After a little over a month of learning more languages to translate beyond Spanish, Google’s recently announced Neural Machine Translation system has used deep learning to develop its own internal language. TechCrunch reports: GNMT’s creators were curious about something. If…

Telegram Launches Telegraph, An Anonymous Blogging Platform
Telegram has unveiled a new blogging platform called Telegraph, which offers fast publishing and anonymous posting without requiring you to sign up or sign in via social media. The Verge reports: The app’s user interface looks very similar to Medium…

InPage Zero Day Used in Attacks Against Banks
Banks in Asia and Africa have been targeted with exploits for a zero-day vulnerability in InPage publishing software popular in Arabic-speaking nations.

Uber Portal Leaked Names, Phone Numbers, Email Addresses, Unique Identifiers
Vulnerabilities in UberCENTRAL, a portal used by businesses to facilitate rides, could have leaked the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and unique IDs.

Mobile Apps
Only install mobile apps from trusted places, and always double-check the privacy settings to ensure you are not giving away too much information.

Black Friday: What to watch out for when you hit the stores
Here’s the first of three pieces we’ll be publishing this Thanksgiving weekend, to keep you more secure right into the New Year and beyond.

Every move you make, every click you take, we’ll be watching you
‘Subject, are you still there?’ Jaunty website aims to make clear just how closely our online movements are tracked

It’s the final countdown for SHA-1 SSL certificates
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Mozilla finally set roadmaps for deprecating venerable but outdated SHA-1 certificates

Surveillance Firm 'Geofeedia' Cuts Half of Staff After Losing Access To Twitter, Facebook
In mid-October, an American Civil Liberties Union issued a report accusing police of using Geofeedia — a CIA-backed social-media monitoring platform — to track protests and other large gatherings. As a result, Instagram, Facebook and eventually, Twitter cut the company…

Tor-Enabled Smartphone Is Antidote To Google 'Hostility' Over Android, Says Developer
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Tor Project recently announced the release of its prototype for a Tor-enabled smartphone — an Android phone beefed up with privacy and security in mind, and intended as equal parts…