Month: February 2025
“A tracking cookie farm for profit” – report claims reCAPTCHA has caused 819 million hours of wasted human time, and billions in Google profits
reCAPTCHA tests are not particularly effective at blocking security threats, research claims Security tests are also costing millions of hours in lost time for users New ‘invisible challenges’ could be an alternative for businesses There won’t be many internet users who aren’t familiar with CAPTCHAs, or ‘Completely Automated Public Turing…
Read More
Sonos’ chief marketing officer has left the company
In a continued shuffling of the top ranks at Sonos, chief marketing officer Jordan Saxemard has exited the company. His departure is effective immediately. The news was announced during an internal call on Monday. Lindsay Whitworth, who has been at Sonos for over 20 years, will lead the brand’s marketing…
Read More
Roblox, Discord, OpenAI, and Google found new child safety group
Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord have formed a new non-profit organization to help improve child safety online. The Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative aims to make core safety technologies more accessible for companies and provide free, open-source AI tools for identifying, reviewing, and reporting child sexual abuse material.…
Read More
Netflix’s new crime drama Apple Cider Vinegar is the latest female fraudster series that I can’t get enough of
Scandalous shockers should become a new Netflix sub-genre with the likes of Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swindler and now Apple Cider Vinegar. The “true-ish” new series exposes the bitter side of the wellness industry as Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Dopesick) portrays Belle Gibson, an Australian influencer and fake health guru who…
Read More
A new Facebook phishing campaign looks to trick you with emails sent from Salesforce
Check Point warns Salesforce tools are being used in phishing attacks The attacks are using Facebook image as a lure The goal of the campaign is to steal Facebook login credentials Cybercriminals have been observed abusing a legitimate Salesforce service to attack people and businesses with Facebook-related phishing emails. Researchers…
Read More
Cisco Live! 2025 day one – all the news and updates as they happen
2025-02-11T07:45:38.786Z It’s a wet and windy start this morning at the RAI in Amsterdam, with some sporadic snow overnight. We’ve got two and a half hours of news to look forward to – kicking off with the keynote this morning – so stick with me as I try my best…
Read More