Badly behaved iPhone app developers have been issuing grovelling apologies this week, after they were caught uploading peoples' address books without permission. The CEOs of photo app Hipster and social network Path both said sorry for purloining users' contact lists.
Syria has been attacked for firing on its own citizens as part of a brutal regime led by president Bashar Assad.
Assad and his administration, however, has been attacked by hackers who uncovered some interesting tidbits hidden inside his email account.
The fake iPad 2 scam emerging in British Columbia appears to be growing, with more customers finding themselves in possession of fake tablets that were sold at major retailers.
Now, reports are also suggesting the scammers hired mules to go to the dirty work for them.
Wikipedia will be pulling the plug on its operations this Wednesday in protest over the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
You might be able to now buy Facebook business cards, but others might be able to get into your account with word that hackers have stolen usernames and passwords for 45,000 users on the world’s most popular social network.
The info was stolen by a worm, which was originally designed to steal banking information.
A new online banking scam is making fraudulent purchases, and hiding the evidence by removing those fake expenditures from your online statements.
In the past, hackers and others with too much time on their hands would hijack your banking information, and then make some ridiculous purchase or outrageous money transfer.
Ultimately, you would see the random purchase when you log in to your online banking website, before calling them up to see what the heck happened (and attempt to get your money back).
Well, malware (the sneaky software which causes this nonsense) is now hiding the evidence.
These days, requiring a passport or Nexus card to get into the U.S. is as certain as death – there’s pretty much no way to avoid it. But you can narrowly escape it, rarely.
That stroke of luck appears to be exactly what happened to a Quebec man who got through a Canada/U.S. border crossing by using a scanned image of his passport, shown on his iPad.
I often wax on about the importance of protecting your computer and smart phone against hackers, but you might want to start protecting another piece of technology against hackers – your car.
It’s not enough to lock up your car, use a club or get an engine immobilizer. Hackers who once wreaked havoc on your desktop or laptop PC want to mess around with your wheels.
A woman in Utah used social networking to help free her from a hostage situation that lasted almost five days.
The victim and a 17-month-old boy were held hostage in a house and had most other forms of communication taken away – including a cellphone and a phone belonging to a disabled boy who was also in the house.
Thanks to the web, I was able to get all my Christmas shopping done only online while avoiding massive crowds, lineups and disorganization at the malls.
Shopping online is great, but it's important to take steps that will speed up your shopping, save you money and help you stay secure. Read on for the tips
Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.
Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.
