An anonymous reader quotes The Verge: Apple is giving users the option to enable much stricter location rules with iOS 11, according to MacRumors. The company began this effort last year by adding a new option to iOS 10 that…
Has the 40-year Old Mystery of the 'Wow!' Signal Been Solved?
“Astronomers have confirmed that the Wow! signal, thought to be the most promising detection by SETI of alien life, was actually caused by a comet,” writes schwit1. New Atlas reports: Last year, a group of researchers from the Center of…
Delays In Unlocking Cellphones Seized In Inauguration Day Protests?
Cellphone data may play a key role in prosecuting people arrested at inauguration day protests, according to an article shared by Slashdot reader Mosquito Bites. A U.S. attorney acknowledged that “the government recovered cell phones from more than 100 indicted…
Developer Accidentally Deletes Production Database On Their First Day On The Job
An anonymous reader quotes Quartz: “How screwed am I?” asked a recent user on Reddit, before sharing a mortifying story. On the first day as a junior software developer at a first salaried job out of college, his or her…
Linux Malware Infects Raspberry Pi Devices And Makes Them Mine Cryptocurrency
An anonymous reader quotes Hot Hardware: If you’re a Raspberry Pi user who’s never changed the default password of the “pi” user, then heed this warning: change it. A brand new piece of malware has hit the web, called “Linux.MulDrop.14”,…