Category: News

Since the #phone you use may play a crucial role in protecting personal data, I conducted a mini-survey of 15 #cyber #security pros – founders, executives, and a few experts who work closely within the field – asking them about essential smartphone security features.
https://cybernews.com/editorial/most-secure-smartphones-and-features/

An app called Chef Express provided a live camera view to the parking lot. You could monitor your vehicle while enjoying a meal or coffee at the service area. What the heck was this? My nitpicker mind refused to download the app. Instead, I identified potential risks. #security #

Surely every driver wants ads?
#Ford might be looking to bring tailored ads to your car or truck.
The automaker has filed a patent application that would monitor and collect driver data to curate ads that would be displayed on the vehicle’s various screens. Among the information that would

In a win for the European Commission, the #EU’s top court today (10 September) upheld a record-breaking €2.4 billion fine imposed on #Google for anti-competitive promotion of its Shopping service.
It’s one of a pair of victories for EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager in her battle against

For as long as we’ve had telephones, there have been people trying to trick someone into thinking they’re someone else. Now, voice #AI tools make it so that scammers can clone someone’s voice and trick victims into thinking they’re talking to another person. #phone #scam
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/07/for-

Phone assistant apps listen to everything you say, otherwise they would not work…. And #Google and #Amazon are advertisers.
“Assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google do listen because they need to listen for trigger words, such as ‘Hey Siri’.
https://www.newsweek.com/phone-voice-assistants-active-listening-consent-targeted-ads-1949251

Following the lead of cities like London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Paris, another European destination is cracking down on #Airbnb-style rentals.
New regulations proposed by the Czech government could limit the amount of short-term tourist accommodation available in popular cities like Prague. #travel #europe
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/08/30/from-airbnb-crackdowns-to-tacky-costume-bans-how-is-czechia-tackling-overtourism

#EV charging stations increase revenues of businesses about 500m around of stations – new study claims.
The study found that, in California, opening a charging station boosted annual spending at each nearby business. The spending bump amounts to thousands of extra dollars annually for nearby businesses.
https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-ev-charging-stations-boost-nearby-business-spending-0904

Another #Facebook feed algorithm change gone sideways – rampant #AI produced spam:
But the spam is more than just an annoyance; it can also be weaponized. Some spam pages appear designed to scam other users. In extreme cases, spam pages that gain a following can eventually be used,

Rawtherapee opened a new world of #photography for me after I took time to learn the basics. In addition to raw images you can edit jpg photos.
#RawTherapee, a powerful cross-platform open-source photo editing software designed for processing raw files and producing high-quality image outputs, has released