The Government Communications Headquarters, United Kingdom’s spy agency, has created a new encryption tool for government employees to protect their communication from hackers. But there’s a catch: it contains backdoor access for the UK government.
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Internet service providers tracking your online activity for profit
While we are well aware that big Internet companies such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook are in the business of monitoring our online habits to shore up their revenues through ads, there is some sort of deeper Web tracking activity going on that may have slipped our notice.
Far from Reality…! Will Artificial Intelligence bring the world together?
The year 2015 saw a large number of notable developments in the technology sector. The coming years would see a revolution in the era with most of us relying on science to perform our day to day work from buying grocery to controlling our homes with intelligent devices. Something that was a figment of imagination […]
Facebook can now bypass the Great Firewall of China with Tor
In countries where freedom of expression is equated to criminal acts such as China, Iran, Egypt, Russia and North Korea, among other territories with stringent policies, turning to social media is a dangerous act that could cost even your life.
SlemBunk Trojan that targets Android banking users becomes more sophisticated
Security firm FireEye disclosed in December the details of a Trojan that has been used to attack users of mobile banking apps. Researchers have now discovered the Trojan has become more sophisticated and difficult to detect.
Microsoft just ended security support for older IE versions
Questions about the security of the Internet Explorer versions 8, 9 and 10 loom after Microsoft pulled the plug on support for the older versions of the browser.
