Collaborate Disseminate
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is often at its most interesting when mixing contrasting ideas and functions into its projects – such as its power plant/ski slope for example. In a similar vein comes The Plus, which consists of a cross-shaped furniture f… Continue reading X marks the spot for completion of green-roofed furniture factory
Norway has a lot of coastline and many fjords, but not much in the way of flat, open ground on which to build runways. That’s where the Elfly project comes in, as it’s developing a short-haul electric seaplane that can take off and land in city harbour… Continue reading Elfly project will link Norwegian cities with electric seaplanes
Norway’s data protection agency is fining LGBTQ+ social app Grindr nearly $7.1 million for unlawfully disclosing personal data to third parties for marketing. The ruling follows a 2020 complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council alleging that Grindr shared user device data with third parties that, due to the nature of the app, effectively allowed advertisers to connect those users with information about their sexual orientation. The Norwegian DPA, known as Datatilsynet, concluded that Grindr did not have proper consent mechanisms in place allowing users to specifically opt-in to the sharing of their data for advertisements by third parties. “We consider that data revealing the fact that someone is a Grindr user strongly indicates that they belong to a sexual minority,” the DPA wrote. “Data concerning a person’s sexual orientation constitutes special category data that merit particular protection under the GDPR. As the consents Grindr collected were not valid, Grindr could […]
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With its aluminum facade and leaning form, the new Edvard Munch museum cuts a distinctive figure on the Oslo waterfront. The building is hailed by Spanish designer Estudio Herreros as one of the world’s largest museums dedicated to a single artist and … Continue reading Oslo’s leaning tower celebrates the expressionist artist behind The Scream
“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom. . . . Many thou… Continue reading Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944
The list of victims potentially affected by Microsoft zero-day flaws is growing by the day. The email systems of the city of Prague and the Czech Republic’s Labour Ministry have been impacted in recent days in hacking incidents, government officials said Thursday. The Czech Office for Cyber and Information Security confirmed it is responding to attacks caused by the zero-days, while Norway’s National Security Authority also warned victims were cropping up in Norway earlier this week. The steady flow of announcements of email hacking should come as no surprise after the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of the “likelihood of widespread exploitation” of vulnerabilities that Microsoft revealed earlier this week. The effort appears to be an espionage operation run by a Chinese state-sponsored group interested in accessing email accounts and targeting victims with malware in order to establish long-term data collection capabilities, […]
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Norway’s data protection agency is proposing a fine of $11.7 million against Grindr for the alleged improper sharing of users’ data to third-party companies for marketing purposes. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) said Tuesday that Grindr, which bills itself as “the world’s leading LGBTQ+ social application,” had shared, without full consent, users’ GPS locations, profile data and other information with other companies. Grindr has until Feb. 15 to argue against the decision. The case, which applies to the free version of the app, originated with a 2020 complaint from the Norwegian Consumer Council, and it falls under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA said the fine of 100 million Norwegian kroner would represent its largest ever, reflecting that “our findings suggest grave violations of the GDPR.” “Users were not able to exercise real and effective control over the sharing of their data,” the Norwegian authority says. The […]
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Norwegian authorities on Tuesday got more specific in their accusation of Russian involvement in an August cyberattack on Norwegian parliament, implicating the same notorious group of suspected Russian military intelligence hackers accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election. Fancy Bear or APT28 — a group of hackers linked with Russia’s GRU military agency — was likely behind the breach, which resulted in the theft of “sensitive content” from some Norwegian lawmakers’ email accounts, Norway’s national police agency said in a statement. The attackers used a common technique called “brute forcing,” which bombards accounts with passwords until one works, to access the Norwegian parliament’s email system, according to the statement signed by Norwegian police attorney Anne Karoline Bakken Staff. The Fancy Bear operatives then tried to move further into parliament’s IT systems, according to the statement, but were unsuccessful. The intrusions were part of a broader suspected Fancy Bear campaign […]
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Helen & Hard has designed a particularly nice example of a treehouse in rural Norway. Named Woodnest, the forest dwelling is supported by a living pine tree that runs through its center, and it offers a well-stocked interior that sleeps up to four peop… Continue reading Tree-hugging luxury hideaway overlooks breathtaking Norwegian fjord
Following its energy-positive Powerhouse Brattørkaia last year, Snøhetta has completed another remarkably sustainable office in Norway in the same vein. Named Powerhouse Telemark, the firm calculates the building will produce more energy than it will r… Continue reading Snøhetta designs energy-positive Powerhouse office