'Spyware' Incident Spooks Jihadi Forum
On one of al-Qaida's fanboy message boards, a prominent poster recently discovered his account got hacked and is sending out spyware. It's not clear if this is a sneaky trick by U.S. spies -- but the forums, which are heavily monitored by American intelligence, sure do seem to experience technical difficulties around the anniversary of 9/11.
Sprint, Others Spy on You with Your Android Smartphones
Congratulations! Your new Android smartphone may come with a special feature called the Carrier IQ Insight Experience Manager. According to its homepage, it allows you to "Boost Revenues with Improved Mobile Customer Experience!" This should allow you to -- wait, what?
Creepster of the Week: Webcam Hijacker Gets Six-Year Sentence
Your computer is the perfect spying device. Tech-savvy voyeurs can turn computers against their users, allowing a hijacker to see a user through a webcam, hear them through the computer's microphone, and see what goes on on their screens. That's what 32-year-old Luis Mijangos did to over 100 computers, allowing him to read his victims' email, steal financial information, overhear private ...
Privacy Concerns Emerge Over Origin's EULA
Typically, most people don't bother to read any EULAs, or End User License Agreements. That's the document that often pops up whenever installing a new game or any piece of software on your computer. It's hard to blame anyone for not reading them, as they're very long, filled with technical terms and phrasing that can be difficult to understand, and are essentially the exact same thing almost ...
EA changes licence agreement after outcry
Electronic Arts has changed its licence agreement for Origin after gamers raised privacy concerns.
