We Asked 6 Privacy and Legal Experts About Apple’s New Face ID
Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:06:25 +0000
Here’s an answer to every question you have about Apple’s latest innovation.
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IDG Contributor Network: September Patch Tuesday brings critical updates for Window, Edge and .NET
Credit to Author: Greg Lambert| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:00:00 -0700
September brings a relatively large patch profile for Microsoft with 76 reported vulnerabilities, three public disclosures (thank you, Google) and unfortunately one zero day exploit. You used to be worried about browsers and Flash, now we have a publicly exploited vulnerability for augmented reality (AR) with a fix for Microsoft’s HoloLens headset.
For this September Patch Tuesday, Microsoft is only shipping security updates with patches to the following product groups:
Browsers (IE and Edge)
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Russia Has the World’s Largest Stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium
Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:29:33 +0000
Russia may possess more than half of the highly enriched uranium in the world and a new report says this poses “significant nuclear risks.”
Read MoreWe Asked Bodega Workers What They Thought of the Startup That Wants to Make Them Obsolete
Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:19:29 +0000
Mom and pop aren’t sweating it.
Read MoreIndian Politicians Are Cutting Off Power to People Who Poop Outside
Credit to Author: Ankita Rao| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:46:48 +0000
In the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, people in villages without toilets could face a forced electricity blackout.
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iPhone X & Face ID: Everything you need to know
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 07:36:00 -0700
The iPhone X replaces the Home button and Touch ID with gesture controls and Face ID, sophisticated facial recognition software that learns to recognize your face and lets you use your device only after it has confirmed it is you. It is a new technology — here’s what we know about it so far:
The hype machine
This is how Apple’s chief marketer, Phil Schiller put it: “With the iPhone X, your iPhone is locked until you look at it and it recognizes you. Nothing has ever been more simple, natural, and effortless. This is the future of how we’ll unlock our smartphones and protect our sensitive information.”
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Study Finds That Banning Trolls Works, to Some Degree
Credit to Author: Claire Downs| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:39:51 +0000
After Reddit banned r/Fatpeoplehate and r/Coontown, they took their trolling elsewhere.
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