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Why, in 2018, is Microsoft adding security questions to Windows 10?
Security questions—the annoying shared secrets used as a secondary form of authentication—have been around forever and are used by just about everyone to deal with users who forget their password. …
AI is my co-pilot: Artificial intelligence’s aviation future
Verizon/AOL helped advertisers track kids online, must now pay $5M fine
Verizon-owned AOL helped advertisers track children online in order to serve targeted ads, in violation of a federal children’s privacy law, and has agreed to pay …
Hackers breach Quora.com and steal password data for 100 million users
Brace yourself for yet another massive data breach. Quora.com, a site where people ask and answer questions on a range of topics, said hackers breached its computer network and accessed …
iOS apps used Touch ID feature to trick users into paying hefty fees
Apple’s App Store has given the boot to two highly rated apps that abused the iOS Touch …
AT&T makes it more expensive to cancel DirecTV or Internet service
AT&T will start charging customers for the full month after they cancel TV or Internet service, ending its customer-friendly practice of providing a prorated credit for …
Tariffs on Chinese rare-earth minerals create a sticky problem for US competitors
President Trump’s tariffs …
Marriott breach leaves 500 million exposed with passport, card numbers stolen
On Friday, Marriott International announced a system breach that has …
How a phone app detected Sprint’s alleged throttling of Skype
The US government killed off its net neutrality rules in June of this year, but that doesn’t mean no one is monitoring whether carriers are blocking or throttling online services.…