Money transfer company TransferWise has launched a new service that allows users to send money internationally through Facebook’s Messenger, as competition in the digital payments landscape intensifies. From a report on Reuters: The London-based startup said on Tuesday that it…
Monday review – the hot 32 stories of the week
From a NASA engineer told to unlock his work phone at US border and Gmail blocking JavaScript attachments to a Google privacy ruling used in real world, and more!
Facebook’s new jobs service sparks privacy fears
As Facebook prepares to park its tanks on LinkedIn’s lawn, now is a good time to think about how your profile might look to a prospective employer – and take steps to lock it down
The quantified employee: new ways to be watched at work
Your employer could be tracking not just the work you do, but your conversations, your emotions, your bathroom breaks and more. Are you ok with that?
Where does the buck stop when there’s a security breach?
Is it the IT department’s problem, or does the buck go as far as the C-suite? Opinions are polarised, but it’s more nuanced in the real world
What makes for truly independent security product testing?
It seems there’s room for improvement when it comes to independent testing – but what are your thoughts on this?
The beer engines that put computer security at risk
Who’d have thought that buying a pair of beer engines could teach us a computer security lesson?
News in brief: robot tax mooted; Kim Dotcom faces extradition; Apple buys biometrics start-up
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
'Counter-Strike' Gets Invaded By An Unblockable Chat-Bot
An anonymous reader writes: “At least one intruder is taking advantage of a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive exploit to flood lobbies (even private ones) with text from chat bots that can’t be kicked,” writes Engadget. The attack “allegedly comes from one…
NASA Scientist Revive 10,000-Year-Old Microorganisms
“Scientists have extracted long-dormant microbes from inside the famous giant crystals of the Naica mountain caves in Mexico — and revived them,” reports the BBC. An anonymous reader writes: “The organisms were likely to have been encased in the striking…