Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:51:46 +0000
We take a look at reports of organised review bombing, leading to extortion threats to get the negative ratings removed.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:42 +0000
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| Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Washington state’s latest efforts to provide better data privacy rights for their residents, dove into the many security questions regarding fintech, and took a look at performance art’s impact on Google Maps. Categories: Tags: a week in securityadposheladwaredata privacy lawdata privacy legislationfacebookfinancial techfintechgoogle mapsIowa Caucus faulty appLemon Duckweek in security |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:24:50 +0000
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| We look at some of the ways people have gamed online mapping systems over the years. Categories: Tags: art vs techbusinessescarscrowdsourcingGooglegoogle mapsgpsgps locationlocationmap makermapsreviewstraffic appstraffic sensorsuser generated content |
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Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000
The connected map, the GPS dot, is a different sense of safety than the static map.
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Credit to Author: Lisa Cumming| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000
Without being able to reliably use GPS, I felt lost.
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Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:08:31 +0000
Fewer than 50 people visit Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island IRL each year.
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Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:20:00 +0000
“She had ignored her phone’s instructions.”
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