av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 6, 2016 | Notiser
Spike in Brexit email spam following referendum result
British computer users have faced a rise in Brexit-themed spam emails, according to reportsEmail scammers have launched a deluge of spam emails at Britons concerned about the results of the EU referendum.A new phishing attack targets users with subject lines such as “Brexit causes historic market drop”.There had been a sharp rise in such attacks since polling day, James Chappell, co-founder of London cybersecurity company Digital Shadows, told the Telegraph.Users have been advised not to click on links or attachments in such emails.”Since the referendum results, Symantec’s threat intelligence researchers have identified a 392% increase in spam emails that use Brexit in the subject line to target people and organisations,” a Symantec spokeswoman told the BBC.The number of emails blocked by Symantec on behalf of their customers rose from 81,323 between 9 June and 23 June to 399,892 from the 24 June to 5 July.
Källa: Spike in Brexit email spam following referendum result – BBC News
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 6, 2016 | Notiser
How to avoid identity theft via your porn-star name or relationship status
Bad news if you were hoping to stay safe online: the number of victims of identity theft rose by 57% in the last year, according to fraud prevention service Cifas. But unlike previous rises, the victims of identity theft are no longer targeted by fraudsters digging through rubbish bins for bank statements, or by hackers installing keyloggers on compromised PCs. Instead, according to Cifas, the victims are giving out the base ingredients of identity theft willingly online, through social media. So how do y
Källa: How to avoid identity theft via your porn-star name or relationship status | Technology | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 6, 2016 | Notiser
Facebook is chipping away at privacy and my profile has been exposed
Quietly, over the last year, Facebook has killed the concept of a private account.
The site has always had a love-hate relationship with privacy: its long offered some of the most granular controls of any social network for choosing who sees what content, letting users make posts visible on a sliding scale from everyone to only me.
Thats increasingly important for Facebook, whoch has seen a reduction of 21% in original sharing, users making posts about their own life. As people have become more aware of the downsides of sharing personal details publicly, it seems that theyve stopped sharing altogether. Letting them have some control over who sees what they post is an important part of restoring trust.
But at the same time, it relies more on network effects than most social networks. The value of Facebook isnt that celebrities are on it: its that everyone you know is on it, and is posting to boot.
Källa: Facebook is chipping away at privacy and my profile has been exposed | Technology | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 6, 2016 | Nöje
Room 55
Set in 1950s England, ‘Room 55’ follows the journey of Alice Lawson – strictly self-disciplined wife, mother and celebrated television cook – as she spends an unplanned night alone at the mysterious Clove Hotel…
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Official Selection…
SXSW 2015
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2014
London Short Film Festival 2015
Camerimage 2014 (Winner – Best Cinematography)
Aesthetica Film Festival 2015
East End Film Festival 2015
Land of Kings Festival 2015
Scream Queen FilmFest Tokyo 2015
European Film Festival of Lille 2015
writer & director: Rose Glass
producer: Charlotte Campbell
production manager: Keith Abela
cinematographer: James Blann
production designer: Agis Pyrlis
editor: Manuela Lupini
composer: Arran Price
sound editor & dubbing mixer: Rob Hardcastle
sound recordist: James Spurrier
sfx supervisor: Janusz Tomczyk
online editor, colourist & vfx supervisor: Boyko Stankov
Cast: Charlotte Weston (Alice Lawson), Alexa Brown (Marilyn), Collette Cooper (Margaret), Takatsuna Mukai, Marie Everett & James McClelland
av Mikael Winterkvist | jul 6, 2016 | Socialt
Snapchat har varit en social tjänst, en chatt-tjänst befolkad främst av unga men nu anfaller gamlingarna visar nya siffror.
Snapchat går därmed en snarlik utveckling till mötes som Facebook som också hade främst unga användare under många år innan tjänsten upptäcktes av äldre och togs över. Nu är det en bit kvar till dess att Snapchat tas över av äldre användare ska tilläggas men antalet användare över 35 år (jo, du räknas som äldre efter 35 i de här sammanhangen) ökar och ökar ganska snabbt.
The Wall Street Journal reports that 14 percent of US smartphone users over the geriatric age of 35 are on Snapchat. This is up from 2 percent three years ago, back when everyone thought Snapchat was only for teens who wanted to sext.
Similarly, 38 percent of smartphone users ages 25 to 34 are on the app, compared to only 5 percent three years ago. A quick look at all those guides to Snapchat for the mystified older set will confirm the trend, and on Twitter, its clear that some people are not happy.
Gizmodo