one in five adults in the UK want Google Glass prohibited
According to a new study, one in five adults in the UK believe that Google Glass should be completely banned on privacy and two in three think technology like portable cameras should be heavily regulated. The concerns include the fact that the integrated camera can capture unwanted images, while the built-in microphone may pick up private conversations. We have already witnessed the legal regulations that are struggling to cope with the existing technology, so perhaps not its surprising so many people are concerned that the current laws are not ready for this new development. This is particularly relevant for certain departments and companies that handle sensitive government information, so it is likely that any person employed in these areas would not be allowed to bring their new toys to work.
The iPhone charger that can hack your phone
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new device called "mactans" that could allow hackers to enter an iPhone hiding software in the feeder. The BeagleBoard processor that uses the device is too large to fit in a traditional charger for now, but it could easily fit inside a cargo box or an external charger. At present, it is only done by the good guys to highlight potential weaknesses, but we may soon be wary of using the individual charger, but our own.
FBI and Microsoft take $ 500m-theft botnet
The FBI and Microsoft have managed to bring down the Citadel botnet that was responsible for stealing more than 500 m $ various bank accounts. The botnet had installed a keylogging program about five million machines worldwide, but a coordinated action by the police, banking companies and technology companies from 80 countries disturbed about 1,000 of the 1,400 that make up the botnet networks. Citadel was designed after the computer code of the Zeus cybercrime kit has been released online, with underground coders then joining together to create their own flying kit. The identity of the main controller of the botnet is still unknown, but faces serious criminal charges on the discovery.
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