GitHub says goodbye to cookie banners
Microsoft -owned GitHub today announced that it is doing away with all non-essential cookies on its platform. Thanks to this, starting today, GitHub .com and its subdomains will not feature a cookie banner anymore, either. That’s one less cooki.....»»
North Korean hackers launch attack using Windows Update and GitHub
The state-sponsored organization, already suspected in past attacks such as WannaCry and numerous attacks against U.S media outlets, was discovered using Windows Update to deliver malicious payloads while using GitHub as a primary command and control.....»»
Product showcase: Adaptive Shield SaaS Security Posture Management
Whether it’s Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, GitHub or Zoom, all SaaS apps include a host of security features designed to protect the business and its data. The job of ensuring that these apps’ security settings are properly configured falls on t.....»»
Google’s Pixel Notepad may be the long-rumored Pixel Fold
Say goodbye to the Pixel Fold, as leaks reveal the Pixel Notepad name. Plus, fresh rumor suggests it might cost less than the $1,799 Samsung Fold 3......»»
GitHub Restores Account of Developer Who Intentionally Corrupted His Libraries
What happened after a developer intentionally corrupted two of their libraries which collectively had more than 20 million weekly downloads and thousands of dependent projects? Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column reports: In response.....»»
Firefox Focus unveils ‘total cookie protection’ for Android
Firefox Focus, a privacy-focused browser, has launched Total Cookie Protection for Android users to prevent unwanted ad targeting and tracking......»»
Thousands of open-source projects taken down by disgruntled developer
Not everyone agrees with the way GitHub handled the unhappy developer......»»
France orders Google and Facebook to offer one-click cookie rejection
France fines Google and Facebook €210M, says complex cookie opt-outs are illegal. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Sean Gladwell) French regulators today ordered Google and Facebook to make rejecting cookies as simple as acce.....»»
Everything leaving Hulu in January 2022
Hulu is ringing in the new year by saying goodbye to some of its best TV shows and movies, so take note of everything leaving Hulu in January 2022!.....»»
Apps and services you should consider ditching in 2022
Is your smartphone filled with apps you never use? Is social media becoming a time-suck or making you feel bad about yourself? Maybe it’s time to say goodbye. .....»»
"Widevine Dump": Leaked Code Downloads HD Video From Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: A GitHub user who goes by the name "Widevinedump" has published several repositories that allow people to download HD video from popular streaming platforms, including Disney+, Amazon, and Netfli.....»»
What Happens to White Christmases as the World Warms?
Although more winter precipitation will fall as rain because of climate change, don’t say goodbye to snow just yet -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
LINE Pay Leaks Around 133,000 Users" Data To GitHub
Smartphone payment provider LINE Pay announced yesterday that around 133,000 users' payment details were mistakenly published on GitHub between September and November of this year. The Register reports: Files detailing participants in a LINE Pay prom.....»»
Rust"s Moderation Team Resigns to Protest "Unaccountable" Core Team
On Monday morning the moderation team for the Rust programming language "resigned effective immediately," reports The New Stack: The resignation was tendered via a pull request on GitHub, wherein team member Andrew Gallant wrote that the team resig.....»»
GitHub Fixes a Private-Package-Names Leak and Serious Authorization Bug
In 2020 Microsoft's GitHub acquired NPM (makers of the default package manager for Node.js). The company's web page boasts that npm "is a critical part of the JavaScript community and helps support one of the largest developer ecosystems in the world.....»»
GitHub"s Annual Developer Survey Finds Remote Developers Aren"t Returning to the Office
GitHub's annual report on its user community "combined telemetry data from over four million repositories with direct survey from over 12,000 developers to identify current trends among software development companies and open-source projects," report.....»»
Thousands of Firefox Users Accidentally Commit Login Cookies On GitHub
Thousands of Firefox cookie databases containing sensitive data are available on request from GitHub repositories, data potentially usable for hijacking authenticated sessions. The Register reports: These cookies.sqlite databases normally reside in t.....»»
Political ads before the 2020 presidential election collected personal data, spread misleading information
Online advertisements are found frequently splashed across news websites. Clicking on these banners or links provides the news site with revenue. But these ads also often use manipulative techniques, researchers say......»»
Microsoft"s GitHub CEO Nat Friedman Is Stepping Down
Microsoft said Wednesday that Nat Friedman, CEO of the company's GitHub subsidiary that provides software for storing source code, is stepping down. Thomas Dohmke, GitHub's product chief will replace him. CNBC reports: "As Chief Product Officer, I'm.....»»
Google bans 151 Android apps linked to an SMS scam campaign from the Play Store
Avast's investigation uncovered 151 apps linked to the UltimaSMS campaign. The first was Ultima Keyboard 3D Pro, for which the campaign was named. You can check the complete list of apps on Avast's GitHub......»»
Almost 30 percent of new GitHub code is written with AI assistance
If you haven't heard of Copilot before, it's essentially the equivalent of the predictive text systems you'd find on Gmail or even your phone. You start typing a line of code, and Copilot can autocomplete it for you -- or try to, anyway......»»