Day: October 19, 2024

FIDO Alliance Publishes Draft Working Specifications for Passkeys, invites feedback

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The FIDO Alliance has published a working draft of a new set of specifications for secure credential exchange that, when standardized and implemented by credential providers, will enable users to securely move passkeys and all other credentials across providers. The specifications are the result of commitment and collaboration amongst members of the FIDO Alliance’s Credential Read more about FIDO Alliance Publishes Draft Working Specifications for Passkeys, invites feedback[…]

Windows 11 24H2 disk space hoarding a ‘reporting error’ – don’t know which is  worse though

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] Many Windows 11 24H2 users, this writer included, saw a chunk of disk space occupied by “Windows Update Cleanup” after running the Disk Cleanup tool. Efforts to reclaim the space proved fruitless. The cause, according to Microsoft, is not necessarily due to a change in how the company has implemented updates in Windows 11 Read more about Windows 11 24H2 disk space hoarding a ‘reporting error’ – don’t know which is  worse though[…]

AI-Powered Social Media Manipulation App Impact facilitates zealots flooding posts with AI texts to look real

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Impact, an app that describes itself as “AI-powered infrastructure for shaping and managing narratives in the modern world,” is testing a way to organize and activate supporters on social media in order to promote certain political messages. The app aims to summon groups of supporters who will flood social media with AI-written talking points designed Read more about AI-Powered Social Media Manipulation App Impact facilitates zealots flooding posts with AI texts to look real[…]

Developers Now Required to Share Phone Number and Address on EU App Store to Meet ‘Trader’ Requirement

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Apple today reminded developers that the EU trader requirement in the European Union is now being enforced. Developers who distribute apps in the EU will now need to share information that includes address, phone number, and email address on the EU App Store. Submitting updates for apps on the ‌App Store‌ in the European Union Read more about Developers Now Required to Share Phone Number and Address on EU App Store to Meet ‘Trader’ Requirement[…]

If You Ever Rented From Redbox, Your Private Info Is Up for Grabs

Posted on by Robin Edgar

If you’ve ever opted to rent a movie through a Redbox kiosk, your private info is out there waiting for any tinkerer to get their hands on it. One programmer who reverse-engineered a kiosk’s hard drive proved the Redbox machines can cough up transaction histories featuring customers’ names, emails, and rentals going back nearly a Read more about If You Ever Rented From Redbox, Your Private Info Is Up for Grabs[…]

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All U.S. Smartphones Must Be Compatible With Hearing Aids, FCC Says

Posted on by Robin Edgar

I’m a loud proponent for accessibility in tech, though, sadly, I don’t get to celebrate it often. This week, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission delivered a rare win by mandating that all mobile phones be hearing aid compatible. The new mandate, announced Thursday, also discouraged phone manufacturers from incorporating proprietary Bluetooth standards on their products Read more about All U.S. Smartphones Must Be Compatible With Hearing Aids, FCC Says[…]

Microsoft said it lost weeks of security logs for its customers’ cloud products

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Microsoft has notified customers that it’s missing more than two weeks of security logs for some of its cloud products, leaving network defenders without critical data for detecting possible intrusions. According to a notification sent to affected customers, Microsoft said that “a bug in one of Microsoft’s internal monitoring agents resulted in a malfunction in Read more about Microsoft said it lost weeks of security logs for its customers’ cloud products[…]