[Medianews] A Twitter app bug was used to match 17 million phone numbers to user accounts

https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/24/twitter-android-bug-phone-numbers/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Is revenge porn protected speech? The Supreme Court may soon weigh in.

Is revenge porn protected speech? The Supreme Court may soon weigh in. Individuals charged under several states' revenge porn laws are calling the statutes unconstitutional restrictions of free speech.

[Medianews] How the reporter who found Mitt Romney’s secret Twitter has turned online sleuthing into a beat

How the reporter who found Mitt Romney’s secret Twitter has turned online sleuthing into a beat Journalist Ashley Feinberg's most recent project delved into an avid editor of Pete Buttigieg's Wikipedia presence.

[Medianews] Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands

Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands The systems highlight how widespread surveillance has increasingly become a fact of life: Students “should have all the rights, responsibilities and privileges that an adult has.

[Medianews] Report: Apple is developing satellites so the iPhone can skip wireless carriers

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/report-apple-is-developing-satellites-so-the-iphone-can-skip-wireless-carriers/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Why Americans Should Worry About the New EU Copyright Rules

Why Americans Should Worry About the New EU Copyright Rules Last spring, 200,000 Europeans took to the streets to protest against a new EU copyright law that risks to restrict online culture and block vast numbers of legal online communications such as memes, reaction gifs, video game reviews

[Medianews] Legislation to Eliminate Out-of-Control Hidden Cable and Satellite TV Fees

Language included in year-end budget deal would require cable and satellite TV providers to disclose all fees before consumers sign up for service, provide option to cancel within 24 hours without penalty

[Medianews] The Unforeseen Dangers of a Device That Curbs Drunken Driving

The Unforeseen Dangers of a Device That Curbs Drunken Driving Ignition interlock devices are becoming ubiquitous. They can distract drivers and cause crashes. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/drunk-driving-interlock-crash.html ___

[Medianews] Amazon’s Ring has been blaming reused passwords, but now thousands of logins have leaked

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030545/ring-leaked-personal-data-amazon-video-doorbell-camera-security-login-credentials ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Smartphones Are Spies. Here’s Whom They Report To.

Smartphones Are Spies. Here’s Whom They Report To. The apps and companies profiting from your every movement. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/opinion/location-tracking-smartphone-marketing.html ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] Where Even the Children Are Being Tracked

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/21/opinion/pasadena-smartphone-spying.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Total Surveillance Is Not What America Signed Up For

Total Surveillance Is Not What America Signed Up For Congress should take bold action to regulate the location data industry. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/21/opinion/location-data-privacy-rights.html ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] How Your Phone Betrays Democracy

How Your Phone Betrays Democracy You protest, they watch. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/21/opinion/location-data-democracy-protests.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] How to Track President Trump

How to Track President Trump Smartphones leave a trail that anyone — and any foreign government — could follow. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/opinion/location-data-national-security.html ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy

Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy What we learned from the spy in your pocket. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Twelve Million Americans Were Tracked Through Their Phones

Twelve Million Americans Were Tracked Through Their Phones You might never use yours the same way again. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/opinion/tracking-phone-data.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Freaked Out? 3 Steps to Protect Your Phone

Freaked Out? 3 Steps to Protect Your Phone Tips to prevent your location from being bought and sold. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-privacy-tips.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] 8 Things to Know About Our Investigation Into the Location Business

8 Things to Know About Our Investigation Into the Location Business When everyone’s tracked, privacy is a collective concern. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/nyt-cellphone-tracking-investigation.html ___ Medianews mailing

[Medianews] Verizon Outages Reported Nationwide

Verizon Outages Reported Nationwide Users reported widespread disruptions as they tried to make outgoing calls and text. The company said it had fixed a problem involving long-distance calls to landlines. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/business/verizon-outages.html

[Medianews] How a Top Antitrust Official Helped T-Mobile and Sprint Merge

How a Top Antitrust Official Helped T-Mobile and Sprint Merge Text messages indicate that Makan Delrahim, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, worked behind the scenes to help the companies pull off a deal.

