Mastodawn

arihak Mar 4, 2023

Mobile World Congress roared back to life this year with companies far and wide pitching their latest #phones, #tablets, and a whole lot more. These are the products we most look forward to testing.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-best-of-mwc-2023

AR Glasses, Rollable Laptops, and Satellite Pucks: The Best of MWC 2023

Mobile World Congress roared back to life this year with companies far and wide pitching their latest phones, tablets, and a whole lot more. These are the products we most look forward to testing.

PCMAG

arihak Mar 3, 2023

Quite a development in London: cyclist numbers are at 102% of pre-pandemic levels. The number of motorists has fallen by 64% since 1999, while the number of cyclists has increased by 386%.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2023/03/01/cyclists-now-outnumber-motorists-in-city-of-london/

Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In City Of London

At peak times, people cycling represent 40% of road traffic in the City and 27% throughout the day.

Forbes

arihak Mar 1, 2023

Normally social media services do everything they can to lock users into the platform, but Mastodon and other #fediverse services are different. Moving to another service is documented, and doable in 30 minutes. Here is how to do it with Mastodon. #migration #guide
https://andalys.com/how-to-migrate-to-another-mastodon-server/

How to migrate to another Mastodon server

So I decided to move to a new Mastodon server (also known as an instance) that had terms better suitable for one of our foreign language blogs. It is really amazing that a migration function even…

Andalys

arihak Feb 28, 2023

Major #camera manufacturers have basically abandoned the point-and-shoot category of cameras since the cameras that come built-in to #smartphones have completely replaced that segment. And as DSLRs are phased out, the more performant, more feature-rich, and more expensive mirrorless cameras have replaced them. --- perhaps unexpected but makes sense: phone cameras can't have the lenses advanced cameras have
https://petapixel.com/2023/02/27/the-average-digital-camera-price-has-doubled-over-the-past-three-years/

The Average Digital Camera Price Has Doubled Over the Past Three Years

Now that smartphones own the lower end of the market, the only path for camera makers is higher prices.

PetaPixel

arihak Feb 28, 2023

The number of open #cybersecurity jobs worldwide grew 350% between 2013 and 2021.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cybersecurity-cloud-and-coding-why-these-three-skills-will-lead-demand-in-2023/

Cybersecurity, cloud and coding: Why these three skills will lead demand in 2023

Cybersecurity, coding and data skills are like gold dust - and demand in 2023 will only grow.

ZDNET

arihak Feb 27, 2023

About #Facebook: Maybe it’s merely the end of social-media companies as culturally ascendant institutions, and the beginning of our thinking of them as failed states or corrupt utilities—the new cable companies.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/meta-verified-facebook-instagram-subscription-service/673207/

Facebook Is Taking the Worst Ideas From the Airline Industry

The tech giant is taking the worst ideas from the airline industry.

The Atlantic

arihak Feb 26, 2023

Any time a user puts on a mixed reality headset, grabs the two standard hand controllers and begins interacting in a virtual or augmented world, they are leaving behind a trail of digital fingerprints that can uniquely identify them. #metaverse #privacy
https://venturebeat.com/virtual/new-research-suggests-that-privacy-in-the-metaverse-might-be-impossible/

New research suggests that privacy in the metaverse might be impossible

Protecting privacy in the metaverse is critical, and it's shocking how little data is needed to uniquely identify a user in the metaverse.

VentureBeat

arihak Feb 25, 2023

#TikTok is also being investigated by its lead European data protection authority in Ireland for potentially unlawful transfers of European citizens’ data to China under the #EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (#GDPR).
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commission-to-staff-dont-use-tiktok/

Brussels moves to ban Eurocrats from using TikTok

Move comes as security fears grow in both the EU and US about the Chinese app.

POLITICO

arihak Feb 24, 2023

Open source digital wallet: "We are really focusing on the layer between the standards and the wallets, we will not create standards, and we will not create a wallet, we are focusing on open source software on top of those standards, but underneath the wallets. #opensource
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/23/linux-foundation-europe-launches-the-openwallet-foundation-to-power-interoperable-digital-wallets/

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arihak Feb 23, 2023

Tips from NSA for #remotework #security, for instance: The NSA also recommends using a personal #router that should be kept up-to-date over the standard ISP-provided modem or router.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nsa-shares-guidance-on-how-to-secure-your-home-network/

NSA shares guidance on how to secure your home network

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has issued guidance to help remote workers secure their home networks and defend their devices from attacks.

BleepingComputer