Day: August 19, 2021

Facebook Wants You To Hold Your Next Meeting in VR

For those who don’t think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another idea: a virtual reality app that lets you and your coworkers feel like you’re sitting around a table in a conference room. From a report: On Thursday, Facebook unveiled Horizon Workrooms, a free app for users…


Capitol police negotiate with man livestreaming bomb threat in Washington – CNET

The incident is the latest in a growing series of attacks streamed on social media. …read more Source:: CNet


Get an email about COVID stimulus from the FTC chair? It’s a scam – CNET

A new phishing attack promises coronavirus stimulus from the FTC in exchange for your personal info. Don’t fall for it. …read more Source:: CNet


Saturn rings reveal a fuzzy, sloshy core lurking within the planet – CNET

NASA’s dearly departed Cassini spacecraft helps scientists study Saturn’s insides. …read more Source:: CNet


Windows EoP Bug Detailed by Google Project Zero

Microsoft first dismissed the elevation of privilege flaw but decided yesterday that attackers injecting malicious code is worthy of attention. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Senators Challenge TikTok’s ‘Alarming’ Plan To Collect Users’ Voice and Face Biometrics

TikTok’s plans to collect biometric identifiers from its users has prompted concern among U.S. lawmakers, who are demanding the company reveal exactly what information it collects and what it plans to do with that data. From a report: In a letter sent earlier this month addressed to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Sens. Amy Klobuchar…


COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Data Exposed, Fake Vax Cards Circulate

COVID-19-related exploitation and abuse is on the rise as vaccine data opens new frontiers for threat actors. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Reels are coming to Facebook in expanded test – CNET

In the US, you might see Reels appear on Faebook. …read more Source:: CNet


When is the next 2021 Apple event? We think we’ll find out very soon – CNET

Apple’s next event could be just a month away. We don’t have any official word yet, but we could see the iPhone 13, Apple Watch 7, AirPods 3, iPad Mini 6 and a ninth generation iPad. …read more Source:: CNet


Another big year for tape as … oops. 2020 sales dropped 8% thanks to ‘global shutdowns’

Massive shift requiring masses of backup… not backed up in cold storage medium’s numbers Despite a record year in 2019 that many analysts believed would only be topped in 2020, a report by tape media storage heavyweights at the LTO org says the medium’s sales dropped significantly last year – by nearly 8 per cent…