[Medianews] It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool.

It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool. ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.html

[Medianews] What does your car know about you? We hacked a Chevy to find out.

What does your car know about you? We hacked a Chevy to find out. Our privacy experiment found hundreds of sensors and an always-on Internet connection. Driving surveillance is becoming very hard to avoid.

[Medianews] Trolls turned 911 into a weapon. Now cops are fighting back

Trolls turned 911 into a weapon. Now cops are fighting back Once viewed as a prank, police are now treating 'swatting' as a serious crime that wastes city resources and puts targets' lives at risk. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/trolls-turned-911-weapon-now-cops-are-fighting-back-n1105991

[Medianews] It's Hard to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in the iPhone Era

It's Hard to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in the iPhone Era https://www.wired.com/story/hard-ban-facial-recognition-tech-iphone/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] San Francisco is changing its facial recognition ban after it accidentally made the iPhones it gave to city employees illegal

San Francisco is changing its facial recognition ban after it accidentally made the iPhones it gave to city employees illegal https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-amended-its-facial-recognition-ban-2019-12 ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] How to Track President Trump

How to Track President Trump Smartphones leave a trail that anyone — and any foreign government — could follow. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/20/opinion/location-data-national-security.html ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] Thousands of Wawa customers warned about huge data breach; how to protect yourself

https://wtop.com/consumer-news/2019/12/thousands-of-wawa-customers-warned-about-huge-data-breach/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Chrome 79 will continuously scan your passwords against public data breaches

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/googles-password-checkup-goes-mainstream-is-built-into-chrome-79/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Feds reap data from 1, 500 phones in largest reported reverse-location warrant

Feds reap data from 1,500 phones in largest reported reverse-location warrant The search warrants demanded nine hours' worth of location history from Google. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/feds-reap-data-from-1500-phones-in-largest-reported-reverse-location-warrant/

[Medianews] I created my own deepfake—it took two weeks and cost $552

I created my own deepfake—it took two weeks and cost $552 I learned a lot from creating my own deepfake video. by Timothy B. Lee Dec 16, 2019 Deepfake technology uses deep neural networks to convincingly replace one face with another in a video. The technology has obvious potential for abuse

[Medianews] iPhones and iPads finally get key-based protection against account takeovers

iPhones and iPads finally get key-based protection against account takeovers With WebAuthn native to iOS and iPadOS, cross-industry MFA spec is ready to soar. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/idevices-finally-get-key-based-protection-against-account-takeovers/

[Medianews] Chrome’s data disaster: Browser update wipes out Android app data [Update]

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/chromes-data-disaster-browser-update-wipes-out-android-app-data/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] 5G deployment stands ready to supercharge the Internet of Things

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/5g-deployment-stands-ready-to-supercharge-the-internet-of-things/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Contractor admits planting logic bombs in his software to ensure he’d get new work

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/contractor-admits-planting-logic-bombs-in-his-software-to-ensure-hed-get-new-work/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] PoS malware skimmed convenience store customers’ card data for 8 months

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/pos-malware-skimmed-convenience-store-customers-card-data-for-8-months/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Not so IDLE hands: FBI program offers companies data protection via deception

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/not-so-idle-hands-fbi-program-offers-companies-data-protection-via-deception/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Happy holidays from Comcast. Your cable bill is going up again.

https://www.inquirer.com/business/comcast/comcast-cable-bill-rise-broadcast-fee-regional-sports-20191213.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Senate passes new limits on robocalls, sending legislation to Trump

Senate passes new limits on robocalls, sending legislation to Trump With the so-called Traced Act, lawmakers hope that a mix of new federal powers -- and key reforms targeting the telecom industry -- will spell relief against spam calls that continue to harass Americans at record rates.

