January 13, 2021

Home schooling – how to stay secure

Whether you’re new to home schooling or an old hand, it’s worth taking a moment to ensure you’re doing it securely.

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March 30, 2020

Google sent ~40K warnings to targets of state-backed attackers in 2019

Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters.

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February 11, 2019

McDonalds app users hatin’ it after being hacked by hungry hamburglars

At least two users of the McDonalds mobile app aren’t lovin’ it after thieves hijacked their accounts and ordered hundreds of dollars of food for themselves.

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August 01, 2016

Secure messaging app Telegram leaks anything pasted in to it

The app was quickly patched so users with the latest Telegram release should be leak free

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October 06, 2015

Peeple goes into hiding to retool the app

The people-rating app, Peeple, isn't dead yet, but it sounds like it's getting worked over to be "ALL POSITIVITY!!!" after much negative backlash.

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June 26, 2015

Apple tweaks iOS 9 to stop advertisers getting our app data

Developers and advertisers have been eyeballing the apps we download to target-pitch their own wares. Apple are shuttering the peepshow.

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May 01, 2015

Anonymous sharing app Secret shuts down

Secret was supposed to be different from its anonymous sharing kin, Yik Yak and Whisper. What went so wrong, so fast?

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April 30, 2015

Hollywood gets Piracy app Popcorn Time blocked in the UK

The UK High Court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block Popcorn Time, a piracy app that's as easy to use as Netflix.

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April 09, 2015

After School app grows up after child safety criticisms

Like many apps, 'After School' has decided to grow up and start taking toxic chat and threats of violence seriously. It's a welcome sign of maturation.

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