Gmail+Chrome users on XP/Vista are in for some hard times. Google Chrome stopped supporting XP/Vista several months ago. You could continue to run an older version of Chrome even though not running a current browser would leave you at risk to its security flaws. (Note: Version 53 is the last supported version for XP/Vista. You…
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Non-HTTPS Sites Labeled “Not Secure” by Chrome
Non-HTTPS Sites to be Labeled “Not Secure” by Chrome Here's the important part: this only matters if it's a site where you'd enter any sort of a login or credit card information. If "Joe's Blog" is not secure, there's no problem there because you're just there to read his pithy observations. Now, if you go…
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Scientists Extract Fingerprints from Photos Taken From up to Three Meters Away
Scientists Extract Fingerprints from Photos Taken From up to Three Meters Away This is some serious "Mission Impossible" stuff here, folks. All it's missing is using a 3D printer to print out the fingerprints to bypass a nuclear launch facility's security. Read the full story at BleepingComputer.com
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Today, the FBI becomes the enemy of every computer user and every IT security professional worldwide
Today, the FBI becomes the enemy of every computer user and every IT security professional worldwide Hope you enjoyed your privacy while you had it because the FBI's been given authority to take it away from you, regardless of your location and silly things like, you know, jurisdiction. Today December 1, the United States FBI…
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