[Medianews] How to avoid facial recognition at the airport

How to avoid facial recognition at the airport American citizens have the right to opt out of the growing use of face scans at the airport. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/10/how-avoid-facial-recognition-airport/ ___ Medianews

[Medianews] Airlines want to scan your face. Here’s why that should worry you.

Airlines want to scan your face. Here’s why that should worry you. What’s face-recognition at the airport really about? Immigration policy and efficiency. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/10/your-face-is-now-your-boarding-pass-thats-problem/

[Medianews] Apple Platform Security Fall 2019

Introduction to Apple platform security Apple designs security into the core of its platforms. Building on the experience of creating the worldʼs most advanced mobile operating system, Apple has created security architectures that address the unique requirements of mobile, watch, desktop, and

[Medianews] Is Screen Time Really Bad for Kids?

Is Screen Time Really Bad for Kids? It depends on many factors, including what you even mean by “screen time.” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/magazine/screen-time-kids-teens.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] A Surveillance Net Blankets China’s Cities, Giving Police Vast Powers

A Surveillance Net Blankets China’s Cities, Giving Police Vast Powers The authorities can scan your phones, track your face and find out when you leave your home. One of the world’s biggest spying networks is aimed at regular people, and nobody can stop it.

[Medianews] Freaked Out? 3 Steps to Protect Your Phone

Freaked Out? 3 Steps to Protect Your Phone Tips to prevent your location from being bought and sold. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-privacy-tips.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy

Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy What we learned from the spy in your pocket. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Facebook accesses your location even when you've opted out

https://ww.9to5mac.com/2019/12/18/facebook-accesses-your-location/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] 12 Netflix original TV shows that critics hate, but normal people love

https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-original-shows-that-critics-hate-but-normal-people-love-2017-11 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Amazon Prime Video gains ground on Netflix with help from 'The Boys'

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-boys-helped-amazon-gain-ground-on-netflix-2019-12 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] IMAX Enhanced FAQ

http://www.imaxenhanced.com/#faq ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] ‘Incredibly sensitive’ data is open to cyberattack at Mass. tax-collection agency, audit report says

‘Incredibly sensitive’ data is open to cyberattack at Mass. tax-collection agency, audit report says https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/16/audit-knocks-state-tax-agency/D6SP1VxV5eGayVRYzZYCTL/story.html ___ Medianews mailing list

[Medianews] Insurer Races to Fix Security Flaws After Whistleblower Alert

Insurer Races to Fix Security Flaws After Whistleblower Alert Report: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Minnesota Had Thousands of Old 'Critical' Vulnerabilities https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/insurer-races-to-fix-security-flaws-after-whistleblower-alert-a-13508

[Medianews] Companies Ignoring Third-Party Breach Alerts

https://securityboulevard.com/2019/12/companies-ignoring-third-party-breach-alerts/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Thief Stole Payroll Data of 29,000 Facebook Employees

https://www.cisomag.com/thief-stole-payroll-data-of-29000-facebook-employees/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] FCC proposes new rules and spectrum reallocation that could change the future of auto safety communications

FCC proposes new rules and spectrum reallocation that could change the future of auto safety communications – agency seeks comments and input https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2019/12/fcc-proposes-new-rules-and-spectrum-reallocation/

[Medianews] Internet of crap (encryption): IoT gear is generating easy-to-crack keys

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/16/internet_of_crap_encryption/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] The Age of Instagram Face

How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Luggage tracking apps aren't 100% accurate. People are the weak link

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-11-06/airline-luggage-tracking-apps-problems ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Airport and Payment Facial Recognition Systems Fooled by Masks and Photos, Raising Security Concerns

https://fortune.com/2019/12/12/airport-bank-facial-recognition-systems-fooled/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act

The Week in Tech: Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act Companies are figuring out how to deal with a new law that gives individuals the right to see, delete and stop the sale of the personal information about them.

