more important. From a report: The messages…


Morrisons is to blame for 100k payroll theft and leak, say 9,000 workers

Supreme Court wraps up legal submissions from supermarket and breach victims “Cutting to the chase, it’s not a case where the office cleaner finds a thumb drive, picks it up and takes the opportunity to make some use of it,” barrister Jonathan Barnes told the Supreme Court as he urged judges to dismiss Morrisons’ appeal…


Ring Flaw Underscores Impact of IoT Vulnerabilities

A vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring doorbell cameras would have allowed a local attacker to gain access to a target’s entire wireless network. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Platinum APT’s new Titanium backdoor mimics popular PC software to stay hidden

The group uses encryption, fileless technologies, and mimicry to stay under the radar. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Early Black Friday deal on Beats headphones: The Studio3 Wireless for $199.99 – CNET

That’s the lowest price to date for the popular noise-canceling over-the-ear cans. …read more Source:: CNet


9 Principles to Simplify Security

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all situation. Simplify as much as you can, as the saying goes, but no more than that. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Surface Pro X teardown reveals a ‘repair-friendly’ Microsoft tablet – CNET

The new Microsoft convertible tablet is a lot more repairable, iFixit says. …read more Source:: CNet


Bill Gates Thinks Windows Mobile Would Have Beaten Android Without Microsoft’s Antitrust Woes

Bill Gates has revealed that he thinks everyone would be using Windows Mobile right now if Microsoft hadn’t have been caught up in a US Justice Department antitrust investigation. From a report: Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Conference earlier this week, Gates revealed his thoughts on Microsoft’s mobile mistakes. “There’s no doubt that…


Walmart Black Friday 2019: These are the best deals so far – CNET

Solid discounts on this year’s holiday hits including Vizio TVs, the Apple Watch and iPad, the Xbox and more. …read more Source:: CNet


Black Friday sales in full swing at Best Buy: Major price cuts on Apple Watch, MacBook Air and more – CNET

Early deals are live, and new “daily doorbusters” will be offered each day starting Nov. 11. …read more Source:: CNet