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The US Department of the Treasury recently warned IT companies and individuals that individuals from North Korea are using fake online information in order to win employment for technology projects. These individuals often hide behind businesses that are nominally Chinese owned, but often are completely controlled and managed by North Koreans. The Treasury Department specifically […]
In a clip shared to Imgur, a van can be seen driving very fast round the corner and on to a busy street. The van races down the rod, and two police cars in hot pursuit come into view on the camera. But if the thief thought he would manage to outrun the police, he […]
(Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc’s use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said. Uber has acknowledged the software, known as “Greyball,” helped it identify and circumvent government officials who were trying to clamp […]
(Reuters) – Ride services company Uber for years has used a secret tool to avoid authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned, the company confirmed on Friday. The New York Times first reported the existence of the program, called Greyball, which uses data from the Uber app and […]
Enlarge (credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Uber has been using a tool called “Greyball” to identify authorities in markets where the ride-hailing service is curtailed or outright banned by regional rules. If the authorities try to hail a ride through Uber’s app, the company will show ghost cars, which aren’t really in the area, or show no […]
Following a New Zealand judge’s ruling that Kim Dotcom broke no copyright laws with his Megaupload business, the internet mogul now says he has a slam-dunk strategy to get the rest of the charges against him thrown out, owing to a critical error by the prosecution. Several days ago the New Zealand High Court ruled […]
A new species of gecko that has been discovered in Madagascar can shed its skin on demand to disguise itself from predators. The author of the newly-published study on the freakish lizards says it’s nearly impossible to catch one with its skin intact. The new Gecko has unusually large and thick scales, so much so […]
