“The security of online travel booking systems are stuck in the 1990s, according to security researchers,” reports Computerworld. An anonymous reader quotes their article, which argues that the ancient systems are also “woefully insecure”: This allows attackers to easily modify…
Creepy Site Claims To Reveal Torrenting Histories
Slashdot reader dryriver writes: The highly invasive and possibly Russian owned and operated website IKnowWhatYouDownload.com immediately shows [a] bittorent download history for your IP address when you land on it. What’s more, it also [claims to] show the torrenting history…
Let's Raise A Glass To The Many Tech Pioneers Who Died In 2016
In technology, you’re always “standing on the shoulders” of those who came before you — and together, each individual’s contribution becomes part of a larger ongoing story. So as this year finally winds to a close, click through to see…
Google and Facebook Dominate The List of 2016's Top Ten Apps
After surveying over 9,000 Android and iPhone users, Nielsen’s “Electronic Mobile Measurement” has calculated the 10 most popular apps of 2016. Interestingly, the #1 and #2 most popular apps of the year were Facebook and Facebook Messenger. BrianFagioli writes: Facebook…
Can Learning Smalltalk Make You A Better Programmer?
Slashdot reader horrido shares an article that “has done more for Smalltalk advocacy than any other article in memory.” It was the second-most popular article of the year on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise site TechBeacon (recently passing 20,000 views), with…
Slashdot's 10 Most-Visited Stories of 2016
Slashdot’s most-visited story of the year was “Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking From Windows 8 And Above,” which was visited more than 330,910 times since we published it August 16. And our second and third most popular stories came in…
Self-Driving Cars Will Make Organ Shortages Even Worse
One of the many ways self-driving cars will impact the world is with organ shortages. It’s a morbid thought, but the most reliable sources for healthy organs and tissues are the more than 35,000 people killed each year on American…
Apple Patent Hints At Magnetic Ear Hooks To Keep Future AirPods In Your Ears
Patently Apple has recently uncovered a new Apple patent that may help AirPods stay in your ears. The patent details a magnetic mechanism that wraps around the user’s ear. Digital Trends reports: The magnets attract each other through the ear…
China Says It Will Shut Down Ivory Trade By End of 2017
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: China says it plans to shut down its ivory trade by the end of 2017 in a move designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants. The Chinese government will…
How Russia Recruited Elite Hackers For Its Cyberwar
Lasrick quotes a report from The New York Times (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternate source): For more than three years, rather than rely on military officers working out of isolated bunkers, Russian government recruiters have scouted a wide range…