Observer book of the week
Society books
Joan Smith examines the roots of terrorism, but fails to address the complexities of social inequality
Police officers investigate the terrorist attack on Borough …
The link between domestic abuse and mass murder can no longer be ignored
Review by Decca Aitkenhead
The Sunday Times, May 19 2019, 12:01am
The statistical risk of a woman you know being hurt in a terrorist attack is vanishingly small. The likel…
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles:
Mozilla will block Firefox add-ons that contain obfuscated code[1]Mozilla has announced that, starting from June 10, Firefox add-ons containing obfuscated code will no longer…
A Pennsylvania credit union is suing financial industry technology giant Fiserv, alleging that “baffling” security vulnerabilities in the company’s software are “wreaking havoc” on its customers. The credit union said the investigation that fueled the …
Smart TVs and other connected devices could be made to carry labels telling people how secure they are from cyber attacks, under plans announced by the Government.
The labels would be initially introduced on a voluntary basis to help consumers identify…
The Nest Hello video doorbell — Nest says it doesn’t view user footage without permission from the owner of the device. Other home security providers say that they don’t view user camera footage at all.
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Keeping yourself safe online is incredibly important and a quality antivirus is central to achieving that. Norton and Bitdefender are two of the biggest names in the business thanks to producing a high-quality product at a reasonable price for many yea…
Singapore has assembled a committee to review data security practices in the public sector, following a spate of breaches involving government entities, but it remains firm on its decision to exclude such organisations from the country’s Personal Data …
