Smart devices are full of promise, offering safety and convenience with the touch of a button. The potentials are only increasing as manufacturers utilize advanced technologies and more people consider these investments. So what could possibly go wrong? Well, more than most of us are prepared for, indicates the WikiLeaks’ revelation about CIA’s global hacking […]
As if you didn’t already have enough reasons to feel cynical about smart devices, WikiLeaks’ data drop about the CIA just gave you new ones: the online library of news leaks and classified media has published a plethora of documents exposing CIA’s top hacking secrets, mentioning technology that could let the agency access your Android […]
By this time, just about everyone realizes that retailers study data mined from consumers in order to custom-tailor advertising for them. But one retailer has taken, ahem, Target-ed advertising to a completely new level. Target (TGT) stores wants to know what coupons are most likely to attract consumers for a repeat visit into their establishment. […]
You Might Already Be a Star! But Beware! You May Not Like Fame! Ever wanted to be a movie star? How about a porn star? Or a viral internet sensation? It could happen. In fact, it may already have happened. And you might not even know it. How? Most people know that malware can take […]
The Google Trends search says it all: as interest and participation in online gaming has taken off over the past 5 years, so has the concern for safety, security, and access to desired games. This has drastically driven the search for VPN (Virtual Private Network) solutions to address these concerns. The gaming industry has […]
27 years ago, on June 4th, 1989, thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China were brutally murdered or arrested. Now, apparently in fear of repeated protests, China is taking action. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have long been targeted by the Chinese government as tools protesters use […]
Halfway through his thesis on international relations between Uganda and the US, Lanre – an undergrad student with a major in political science at a private university in Uganda – received an email from his supervisor: “You’ve done a great job at finding Ugandan publications. I’ll like to see fresh literature from the US perspective; […]
There are 7.4 billion people in the world. And nearly 1 out of 4 of them are on Facebook. It had to be tough for Apple. They stand up to the FBI about consumer privacy, and report sales of their iPhone dropping for the first time ever. Then, on the same day, Facebook announced their […]
