Google Chrome’s New ‘Site Location’ Security Feature Activated
The new ‘Site Isolation’ security feature for Google’s Chrome browser has been switched on, and could protect users from log-in credentials theft.
Decade-Long History
The newly switched-on feature actually has a decade-long history in…
‘SiliconX’ Next-Generation Battery Material Discovered
Norwegian scientists at IFE claim to have discovered a new wonder-material for future battery production that they have dubbed ‘SiliconX’.
Years Of Research
The new material, discovered by scientists at Norway’s Department of Energy…
12 Russian Intelligence Officers Charged With Election Hacking
Even though, in an interview this week, President Trump appeared to absolve Russia of election interference (since retracted), the US Department of Justice has now charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic officials in…
NHS … Still Reliant On Fax Machines
A Poll by the Royal College of Surgeons using freedom of information requests has revealed that 8,946 fax machines are still in use in NHS Trusts in England.
World’s Largest Purchaser of Fax Machines
The poll was carried out after a report…
Microsoft Launches Free Version of Collaborative Chat App ‘Teams’
Microsoft has announced the launch of a free version of its collaborative chat app ‘Teams’ which doesn’t require an Office 365 subscription.
What Is Teams?
Introduced back in November 2016, ‘Teams’ (as the name suggests) is a platform…
IT Security Updates Issue 2
Major tech giants aren’t “respecting” the GDPR, the ICO is offering grant funding for ‘innovative’ research into data privacy, Ticketmaster subject to ICO investigation after major breach and more…
BEUC argues tech giants’ privacy…
£500,000 Fine For Facebook Data Breaches
Sixteen months after the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) began its investigation into the Facebook’s sharing the personal details of users with political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, the ICO has announced that Facebook will…
New System Detects & Warns Of Mobile Phone Use in Cars
Norfolk-based company Westcotec is piloting new technology that can detect whether a handheld mobile phone is in use in a passing vehicle, and then warn the occupants of the vehicle.
How?
In a UK first, the pilot scheme, which is taking place…
NHS Booking App and Doc Bot
In the NHS's 70th year, and as part of the push for digitisation, the introduction of an appointment-booking app has been praised, while a GP chatbot has been given the thumbs-down by The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
Book…
Tech Giant GDPR Privacy Settings ‘Unethical’ Says Council
The ‘Deceived By Design’ report by the government-funded Norwegian Consumer Council has accused tech giants Microsoft, Facebook and Google of being unethical by leading users into selecting settings that do not benefit their privacy.
Illusion…
New ‘No Cheat’ “Locked Mode” For Classroom on Chromebooks
The Google Forms Quiz in its free, browser-based educational software “Classroom” now features a “locked mode” on Chromebooks which prevents students from cheating during quizzes.
What Is 'Classroom'?
Google Classroom is a free web…
Calls to Stop Storing of Personal Communications Data and Voiceprints
Privacy groups have led calls to halt the blanket collection and storing of communications data in the EU area, and the creation and storing of the “audio signatures” of 5.1 million people by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Collection of…
Trump’s Tariff’s For Tech Firms With China Links
While Apple Inc has had good news that it will not face traded tariffs on its iPhones assembled in China, Intel Corp may need to shift its assembly work away from China to avoid a big revenue hit.
What Tariffs?
President Donald Trump’s administration’s…