An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Apple plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps service and catch longtime leader Google (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternate link), according to people familiar with…
Nestle Discovers 'Breakthrough' Method To Cut Sugar In Chocolate By 40% Without Affecting Taste
Nestle and its scientists have discovered how to “structure sugar differently” to reduce the amount of sugar in some of its products by 40%. What’s more is that it can be done reportedly without compromising the taste. The Guardian reports:…
French Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Visiting Pro-ISIS Websites
According to French media, a court in the department of Ardeche on Tuesday sentenced a 32-year-old man in France to two years in prison for repeatedly visiting pro-ISIS websites — even though there was no indication he planned to stage…
Gooligan Malware Breaches 1 Million Google Accounts
The Gooligan Android malware steals Google authentication tokens from mobile devices to breach user and corporate accounts.
Mozilla Patches Firefox Zero Day Used to Unmask Tor Browser Users
Mozilla released a new version of Firefox on Wednesday to address a zero day vulnerability that was actively being exploited to de-anonymize Tor Browser users.
Rule 41 Opponents Vow to Fight Government’s New Hacking Powers
Opponents of the controversial Rule 41 say they are committed to fighting the government’s expanded powers.
Hackers reuse passwords to access 26,500 National Lottery accounts
If you’ve been affected – and even if you haven’t – now is a good time to stop re-using passwords
News in brief: leniency urged for Snowden; crowdsourced suggestions for Facebook; Berners-Lee slams ‘Snoopers’ Charter’
Your daily round up of what else is in the news
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Bypassing BitLocker during an upgrade
If your timing’s right, you can drop into a recovery shell while your C: drive is unlocked…so keep an eye on your PC when you update.