[Medianews] Deepfakes are getting better. Should we be worried?

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/13/opinion/deepfakes-are-coming-what-do-we-do/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Net neutrality supporters ask court to reconsider ruling that upheld FCC repeal

Net neutrality supporters ask court to reconsider ruling that upheld FCC repeal The maker of the Firefox web-browser joined other tech firms and public-interest advocates to fire their latest salvo Friday: They asked a panel of judges to rehear a case that upheld a decision by the Federal

[Medianews] Phone-breaking Android hole revealed

https://gadget.co.za/phone-breaking-android-hole-revealed/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] This social network app says it screens for sex offenders. It gave one VIP status.

This social network app says it screens for sex offenders. It gave one VIP status. MeetMe says it checks users to ensure they aren’t convicted sex offenders. But the success of one streamer came within weeks of his being released from prison in February.

[Medianews] Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators

Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators Criminals are making virtual connections with children through gaming and social media platforms. One popular site warns visitors, “Please be careful.”

[Medianews] House Science Committee seeks investigation of how 5G could hurt weather forecasting

House Science Committee seeks investigation of how 5G could hurt weather forecasting The disagreements between government agencies on the risks that 5G technology poses to weather satellites is prompting a GAO study.

[Medianews] She installed a Ring camera in her children’s room for ‘peace of mind.’ A hacker accessed it and harassed her 8-year-old daughter.

She installed a Ring camera in her children’s room for ‘peace of mind.’ A hacker accessed it and harassed her 8-year-old daughter. The faceless voice shouted the n-word at girl and tried to get her to repeat it, later telling her that he was Santa Claus.

[Medianews] Man Dies in Queens After Being Pinned Between 2 Parked Cars, One of Which Was Started Remotely

https://gizmodo.com/man-dies-in-queens-after-being-pinned-between-2-parked-1840378003 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Sling TV's Cloud DVR can finally record ESPN

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/11/sling-tv-cloud-dvr-espn-channels/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Ring's Neighbors Data Let Us Map Amazon's Home Surveillance Network

https://gizmodo.com/ring-s-hidden-data-let-us-map-amazons-sprawling-home-su-1840312279 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Instagrammer gets 14 years in prison for violent plot to hijack domain name

Instagrammer gets 14 years in prison for violent plot to hijack domain name A fight over doitforstate.com led to a bloody encounter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/10/instagrammer-gets-years-prison-violent-plot-hijack-domain-name/

[Medianews] When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away

When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away After a bone marrow transplant, a man with leukemia found that his donor’s DNA traveled to unexpected parts of his body. A crime lab is now studying the case.

[Medianews] White House veterans helped Gulf monarchy build secret surveillance unit

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-raven-whitehouse/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Not so fast: Bostonians may want to wait a bit longer on 5G service

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/12/08/not-fast-bostonians-may-want-wait-bit-longer-service/TANMIVzwFQAJh2io8nJayN/story.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Verizon's 5G cellular service set to start Tuesday in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/11/18/verizon-cellular-service-set-start-tuesday-boston-fenway-neighborhood/yabnjMYYM6JM724leA1LtI/story.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] 5G is coming to Boston. Here's what that actually means.

https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2019/11/25/5g-boston ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Have you received one of those Social Security scam calls? There’s a new way to report it.

Have you received one of those Social Security scam calls? There’s a new way to report it. Social Security Administration has created a new online form to report imposter scam calls.

[Medianews] 2020 is when cybersecurity gets even weirder, so get ready

2020 is when cybersecurity gets even weirder, so get ready AI-powered deepfakes, ransomware, IoT, and 5G all mean that protecting your data is about to get a lot harder. https://www.zdnet.com/article/2020-is-when-cybersecurity-gets-even-weirder-so-get-ready/

[Medianews] Hackers Trick Venture Capital Firm Into Sending Them $1 Million

Hackers Trick Venture Capital Firm Into Sending Them $1 Million A Chinese VC firm and an Israeli startup had the money stolen right out from under their noses thanks to spoofed emails and bogus domains.

