When the National Security Agency discovers a new vulnerability that looks like it might be of use in penetrating target networks, the agency considers a number of factors, including how popular the affected software is and where it’s typically deployed, before deciding whether to share the new bug. The agency shares most of the bugs […]
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British intelligence service echoes FBI’s call for mobile backdoors
Echoing sentiments from across the Atlantic earlier in the year, the head of British spy agency GCHQ as made calls for crypto backdoors into phones to tackle crime, stating, “privacy has never been an absolute right.”
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Facebook welcomes private browsers with dedicated Tor link
Facebook has opened its doors to privacy concerned users, but opening up a dedicated Tor link, guaranteeing that people who visit the social networking site through anonymous browsers aren’t mistaken for botnets, Gizmodo reports.
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Police can make you unlock your phone with a fingerprint – judge
A judge in Virginia has ruled that the police can require you to unlock your smartphone with a fingerprint, but not with a passcode, Mashable reports. The seeming inconsistency here comes from the different ways passwords and physical authentication are treated. While a fingerprint is “like handing in a DNA sample or a physical key,
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Facebook Creates .Onion Site; Now Accessible Via Tor Network
Facebook has entered the hidden services with a new .onion site that will let Tor Network users sign into the world’s (second) most populace social network.
Google Working on Tool to Gather Stats While Preserving Privacy
Google is working on a new system that enables the company to collect randomized information about the way that users are affected by unwanted software on their machines, without gathering identifying data about the users. The system is known as RAPPOR (Randomized Aggregatable Privacy-Preserving Ordinal Response) and Google currently is testing it in Chrome. The […]
Wearable tech and security – can watches help?
So far, wearable tech has been of interest mainly to fitness fiends – but a new generation of hi-tech wearables comes armed with built-in scanners, biometrics and even ‘three-factor security’. Can a watch really keep secrets?
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British job centers to introduce biometric recognition
Job centers across the United Kingdom are due to get a technological makeover, courtesy of biometric and signature recognition pads, reports IT Pro Portal.
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Digital Dating @ 50+
I noticed that this past weekend marked a lesser holiday known as âSweetest Dayâ (also known as a Hallmark holiday), which is celebrated in some parts of the U.S. â largely in the Midwest and Northeast. Â Very similar to Valentineâs Day, it offers an opportunity to bestow candy and cards to those you are âsweet on.â
Itâs a holiday my generation grew up with, though Iâm not sure how the holiday is faring in terms of current popularity. But it brought to mind the latest stats on Internet dating: more than a whopping 41,000,000 Americans have gone online to find a match or a date.
Increasingly, itâs the most popular way for people over 50 to meet and marry. Research suggests that Boomers who date online is now growing two times as fast as the number of younger users. According to recent research by eHarmony, the biggest growth segment in online dating for the next decade is going to be the 55-64 age group.
Match.com, one of the largest online dating sites, claims that 25 percent of its membership is between the ages of 50 and 65 and Boomer members have grown 90 percent in the last 5 years. With at 21 million plus members, thatâs approximately 5 million Boomers on Match.com alone! Â Â (You can find all sorts of online dating stats, if you are interested, on Statisticbrain.)
There also has been a notable rise in dating sites specifically catering to Boomers and Seniors, such as Ourtime.com, SilverSingles.com and SeniorPassions.com.
Why this growth? A study conducted for OurTime.com reveals unmarried people over 50 consider companionship more important now than they did during their 20s. There also are numerous studies that support a correlation between oneâs interpersonal relationships and their health and longevity. Plus, letâs face it, dating can fun!
But for many people (Boomers and not), especially those who are newly single because of divorce or death, the thought of dating and finding a partner also can be daunting and scary. And though societyâs comfort level has grown with the emergence of respected online dating communities over the last decade, a healthy amount of cautiousness persists â and rightly so.
So, where to start?
If youâre trying online dating for the first time, or even if youâve tried it before and it didnât work out, and you may want to try it again, you should look at one of our own resources, the AVG Guide to Dating Safely Online (free download here).
In the meantime, here are a few tips:
- Figure out what you want. You may want to date only people your age and in your local geography. Or you may have certain religious affiliations, or hobbies, or interests that you are looking for in a potential partner. With literally thousands of dating sites out there, you have options to tailor your search to your desire.
- Once youâve narrowed down the sites and apps you would consider signing up to, look for any articles, blog posts or social commentary that illustrate other usersâ experiences. Are there any problems, such as privacy concerns, associated with the site?
- Use technology that you are comfortable with. There are of course many dating sites that are pretty much like digital classifieds. But increasingly there are other options, such as mobile apps that let you find singles in the area. Â (More than half of eHarmony users now use mobile devices to interact with the dating service.)
- Â Don’t provide intimate details about yourself until you feel comfortable with the person you are dealing with. By the same token, realize that any content you share – from your interests to your photos – becomes the property of that site, and you lose the rights to control how itâs used. That means your picture could pop up as a âDate Of The Weekâ promotion â or your dating profiles can turn up on Internet searches. So look in the privacy settings to make sure yours is only available to other users logged into the site.
Readers of my column know that Iâm a big fan of second acts (and third acts, and beyond!). And that doesnât only apply to careers â but to relationships as well. J So whether you decide to try online dating â or to go the old fashioned route â I say do some homework and then just go for it!
On a separate note, but on the topic of choices: Iâm delighted to report that I have just learned that I have been selected to speak at SXSW 2015 Interactive on âBoardroom or Baby? The Choices Women Have in Tech.â A big thank you to everyone who supported me and voted for my submission. I hope to see many of you in Austin next March 13-17!
Internet trolls – how to deal with online abuse
Most internet users have faced some kind of problems with internet trolls – and a new study has thrown light on who they are. We discuss how best to deal with the online pests.
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