FBI, NHTSA warn about car hacking
FBI, NHTSA warn about car hacking WUSA 10:55 AM. EST March 19, 2016 The FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are jointly warning that modern cars are vulnerable to hacking.That may come as no surprise to those who have followed news reports about the possibility, but it does show the level of attention coming to the issue from the nation's top federal law-enforcement agency. The FBI's "public service announcement," issued Thursday, cites recent demonstrations in w..>> view originalMicrosoft Extends Update Deadline for Windows 7/8.1 Skylake PCs
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Microsoft and Lowe's partnership will let people play around with HoloLens
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posted on 2 hours ago 2 1. Unordinary (Posts: 624; Member since: 04 Nov 2015) Does Androids Google Pay allow this stuff to stick around after slipping thru? posted on 2 hours ago 1 2. Colonel-Moris (Posts: 18; Member since: 22 Jan 2014) "With "Silverpush," the microphone on an Android device can hear a television playing in the background allowing viewing information to be passed along to third-party advertisers." How is it going to tell the difference between Tele audio a..>> view original
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