According to Bloomberg, Google is close to rolling out a hardware replacement for current 2-factor authentication setups. Right now, adding the need for a constantly changing code is one of the best ways to protect your account beyond just a password, which can be guessed, stolen from another service you reused it on or obtained […]
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Cloudflare’s Unlimited DDoS Protection Won’t Kill Off Botnets For Good
Cloudflare’s unlimited DDoS protection should help the internet, but its broader ambitions of killing off DDoS for good remain out of reach. https://media.wired.com/photos/59c81232d5750f210e8ea41a/master/pass/Cloudflare-FA-613744314.jpg Feed: All Latest
Ryanair cancellations: Your rights and legal protection explained
UK holidaymakers affected by Ryanair’s announcement are being advised that EC Regulation 261/2004 legislation protects consumers when their flights are cancelled. The UK European Consumer Centre (UK ECC) has also pledged to offer free help and advice to consumers if they need it. Ryanair says that the cancellations are due to a backlog of staff […]
Toys ‘R’ Us files for bankruptcy protection after struggling to compete with online retailers (AMZN, SHLD, MAT, M, WMT, JAKK)
Reuters Toys ‘R’ Us, the largest US toy store chain, filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest sign of turmoil in the retail industry caught in the grip of online shopping and discount chains. Toys ‘R’ Us said it received a commitment for over $ 3 billion in debtor-in-possession financing from lenders including a JPMorgan-led bank […]
BBC demands protection for its journalists after criticism from Labour supporters over bias claims
Politicians must do more to defend journalists who are abused “on almost a daily basis,” BBC Chairman Sir David Clementi has said, after political editor Laura Kuenssberg was booed and criticised online by Corbyn supporters accusing her of bias. Read more Clementi says female journalists suffer “increasingly explicit and aggressive” abuse on Twitter and Facebook […]
When Does Credit Card Purchase Protection Kick In?
When Does Credit Card Purchase Protection Kick In? Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]
DNA privacy protection tackled by new encryption technology – study
Published time: 19 Aug, 2017 16:11 Edited time: 19 Aug, 2017 16:12 Scientists have developed an encryption technique to protect sensitive genetic information from possibly being exposed during DNA tests. The discovery of the ‘genome cloaking’ method could vastly improve patient privacy, according to biologists, computer scientists, and cryptographers at Stanford University who devised the […]
Here’s what happens to your retina if you view an eclipse without protection
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Ian Hitchcock ) Americans are making their last dashes for glasses and viewers to watch the rare total solar eclipse that will glide across the continental US on Monday. Meanwhile, eye doctors are trying to clear away any orbiting debris that’s obscuring vision safety information—and spotlight the dangers of unsafe viewing. Everyone […]
TPG Discusses the Future of Travel With the Head of Customs and Border Protection
TPG Discusses the Future of Travel With the Head of Customs and Border Protection Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they […]
Force Protection Video Receives Order for 160 LE50 Cameras and Software from the DHS/Department of Homeland Security
PRESS RELEASE: CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 1, 2017– Force Protection Video Equipment (OTCQB: FPVD), which sells HD body camera systems and accessories for law enforcement, announced that it has received a further order from the DHS/DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY for 160 LE50 cameras and VeriPic software. This order is a follow up to an earlier delivered […]