Extreme-Risk Laws Reduce Gun Violence
Credit to Author: Sarah Burd-Sharps| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Opinion: Red Flag laws help prevent suicides and mass shootings, and buy time for people in crisis to get help.
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A Simple Way to Make It Harder for Mobile Ads to Track You
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:15:40 +0000
Beating back the scourge of online ad tracking entirely is almost impossible. But you can futz with your smartphone’s “ad ID” to slow it down.
Read MoreHackers Hit Click2Gov Bill-Paying Portals in 8 Cities
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000
The new wave of attacks comes after a previous Click2Gov hack compromised 300,000 payment cards.
Read MoreWe All Could Pay a Price for the Latest Slap at Huawei
Credit to Author: Klint Finley| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:06:13 +0000
An international cybersecurity group has evicted the Chinese telecom company to comply with US sanctions. That could allow malware to spread more easily.
Read MoreOn Roku and Amazon Fire TV, Channels Are Watching You
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 21:41:59 +0000
New research shows that over 2,000 streaming apps track information about your devices—even when you tell them not to.
Read MoreClever New DDoS Attack Gets a Lot of Bang for a Hacker’s Buck
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000
By exploiting the WS-Discovery protocol, a new breed of DDoS attack can get a huge rate of return.
Read MoreA Password-Exposing Bug Was Purged From LastPass
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:57:51 +0000
Google Project Zero found and reported a flaw in the widely used password manager.
Read MoreThe Air Force Will Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting Satellite
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000
At the Defcon hacking conference next year, the Air Force will bring a satellite for fun and glory.
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