Social Media Ban on Using Their Data for Surveillance
The new privacy policy announced by Facebook and Instagram bans developers from using their data for surveillance. Following revelations last year that police departments...
DNA synthesis may pose a risk of resurrecting deadly viruses for...
Homemade deadly viruses?
Scientists are warning that decades of public research on the sequencing of virus DNA are now posing unforeseen threats, as synthesis technologies...
NSA will Track Your Smartphone Finger Strokes
Smartphone technology built by Lockheed Martin promises to verify a user's identity based on the swiftness and shape of the individual’s finger strokes on...
Policing Algorithm To Reduce Crime
Can math help keep our streets safer? A new study by a UCLA-led team of scholars and law enforcement officials suggests the answer is...
This App Will Warn You If You’re About To Give Away...
Personal information theft is one of the greatest risk factors for users online. Malicious websites that install malware designed to steal banking credentials, phishing...
The IBM Spark
IBM has announced that from now on it will put its energies in the open source code project, Apache Spark, and defines is at...
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This Upgrade Could Eliminate One of Laser Weapons’ Biggest Weaknesses
High-energy laser weapons are steadily moving from development programs into operational military service, but maintaining them in the field remains a significant challenge. One...
