Is The End Nigh for Windows 8 Users?
Looking at the monthly operating system usage figures this morning, one thing became blatantly clear. Those that have made the commitment and moved to Windows 8 may be on to a very sticky wicket....
View ArticleCould New Babel Fish Technology Take Away The Final Barrier to Privacy?
News this week of Skype’s translator program becoming accessible to the general public has sparked the imagination of many people around the world. Is this the start of the Babel Fish of Hitchhiker’s...
View ArticleIs Apple Greener Than You Think?
You may think that with Greenpeace focusing on saving the whales and fighting for global justice, they don’t have time to look at the environmental impact of the top technological companies across the...
View ArticleGoogle Play Exposes Minecraft Users to Attack
Saying you haven’t heard of Minecraft is a bit like saying you haven’t heard of Candy Crush. The craze has swept the nation, with people of all ages finding Steve is really the only friend they need in...
View ArticleHow Private is Google Privacy?
e The extent of information that Google is able to collect about every online user appears to be growing by the day. It seems that 24 hours cannot go past without another insight into their ability to...
View ArticleDon’t Become ‘Resigned to the Inevitability of Surveillance’
Marketers and Search Engines in particular have been trying to feed us the same line forever. Both insist that consumers are perfectly happy to hand over private information in return for incentives or...
View ArticleYears of Security Lapses Left Government Personnel Agency Open to Hacks
Capitol Hill came under scrutiny yet again this week when it became apparent how the lack of fundamental online protection at the Offices of Personnel management led to the 2014 hack that left millions...
View ArticleCould Passwords Become a Thing of the Past?
Here at EasyHide-VPN, we have always emphasized the need for high quality, original passwords to maximize online security. But now it seems Medium.com may be going one step further and getting rid of...
View ArticleIs Flash Going Out With a Bang?
Not one, not two, but we’re now up to three zero-day vulnerabilities that have been discovered in Flash software this week. Which begs the question, can Flash ever shine brightly again? Adobe’s Flash...
View ArticleIs It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, it’s a Hacker Drone – Aimed at You!
If it wasn’t enough that hackers are able to target your online information from any unsecured network to which they can gain access, it has now come to light that hacker drones are on their way,...
View ArticleRussia Blocks Reddit
Russia Blocks Reddit Reddit, known as ‘the front page of the internet’, it is a place where millions of users share thousands of news stories, internet memes and tips and advice every day and a whole...
View ArticleChina Sends Internet Police into Tech Companies
Tech companies operating in China may soon have some new colleagues: the police. The Chinese government is planning to send Internet Police into Tech Firms in an effort to stop fraud and what has been...
View ArticleAshley Madison Data Leaked
After the matchmaking website ashleymadison.com, which encourages users to have affairs, was hacked last month, it was only a matter of time before details were published online. Last week, making good...
View ArticleThe Rise of The Internet of Things
While the idea of having household appliances such as your fridge email you to tell it is low on milk might seem appealing, recent hacks have highlighted the vulnerabilities of The Internet of Things...
View ArticleNasdaq Hacking Perpetrators Continue to be Rounded Up
After what is now considered to be the largest credit and debit card fraud in history, it seems the assailants involved in the October 2010 Nasdaq Inc hacking scandal have nowhere to hide. Following...
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