Social media rumors end with mobs killing 3 in India
HYDERABAD, India — Mobs of villagers killed at least three people and attacked several others after social media messages warned that gangs of kidnappers were roaming southern India in search of children, police said Friday. Authorities said there was no indication...
Myndighet skulle informera om GDPR – råkade läcka mejllista
GDPR-lagen har trätt i kraft, vilket inte minst märks i mejlinkorgen. När Jordbruksverket skulle informera om den nya dataskyddslagen gick det dock lite snett, rapporterar Lantbrukets affärstidning. Källa: Myndighet skulle informera om GDPR – råkade läcka...
Faktiskt oklart om din mobil gör dig sömnlös
”Sluta scrolla mobilen i sängen!”, ”Minska det blå ljuset, det förstör din nattsömn”. Uppmaningarna är många, men är det verkligen ljuset från våra skärmar som gör att vi sover dåligt? Faktakollen har gått igenom forskningsläget. Källa: Faktiskt oklart om din mobil...
Hey Alexa, come clean about how much you’re really recording us
We’re learning an important lesson about cutting-edge voice technology: Amazon’s Alexa is always listening. So are Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri. Putting live microphones in our homes has always been an out-there idea. But tech companies successfully marketed...
EU privacy law enters into force, activist takes aim
New European privacy regulations went into effect on Friday that will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data. The ramifications were visible from day one, with major U.S.-media outlets including the LA Times and Chicago Tribune were...
G.D.P.R., a New Privacy Law, Makes Europe World’s Leading Tech Watchdog
LONDON — The notices are flooding people’s inboxes en masse, from large technology companies, including Facebook and Uber, and even from parent teacher associations, children’s soccer clubs and yoga instructors. “Here is an update to our privacy policy,” they say. All...
Harvey Weinstein charged with rape
Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been charged in New York with rape and several counts of sexual abuse stemming from two separate accusers. Mr Weinstein turned himself in to police in the city earlier in the day. Dozens of women have made allegations...
Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact
A Portland family contacted Amazon to investigate after they say a private conversation in their home was recorded by Amazon's Alexa -- the voice-controlled smart speaker -- and that the recorded audio was sent to the phone of a random person in Seattle, who was in...
Leisure Suit Larry set to return in Wet Dreams Don’t Dry
The Leisure Suit Larry games, a series of titles that have been around for over 30 years, haven’t seen a new entry since 2013’s terrible Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded—an enhanced remake of the franchise's 1987 debut. But now, the gaming equivalent of Benny Hill is set...
Henning, 83, anklagas för fildelning: ”Jag vet inte ens hur det går till”
Henning Klouman fick ett brev om att det har fildelats en science fiction-film från hans ip-adress där han uppmanades att betala 4 500 kronor. Själv säger han att han är oskyldig, och han reagerade på hur brevet var formulerat: – Brevet var en sorts utpressning, säger...