by alex | Mar 23, 2017 | newsletter
Facebook and Instagram privacy policies are reported to have been updated with the intention of stopping developers and businesses from using the data they find there to provide surveillance tools. What’s Been Happening? Facebook, which acquired Instagram in 2012, has...
by alex | Mar 23, 2017 | newsletter
Google recently removed an unprompted audio advert from its Google Home smart speaker / digital assistant system after accusations that the piece was simply an unrequested advert. Beauty and the Beast The controversial incident occurred when ‘Google Home’...
by alex | Mar 19, 2017 | newsletter
If you spend a lot of time at your work computer, one way to feel better while you work is to at least have a theme that makes YOU feel good. You don’t have to accept just the selection of themes that Windows 10 gives you, you can create your own! Here’s how: Put your...
by alex | Mar 18, 2017 | newsletter
A UK student has developed a chatbot computer program that can be used to provide refugees with legal advice and help, via the Facebook Messenger app. DoNotPay The program was originally launched in March 2016 by a 20-year-old British man, Joshua Browder, who is...
by alex | Mar 17, 2017 | newsletter
A new Captcha system, developed by Google, will secretly study how your interact with a web page rather than asking questions or setting puzzles in order to prove that you are a ‘human’ visitor. Why Captchas? ‘Captcha’ is actually an acronym (dating back to 2000) for...
by alex | Mar 16, 2017 | newsletter
At the recent Association of the United States Army (AUSA) symposium, General David Perkins told the audience about an incident where a close ally of the U.S. used a £2.5 million patriot missile to shoot down $200 drone purchased from Amazon. Overkill The incident,...
