MySpace loses 50 million songs in server migration
Everything uploaded prior to 2015 is gone for good, the cobwebby social network finally admitted. Continue reading MySpace loses 50 million songs in server migration
Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
You left WHAT on that USB drive?!
Nudies, taxes, and memos – oh, my! Research shows that even if we think we’ve deleted content on the sticks, we’re leaving all that and more. Continue reading You left WHAT on that USB drive?!
Facebook outage coincides with (or causes?) 3m new Telegram users
A worldwide, nearly day-long outage at Facebook led to Telegram having a busy, busy day.
Continue reading Facebook outage coincides with (or causes?) 3m new Telegram users
Man drives 3,300 miles to talk to YouTube about deleted video
It turns out that his wife deleted his “rambling”, get-rich-quick video. The man was arrested for alleged threats. Continue reading Man drives 3,300 miles to talk to YouTube about deleted video
Google needs breaking up, says news chief
And Oracle accused Google of creating shadow profiles of even non-users. Theirs are just two of 85 responses to an Australian inquiry. Continue reading Google needs breaking up, says news chief
Misconfigured Box accounts leak terabytes of companies’ sensitive data
Easily guessable URLs led to what should have been big companies’ very private data. Even Box itself was found to be exposing folders. Continue reading Misconfigured Box accounts leak terabytes of companies’ sensitive data
New bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ to delete kids’ data
The COPPA overhaul would ban targeting ads at kids under 13 and ad targeting based on race, socioeconomics or geolocation on kids under 15. Continue reading New bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ to delete kids’ data
Facebook sues developers over data-scraping quizzes
Downloaded by 63K users, the quizzes promised answers to questions such as “What kind of dog are you according to your zodiac sign?” Continue reading Facebook sues developers over data-scraping quizzes
Study throws security shade on freelance and student programmers
A recent study shows that if you aren’t prepared to ask or pay for security, you probably won’t get it. Continue reading Study throws security shade on freelance and student programmers
FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x
The real Social Security people will never call to threaten your benefits or tell you to wire money, send cash, or put money on gift cards. Continue reading FTC says taxpayer voice phishing scams are up nearly 20x