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Instagram adds tagging feature

Posted May 6, 2013 By David
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The photo-sharing social network has announced that users can now tag friends in photos they have taken and uploaded to Instagram.

instagramUsers will be able to tap on a person’s face in the photo and tag them, similar to Facebook‘s tagging feature. They can also tag their favourite shops, celebrities and bands, Instagram say.

If users don’t want others to see the photos they have been tagged in, they can adjust their settings to make sure nothing shows up in the “Photos of You” section without their approval.

Instagram said users can test out and test try the new feature, although on May 16, it will go live and available to all users’.

 

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Breakthrough revolutionises computer speeds using atoms

Posted May 6, 2013 By David
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An early breakthrough in quantum communications and computing has been discovered through the combination of optical control of an atom and transistor technology.

QuantumAustralian scientists have developed a breakthrough technique to read information stored on single atoms that will significantly improve the accuracy of future quantum computers.

The University of NSW-led team is the first in the world to use light combined with electrical signals to detect and read information stored on single atoms – the atomic structures that will form the basic storage and processing units of super-powerful quantum computers.

”This is a revolutionary new technique, and people had doubts it was possible,” said research leader Sven Rogge. Read the remainder of this entry »

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Facebook used as channel for Malware

Posted May 3, 2013 By David
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A cybercriminal is using Facebook as a medium to sell his malware and related services  forsaking the usual channel of the online underworld. 

Facebook-MalwareRSA researchers recently discovered on the popular social network what appeared to be an Indonesian-speaking malware developer selling a customised botnet control panel programmed to work with the Zeus banking Trojan. First released in 2007, Zeus is a highly effective malware used to steal online banking and e-commerce credentials from an infected computer.

Most developers and botnet owners will sell their malware and services on invitation only forums frequented by cybercriminals . In this case, the developer and his team are apparently looking for people who don’t have the technical chops to participate in the forums, but are looking for an easy way to get started in the lucrative business of cybercrime, RSA said.. Read the remainder of this entry »

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Locked out of your Facebook account, your friends can help

Posted May 3, 2013 By David
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Facebook is letting people who are locked out of their user profiles to get access again with the help of their friends.

facebook UnlockA new ‘Trusted Contacts’ account recovery feature lets Facebook users set up lists of friends who can provide codes to unlock accounts.

“With trusted contacts, there’s no need to worry about remembering the answer to your security question or filling out long web forms to prove who you are,” Facebook said in a security blog post.

“You can recover your account with help from your friends.”

People can manage lists of trusted contacts using Facebook security settings. Members of the social network locked out of their accounts will need security codes from three friends to get back in, according to Facebook. Read the remainder of this entry »

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