Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The UK and other countries might be pushing for greater spying powers than they’ve ever had before, but don’t tell that to Germany — it’s doing just the opposite. The country hopes to ban its intelligence agency, the BND, from indiscriminately…
Parents Of Firstborn Son More Generous With Money
A new study revealed that parents with two or more kids whose firstborn child is a boy are more generous in giving money to charity than parents who also have other kids and whose firstborn is a girl. Experts from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute examined how the sex of the…
How Ebola led to more teenage pregnancy in West Africa
While the Ebola outbreak raged through Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea in the summer of 2014, public life ground to a halt. The danger of congregating in groups meant that public institutions, like schools, shut down. But the months of sickness and segregation left a legacy for girls that’s only…
New Technology Brings More Accuracy to Processing Crime Scenes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It’s an item every police department would want on its wish list. The Leica P-20 3-D Laser Scanner is a $147,000 machine. It’s created to scan its surroundings and form a 3-D image based on the data it collected. “What we…
Man gets more than 10 years for child porn possession
An Ohio man who authorities say admitted to trading nude photos with teenagers will spend more than a decade in prison. Northeast Ohio Media Group reports (http://bit.ly/1S8FZAZ ) 36-year-old Daniel Forshey was sentenced Tuesday in a Summit County court to ten and a half years in prison. He pleaded not…
More child abuse survivors aged over 60 seeking help, support group says on Blue Knot Day
The figures have been released to mark Blue Knot Day, which aims to raise awareness of the estimated five million Australians who have suffered childhood trauma and abuse. “We’re seeing more people in older age groups coming forward, and what we believe that relates to is the Royal Commission (into…
EU Digital Commish: Ja, we should have done more about NSA spying
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Europe’s outspoken digi Commissioner, Günther H-dot Oettinger has admitted that the European Commission did too little, too late in reaction to Edward Snowden’s NSA spying revelations. Following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) striking down the EU-US…
OnePlus X / Mini details emerge: ClearForce-ready display, Snapdragon 801 and more
Barely a few weeks have passed since the unveiling of the OnePlus 2 and yet already, we’re in deep discussion about the so-called OnePlus Mini / X, which are probably the same device. Only last week, a OnePlus device was revealed following its approval by the FCC, in a revelation that…
Microsoft once more forcing Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10
Microsoft snooping update, KB3035583 returns to Windows 7 users forcing them to upgrade to Windows 10 Like it or not, Microsoft wants you to upgrade your PC to its latest iteration. In fact, Microsoft set up a ambitious goal of bringing Windows 10 on a total of 1 billion devices by…
Expect More Online Fraud as New Credit Cards Arrive
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The new chip credit cards that shoppers are getting in their mailboxes may prevent criminals from stealing from stores, but many thieves are expected to move their operations online. Small businesses could be the most vulnerable. Online fraud in the U.S….