Looks like Oracle took last months lawsuit to heart when it lost its big Java fight against Google. Oracle is funding a non-profit advocacy group called Campaign for Accountability. That should be no problem as all big tech companies undertake CSR as a part of their work culture. But it seems thatCampaign for Accountabilityis decidedly anti-Google. While it promotes most causes that liberals are famous for, like fighting big oil and promoting LGBT rights....

Now, the worlds number one smartphone maker, Samsung is also joining the GBs race. Latest leaks suggest that Samsung is releasing a special Galaxy Note 7 Batman Edition with 6GB RAM. The images were leaked on Chinas microblogging Twitter equivalent, Weibo and quickly spotted byWCCFTech. source: www.techworm.net

Also, the recent rumours speculate that it may be allowing former government agents in its levels. Tor can no longer be trusted after #jakegate / #torgate and hire of CIA. Its sinking credibility is putting people at risk. We hope it can be healed and regain trust with mass action. A short blackout may hurt in the short term, but save Tor in the long term. It will also allow dissenting voices to be heard....

The penalty for orchestrating a DDoS attack is a maximum of 10 years imprisonment. This is found in the Cybercrime Act 2001, section 477.3 unauthorised impairment of electronic communication. Later, the teenager shifted the attacks from the schools system to its Internet provider. His school principal reported his crimes through ACORN. She believed that he was unlikely to reoffend and had not demanded any ransom. Ms Deland said his crimes stopped classmates from learning while his attack on the CBA was just massive....

And the drama continues. 3 lakh for trying to visit URLs that are banned by the Indian government. In August 2015, the government banned at least 857 sites for their pornographic contents. Additionally, the government also banned about 170 objectionable sites. However, seems like now new warnings are fast replacing the older message. The warning has started rolling out on MTNL connections in addition to Airtel and Tata. Recently, the blocked URLs also gave out not reachable error without specifying any message....

Earlier these things would be possible only if you had rooted your Android smartphone. While non-rooted users could use buttons only for functions assigned to them by the gear manufacturer. Step 2 : Install Button Mapper App and initiate the Accessibility Plugin. Here is how you do it. Step 3 : Remap your Android buttons as you wish. when you’ve got enabled Accessibility Plugin, head over back to the App....

With this app, the teenagers can post photos, videos and send out likes and dislikes. However, it doesnt support messaging feature like Snapchat. Lifestage is a throw in of video diary where you answer biographical questions about yourself. Instead of providing more of a textual-based experience, the company has focused on video with this new app. Every time someone updates their page, it shows up in a feed prompting others to check it out....

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However, researchers have found out that it is still not perfect and prone to hack attacks. Whats more, hackers can use your Facebook profile photos to hack such systems, researchers said. You cant generally control your online nearness or your online picture. Some vendors most notably Microsoft with its Windows Hello software already have commercial solutions that leverage alternative hardware. [In Hellos case, that hardware is Tobiis eye-tracking camera.] The researchers have explained their method and results in their full paper that was published onWired....

The DNS is basically a directory for internet-connected devices that helps translate domain names to numerical IP addresses. The transition would still have both parties to be ready to take the necessary steps to make the transition. The U.S. government cannot make the transfer not until ICANN is ready with the transition. NTIAs current stewardship role was intended to be temporary. However, it does have implications for how DNS is perceived internationally....

According to The Intercept, these tools are stated in documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. That exact same string appears throughout the ShadowBrokers leak in code associated with the same program, SECONDDATE. It is still not clear how the data was leaked, and who exactly leaked it. However, many experts believe that Russia could be behind the high-profile breach. Circumstantial evidence and conventional wisdom indicate Russian responsibility, Snowden wrote in a series of tweets on August 16....

NASA-funded research articles are now available online for free Want to know more about life on Mars? If yes, NASA has some good news for all those science lovers out there. NASA just announced that it is making all its publicly funded research available online for free. However, this number is expected to increase as more articles are added to the database. Further, research that relates to national security do not make to this portal....

Even HTTPS traffic can be intercepted. The root of this flaw resides in the way proxy authentication is performed. This kind of authentication is a backbone for organizations that deploy a strong firewall. This can be achieved by numerous ways. One way isARP Spoofing. The attacker passes the requests and responses(HTTP is request/response based protocol) made prior to authentication. And after authentication is done, the attacker waits for the victim to access a sensitive account e....