[Medianews] A plea from a friend, via a hacked e-mail account, is a cautionary tale about scams

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/12/08/plea-from-friend-via-hacked-mail-account-cautionary-tale-about-scams/noMSXvw3b0fbOM54Sauz4N/story.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Cybersecurity insiders say big companies abuse NDAs to avoid disclosing data breaches

https://www.businessinsider.com/cybersecurity-insiders-reveal-nda-hide-data-breach-2019 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Financial Abuse in the Age of Smartphones

https://www.wsj.com/articles/financial-abuse-in-the-age-of-smartphones-11575727200 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] 46 spam calls per month: In Brazil, people are fighting back — and winning

46 spam calls per month: In Brazil, people are fighting back — and winning The number of spam calls has more than doubled in two years. Now Brazilians are fighting back — and winning.

[Medianews] A Sprint contractor left thousands of US cell phone bills on the internet by mistake

https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/04/sprint-contractor-cell-phone-bills-exposed/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] New T-Mobile will urge Sprint customers to buy 5G phones

https://www.cnet.com/news/new-t-mobile-will-urge-sprint-customers-to-buy-5g-phones/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] AT says TV losses have peaked after latest loss of 1.3 million customers

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/att-says-tv-losses-have-peaked-after-latest-loss-of-1-3-million-customers/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Cellphone-related head injuries became more common after the iPhone was released

https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/5/20996107/iphone-cellphone-head-injuries-more-common ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Apple explains why the iPhone 11 is always checking your location

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/05/apple-explains-iphone-11-pro-location-activity/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Plex launches its free movie and TV streaming service

https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/04/plex-free-streaming-service-movies-tv-shows/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Weather is turning into big business. That could be trouble for the public.

Weather is turning into big business. That could be trouble for the public. Extreme weather and climate-fueled natural disasters are a growing threat to the economy. And a business opportunity.

[Medianews] China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West

China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West Beijing’s pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/china-dna-uighurs-xinjiang.html

[Medianews] E-books at libraries are leading to long waits, reader hacks and worried publishers

E-books at libraries are leading to long waits, reader hacks and worried publishers Library e-book waits have prompted some to take their memberships to a new extreme, collecting library cards or card numbers to enable them to find the rarest or most popular books, with the shortest wait.

[Medianews] A friendly reminder from the FBI: Your smart TV could give hackers a way in

A friendly reminder from the FBI: Your smart TV could give hackers a way in A bad cyber actor could change channels, mess with the volume — or even watch you, the agency warned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/03/friendly-reminder-fbi-your-smart-tv-could-give-hackers-way/

[Medianews] That USB outlet could be stealing your data

That USB outlet could be stealing your data: Airport officials warn of new scam https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/11/23/authorities-warn-usb-outlet-charging-scam-that-steals-travelers-private-information/ Stop! Don’t Charge Your Phone This Way You might want to think twice before

[Medianews] RSA-240 Factored

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[Medianews] How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company

How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company Amazon's Ring started from humble roots as a smart doorbell company called "DoorBot." Now it's surveilling the suburbs and partnering with police.

[Medianews] Tens of Millions of SMS text Messages & Massive Private Data Leaked Online From Hacked Database

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[Medianews] Plenty of Phish in the Cc

We recently released our latest Data Breach QuickView Report for Q3 2019, and there are a few things that stand out. There were 5,183 breaches reported in the first nine months of 2019 exposing 7.9 billion records. Compared to Q3 2018, the total number of breaches was up 33.3% and the total

[Medianews] Spam calls grew 18% in 2019

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[Medianews] Misinformed YouTubers are undermining the fight for children’s privacy online.

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[Medianews] 'Grinch bots' are here to ruin your holiday shopping

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