Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader writes: What do spies use to chat online? A terribly ugly Windows programme. At least, that’s what the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (made up of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada) was using back in 2003, according to a… Continue reading This Is What the World’s Spies Used Instead of MSN Messenger
An anonymous reader shares a Reuters report: Messaging encryption, widely used by Islamist extremists to plan attacks, needs to be fought at international level, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Thursday, and he wants Germany to help … Continue reading France Says Fight Against Messaging Encryption Needs Worldwide Initiative
An anonymous reader shares a GeekWire report: Microsoft’s Xbox group announced Thursday that it has acquired Seattle-based interactive game streaming service Beam, bringing the Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant into an arena dominated by Amazon’s Twitch…. Continue reading Microsoft Acquires Beam Game Streaming Service, Embracing Alternative To Amazon’s Twitch
Many people have promised us that 5G will be here very soon. And it will be the best thing ever. To quote Lowell McAdam, the CEO of Verizon, 5G is “wireless fiber,” and to quote SK Telecom, thanks to 5G we will soon be able to “transfer holograms” beca… Continue reading Next Generation of Wireless — 5G — Is All Hype
Google has been fined a sum of $6.75 million for competition violations by Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog on Thursday. The antimonopoly body accused U.S. technology company Google of forcing retailers to install and keep a suite of its app on mobile ph… Continue reading Google Fined For Breaking Russian Antitrust Rules With Android
A Russian cyberattack that targeted Democratic politicians was bigger than it first appeared and breached private email accounts of more than 100 party officials and groups (could be paywalled; alternate source), reports The New York Times, citing offi… Continue reading Hack of Democrats’ Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say
Ever since James and Theresa Arnold moved into their rented 623-acre farm in Butler County, Kansas, in March 2011, they have seen “countless” law enforcement officials and individuals turning up at their farm day and night looking for links to alleged … Continue reading Kansas Couple Sues IP Mapping Firm For Turning Their Life Into a ‘Digital Hell’
Jacob Kastrenakes, writing for The Verge: The Federal Communications Commission’s plan to let cities build their own broadband networks hit a major roadblock today, as a federal appellate court ruled that the commission was overstepping its authority. … Continue reading FCC Loses Court Battle To Let Cities Build their Own Broadband
IFTTT (short for If this then that) has made a name for itself as a platform for people to easily automate tasks between various apps. The company announced on Wednesday that it is now allowing developing partners to embed those IFTTT recipes directly … Continue reading IFTTT Enables 3rd-Party Devs To Integrate the Service Into their Products
Dan Goodin, reporting for Ars Technica: Computer scientists have discovered a serious Internet vulnerability that allows attackers to terminate connections between virtually any two parties and, if the connections aren’t encrypted, inject malicious cod… Continue reading Linux Bug Leaves USA Today, Other Top Sites Vulnerable To Serious Hijacking Attacks