In a blog post calledCompetition vs Community, Saurik notes that, I am not just a storefront. iMods which came with a Cydia alternative has not been that particularly successful as of now. The iMods team released a trailer late last year highlighting the UI of their Cydia alternative. source: www.techworm.net

New features adds to Facebook privacy policy- how would it help? What will the latest changes provide? How Facebook uses my details? Further the company stresses: We do not share information that personally identifies you. How to stop the misuse of data? This will also delete any associated information and data connected to your account. So to delete your account, just go towww.facebook.com/help/delete_account, and following the on-screen instructions. source: www.techworm.net

With a statement of Personal online privacy is not as important as national security, 45 percent disagreed. source: www.techworm.net

The personal data get anonymized when they share information with the outsiders, saying the data is now safe. But the researches showed that anonymized isnt quite the same as anonymous. Such databases are used by stores and cities to track commercial activity. de Montjoye showed that patterns emerge even when only the location and time of purchases are available. That means its Johns card and now you might look up all the rest of his purchases....

The demo claims that web client plugins cant block the vulnerability, but this is not entirely true. As there are a few fixes available to patch the security hole. ForChromeusers, you should install theWebRTC block extensionorScriptSafewhich should block the vulnerability. As is always the case, all VPN and proxy users should regularly test whether their connection is secure. This also includes testing againstDNS leaks and proxy vulnerabilities. source: www.techworm.net

I dont think this is what Comcastwanted to deal with at the end of the week. Who would of thought that you could call your customers offensive names and still be in business with them. Christopher Elliotts blog, a consumer advocatefirst broke the news of the Comcast Asshole incident. (courtesy Elliott.org) (courtesy Elliott.org) (courtesy Elliott.org) source: www.techworm.net

The Pirate Bays homepage currently features a Phoenix which signifies its rise from the digital ashes. source: www.techworm.net

In just a few clicks, anyone can create a group and receive timely popup notifications. This also means that short videos will become increasingly frequent on your Twitter timeline soon. With this feature, Twitter also seems set to capture the video advertising market. source: www.techworm.net

One of their customers, an SMB, was blackmailed after his… phpBB forum went out of order. The forum was used as a main platform for customer support, and therefore was important for the customer. It was the latest phpBB 3.1.2 released on the 25th of November 2014. No user could login (including forum moderators and admins). The forum was online, however all functions that require forum user to be authenticated didnt work....

Anonymous vs Lizard Squad The fight between the two is not new. One hacks for rights, privacy and other social issues while the other hacks for pure unadulterated profit. source: www.techworm.net

After 2010 the FCC redefined broadband again as speeds of 4 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. Consumer advocates havepraised the announcementby the FCC, and of course the broadband industry denounced the move. The FCC will use the new standard to highlight the industry isnt particularly competitive. The FCCs full announcementcan be found here. source: www.techworm.net

A spokes person from Mozilla said We chose to make use of our spare and decommissioned hardware. The current design is fully redundant. The Tor Project is excited to join Mozilla as a launch partner in the Polaris programme. Tor, of course, is based on Mozillas Firefox web app. source: www.techworm.net

The police however have a strong case to dislike Waze and its feature. It also said that Googles software as hampering the use of speed traps. The trade association said radar guns and other speed enforcement techniques have reduced highways deaths. Interestingly, Waze gained popularity after the news reports of police complaining against it emerged. Waze, Waze actually climbed four positions to No. source: www.techworm.net