The Federation of German Consumers Organisation (vzbv) [advocacy website], was based on the country’s Federal Data Protection Act. According to the Federal Data Protection Act, personal data may only be collected and used with the consent of those involved. Providers are required to provide clear and understandable information about the nature, extent and purpose of the use of the data for the users to make informed choices. However, these requirements were not met by Facebook and users were automatically opted into features....

Germany’s steel mill damaged as hackers gain total control of production networksThe AttackReminiscent of Stuxnet The Attack The attackers gained access to the network connected to the production line of the factory. Once they got access, they used the authority to tamper with the factory’s furnace. The attack used spear phishing and sophisticated social engineering techniques to gain access to the factory’s office networks, from which access to production networks was gained....

The search giant has changed the version numbering of Android Studio to more closely align with IntelliJ IDEA, the IDE upon which Android Studio is built. With this change, the latest Android Studio version is now called Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) Canary 1 or just, Arctic Fox. Under the previous naming scheme, it would have been called Android Studio 4.3. Going forward, here is how the Android Studio version number scheme will work: ....

Well, the Mountain View, the California-based company has officially announced in a blog post that Duo has now started rolling out on Android and iOS in few regions with the “next few days” spreading the app “worldwide.” The company feels that this one-on-one video chatting app will feel more “human” than others currently on the market. “Today, we’re releasing Google Duo — a simple 1-to-1 video calling app available for Android and iOS,” the search giant said in the blog post....

For the unversed, Hangouts, which was originally a feature of Google+, became a standalone product in 2013, when Google began integrating features from Google+ Messenger and Google Talk into Hangouts. The now-defunct cross-platform instant messaging service included messaging, video chat, SMS, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) features. Starting Monday, mobile users will see an in-app notification asking them to upgrade from Hangouts to Chat in Gmail or the standalone Chat app....

Like the front side of the phone, the back where the 16 MPx camera is centrally located can be used in either way. The round photosensor in the phone allows you to switch the angle of camera view to portrait or landscape, anytime you want. Also, thanks to the 12 MPx dual cameras located on opposite ends of the phone, it allows to create depth in the selfie. The side edges of the smartphone are touch sensitive that allows you to scroll without having your finger touch on the screen....

In a recent blog post, Rockstar stated that GTA 6 needs to be “the best it can possibly be“. The developers also claimed that over the past few years they had been steadily moving more development resources towards the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. After the underwhelming launch of GTA Trilogy, Rockstar wants GTA 6 to be the best it can possibly be. At the time of writing this article, GTA V is almost a decade old....

Pr0x13 has described this as a “100% working iCloud Apple ID Dictionary attack” and it was possible due to a “painfully obvious” bug and that it “was only a matter of time” before hackers or cyber criminals found it. Proxy13 intends to alert Apple of this serious bug therefore he has uploaded the tool on GitHub. Business Insider says that Pr0x13 won’t take responsibility for the exploit is used but wants everyone to know that his intentions were to alert Apple to the bug so that the company could patch it as soon as possible....

The attack works by bypassing the HTTPS encryption which is supposed to prevent this happening. HTTPS would normally prevent the operator seeing the URLs visited by users, but a new technique abuses Web Proxy Autodiscovery and exposes browser requests to any code the network owner wants plug in. The bypass attack is specifically dangerous for those Windows, Linux and Mac users who use public Wi-Fi and public hotspots. The HTTPS bypass can also be used by your ISP provider to snoop directly on you without your knowledge....

“We can now hack the monitor and you shouldn’t have blind trust in those pixels coming out of your monitor,” Ang Cui, the lead researcher who came up with this creative hack, told Motherboard. Cui, the chief scientist at Red Balloon Security and a recent PhD graduate from Columbia University, along with Jatin Kataria were inquisitive to know how Dell monitors worked. That’s where their curiosity resulted in reverse-engineering on one of the Dell monitors....

Richard Gladstein suggests the search giant has the ability to wipe out piracy but is throwing up a ‘fair use’ camouflage to divert from the phenomenon. However, a Google spokesperson told Business Insider that the company “continue[s]e to invest heavily in copyright tools for content owners and process takedown notices faster than ever,” and its “partnerships and distribution deals with the content industry benefit both creators and users, and generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the industry each year....

Lets talk about the game itself. It is being said that it is one of the most violent and disturbing games ever made. Here is what its intro sounds like(as given on steam). The right to free speech and expression is often a double-edged sword, meaning it lets you speak, but it also allows everyone else to say what they want, even if they don’t like it. It’s the same for Hatred, a game that most people would say shouldn’t be available for publishing....

VLC is undoubtedly one of the best and most popular media players around. VLC Media Player is a free and open-source and has the added advantage of offering users many hidden features. Whatever the format is, VLC media player can undoubtedly play almost any kind of audio and video formats you want. One of these hidden features is its ability to convert almost any audio or video format. This is the reason why it’s aptly called the Swiss knife of Media players....

Here are five ways for you to understand how to edit PDFs quickly. Hopefully the next time you need to make changes or adjustments to the contents of PDFs, it will give you some inspiration. Method 1: Edit PDF Using PDFelement This is a PDF editing tool that combines editing, annotation, conversion, protection, signature, and protection functions. You can make changes to PDF text and images without leaving the PDF....

Undoubtedly, Windows 10 is the most popular computer OS of all times. Well, if you use Windows 10 on your desktop, laptop, or tablet and you want to check your PC specs then this article might help you. In this article, we have listed three simple methods to find computer specs in Windows 10. Check System Specifications Using Settings The first and possibly the easiest method to check computer specs in Windows 10 is using the settings applications....

According to reliable reports, several Google Home users are not able to control their smart lights using Assistant voice commands. The problem has been in existence for well over a few weeks now. The problem came to light when Reddit user u/usernamechecquesout shared a post on the google home subreddit stating that “Google home stopped understanding light control commands this week”. Redditors commented on the post stating that the problem is indeed not limited to the OP....

HSBC said it welcomed the ruling on Falciani, a 43-year old French citizen who had been on trial in Switzerland. Falciani came to limelight when he leaked details of bank account holders in Geneva branch of HSBC – a list which later reached the French government and subsequently was shared with India, as it had accounts of those Indians who had secretly stored funds abroad. He then fled Geneva with the files that were leaked to the media that allegedly revealed that HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm aided over one lakh clients to evade taxes worth more than USD 200 billion....

“The HUAWEI P Series has always been about our passion for, and pursuit of, the best quality, aesthetics, and photography experiences,” said Richard Yu, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Consumer BG. “The new HUAWEI P50 Series is a legend reborn, representing a new chapter in Huawei’s history of camera excellence, as well as a paradigm shift in mobile photography, aesthetic design, and all-scenario experiences. Incorporating HUAWEI XD Optics into a smartphone for the first time, we are continuing to make the impossible possible while kicking off a new era of smartphone photography....

The humanoid robot named KP-Bot has been developed by the Kerala Police Cyberdome with the help of a Kochi based start-up, Asimov Robotics Pvt Ltd. The robocop will be managing the front office of the headquarters in Vazhuthacaud. Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala inaugurated the humanoid police robot at the police headquarters in the state by giving it an honorary salute. To which, the robocop responded with a perfect salute....

For those unaware, SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) is a program of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India that provides one combined platform and portal for online courses to citizens of India free of cost. The course named “Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Applications” is free for all to enroll and learn from. Starting from February 24, 2020, this AICTE-approved FDP course will run for 8 weeks with the course ending on April 17, 2020....