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01/19/2018 / By Russel Davis

Facebook is stalking you: Creepy new patent demonstrates the lengths they go to “connect people” – such as studying photos to compare smudge marks that would indicate they were taken by the same lens

A Facebook patent filed in 2015 was found to go such great lengths as scrutinizing minute details contained in an image in order to connect people. According to reports, the patent was designed to analyze a photo’s details — such as dust, scratches or lens marks — and compare it against photos uploaded by another user. The patent was also purported […]

01/09/2018 / By Russel Davis

Apple’s iPhone X, made in China, is accused of being racist: Chinese users claim its facial recognition system can’t tell them apart

Apple received backlash from Chinese users for its iPhone X’s Face ID feature, many of whom complain that the technology cannot tell users apart. A Chinese woman from Nanjing city in east China, identified only by her surname Yan, reported that her female colleague was able to access both their devices on every single attempt despite personally […]

01/04/2018 / By Russel Davis

No electronics in the bedroom: Any device closer than arm’s length can cause cancer, infertility, and other health concerns, health officials warn

The California Department of Health issued guidelines highlighting the health risks associated with cell phone radiation exposure, and encouraging the general public to minimize their exposure to it. The statewide guidelines came after certain cities such as Berkeley and San Francisco released local warnings that their citizens should make some distance between their mobile phones and their bodies. Health […]

12/13/2017 / By Russel Davis

Smart floors: A new way to track you is coming soon

Event coordinators will soon have a better way of gauging the success of their programs, thanks to a revolutionary smart floor developed by Swiss startup Technis. The innovative technology, which is based on research conducted at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, is designed to monitor the people’s direction and keep track of their walking trajectories. […]

12/06/2017 / By Russel Davis

The race for next-gen microchips is on: The AI revolution can’t happen without them

The inevitable artificial intelligence (AI) revolution currently faces big hurdles as today’s microchip capacity has apparently reached its limits. Experts say that while the use of transistors and microchips have allowed people to calculate even the largest of numbers, the way that the brain operates using visual cues and processing these data is way more complex than calculations […]

12/01/2017 / By Russel Davis

Social media is creating young criminals: Violent crimes by children are often sparked by interactions on social media, watchdog group warns

A report by the HM Inspectorate of Probation in the U.K. reveals that social media use has now become a contributing factor to serious violent and sexual attacks committed by children and adolescents. According to the report, young users are known to plot crimes online that would have been otherwise inconceivable in the past. Youngsters are now planning and committing […]

11/29/2017 / By Russel Davis

Privacy watch: Many browsers have unnecessary functions that could compromise your online security

Today’s technological landscape makes for a seemingly unlimited marketplace of various browser functionalities and features that compromise a user’s privacy and security, a recent study suggests. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has examined the potential cost and benefits of websites with complete access to up to 74 […]

10/11/2017 / By Russel Davis

Safe surfing: Beware of botnets and the rise in ransomware threats

A report by the European policing agency Europol has revealed that the proliferation of ransomware has topped other forms of cyber crime in 2017. According to the 80-page report, ransomware has outperformed other forms of cybercrime and has steadily impacted victims across multiple industries in both the public and private sectors. The policing agency has coordinated several successful cross-border operations […]

09/21/2017 / By Russel Davis

Biometric features on new iPhone spark safety and privacy concerns: Owners could be forced to open phones against their will

The iPhone X’s brand new Face ID recognition software has come under scrutiny as experts cautioned that the system might be used to compromise the user’s safety and privacy. The new feature enables users to open their phone by scanning their face. According to technology experts, the new software can be exploited by thieves by forcing users […]

08/05/2017 / By Russel Davis

Facebook employees are HOMELESS and living out of their own cars

A Facebook contractor named Unique ‘Pinky’ Parsha has recently stated in public that she had been forced to live out of her car due to the high cost of living in the Silicon Valley. According to Parsha, she used to rent in the northern California neighborhood where the high rental rates for apartments, in combination with […]

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