ng Banking Scam Bypasses iOS, Android App Store Vetting By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:13:07 +0000 A useful web feature could be a serious phishing risk according to security researchers. They say scammers are using "progressive web apps" to bypass Android and iOS security features. In simple terms, a progressive web app is a mix of a website and a standalone application. It's technically a website and uses web technologies, allowing for instant updates. However, it looks and feels more like a standalone app and can often access more of a device's resources than a web browser. Security firm ESET says scammers are using progressive web apps as a way to overcome a major limitation in scams ... (view more) Full Article
ng New Dumbphone Has Smart Branding By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 17:34:57 +0000 The makers of a Barbie-branded fliphone say it could help overcome smartphone addiction in young people. If nothing else, it could be a test case of form vs function. The handset is as overwhelmingly pink as you might expect, but is closer to a late 90s handset than a modern smartphone. It's made from HMD, which is the company that makes Nokia branded handsets. The device has virtually no modern features and doesn't allow app installation. It supports voice calls and basic texting but has no web browser or touchscreen. It has a single game, a Barbie-themed version of Snake. A Plethora Of Pink ... (view more) Full Article
ng Do Phone 'Drying' Videos Really Work? By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:55:35 +0000 YouTube videos that claim to fix a waterlogged phone really can work according to a semi-scientific test. But results are not guaranteed and it's not a reason to take excessive risks. Numerous videos (and some dedicated phone apps) all claim to fix a soggy phone in the same way. The theory is that the main risk is liquid getting into the phone through the speaker, which inherently can't be airtight - rather, quite the opposite. The videos "work" simply by playing a specific oscillating tone at a deep frequency that causes the speaker to push air at just the right force to dislodge the water. ... (view more) Full Article
ng Photo-Scraping Business Ignores $39M Privacy Fine By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:44:58 +0000 A US company that used billions of online photos without permission for facial recognition faces a fine of more than $35 million. Regulators say they may hold directors of Clearview AI personally responsible after the company said the fine was unenforceable. Clearview has attracted the attention of regulators in several companies for the way it does business. It produces and licenses facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies, for example, to identify alleged offenders from crowd photos or live video. The software works thanks to a massive database of pictures which Clearview ... (view more) Full Article
ng Android to Tackle Data Harvesting Scam Apps By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:58:52 +0000 A key change to Android could reduce the risk of scammers stealing personal data or money. The update will mean sensitive apps won't open unless potentially risky apps are closed first. The idea is to tackle rogue apps which are designed to either capture personal data from another app, or to take control of the phone unbeknownst to the owner. Developer Choice Google's new tactic aims to find a balance between restricting the activities of such rogue apps and keeping the freedom of users to choose what apps they install, including those from sources other than the official Play Store. The ... (view more) Full Article
ng AI Songs Earn $12 Million in Royalty Scam By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:40:02 +0000 A man who earned $12 million in royalties after "writing" hundreds of thousands of songs has been charged with fraud. Michael Smith allegedly created the songs with artificial intelligence, then used bots to "listen" to the music on streaming services to generated revenue. The case against Smith is not that the music itself was "not real" but rather that he was falsely claiming credit for listeners. Prosecutors say that not only did he steal money from the streaming sites, but that legitimate songwriters missed out. That's because some streaming sites divide a fixed ... (view more) Full Article
ng Google Brings Back Archived Page Links By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:24:00 +0000 Google is to make it easier to find copies of pages that are no longer available on websites. The change comes several months after Google removed its own cache of web pages. Users will instead be able to follow a link to the archived copy at the Internet Archive's "wayback machine." Before this year, many Google search results included a link to Google's own cached copies of web pages. These were the copies that Google made when scanning a web page for content and links to help decide when and where it should appear in search rankings. The cached copy available in the search results would ... (view more) Full Article
ng Being Blackmailed on Instagram? Here's What to Do By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:46:55 +0000 Infopackets Reader Steve T. writes: " Dear Dennis, Please help! I am being blackmailed on Instagram and I'm not sure what to do. A few weeks ago I signed up for Plenty of Fish (PoF) dating and matched up with a woman that I believed to be legit. We exchanged photos on Instagram and texted back and forth for about a week. Not long after, we exchanged raunchy photos. Fast forward to just a few days ago and she claims to have crashed her car and doesn't have enough to cover the costs. She's asked me to help. I declined. She said if I don't pay, she would share intimate pictures of me with all of ... (view more) Full Article
ng Scammers Frustrate Users into Giving Up their Gmail By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:14:55 +0000 Scammers are using a creative way to trick people into handing over their Google account passwords. The tactic works by annoying the victim until they stop thinking rationally. Most scams to get hold of account passwords, particularly sensitive ones like a Google account, work in one of two ways. Some scammers will try to intercept the password, for example by using keylogging software that records everything a user types. Others prefer phishing, where the user is tricked into typing in details into a bogus, lookalike website. The new scam, using malware named StealC, is much simpler. It ... (view more) Full Article
ng Smart Glasses Bring Facial Recognition Concerns By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:20:21 +0000 Harvard students have demonstrated that "smart glasses" can be used to look at somebody in public and reveal their identities and personal information. Meta, which made the glasses used in the demonstration, say they have adequate security safeguards in place. The Ray-Ban smart glasses, produced by Facebook owner Meta, connect wirelessly to a smartphone. They include a camera, speaker and microphone and allows a range of hands-free actions such as filming, taking photos and making calls. (Source: meta.com ) Facial Recognition Abused AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio of Harvard University ... (view more) Full Article
ng Google Facing Breakup in US Court Case By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:30:12 +0000 The Department of Justice says it may ask a judge to forcibly break up Google's business over its alleged monopoly abuses. Google called it an overreach and says such a move could kill Android or Chrome. Google lost a court case in August for breaking antitrust laws in the way it built up and maintained a 90 percent market share in online searches. The DOJ must now put proposals before a court on how to remedy this breach. In a preliminary filing, the DOJ says it is considering the most serious option of "structural remedies". That could mean Google would no longer be able to maintain its ... (view more) Full Article
ng Running App Revealed World Leaders' Location By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:15 +0000 Running app Strava made it possible to track the locations of world leaders and high-profile political candidates according to a newspaper investigation. Security services say the vulnerability did not put people at risk but are reviewing their guidelines on using the app. Le Monde investigated the movements of bodyguards for politicians including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Emannuel Macron and Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump plus partners Jill Biden and Melania Trump. (Source: lemonde.fr ) Secret Trip Revealed The newspaper was able to discover the names of the presidential bodyguards and find ... (view more) Full Article
ng Being Blackmailed on Google Chat? Here's What to Do By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:22:01 +0000 Infopackets Reader Shane J. writes: " Dear Dennis, Help - I'm being blackmailed on Google Chat ! Two days ago I received a friend request on Facebook from a woman who lives in my city. At first I didn't recognize her, but she says she went to my high school. Eventually we ended up chatting outside of Facebook using Google Chat (previously Google Hangouts), and that's when she sent me some revealing photos of herself. She asked me to reciprocate. As soon as I did, the video chat ended immediately. She texted me and said if I don't pay her money she would send the video to friends and family. ... (view more) Full Article
ng Someone Threatening to Post Video, Pics? Here's What to Do By www.infopackets.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:51:59 +0000 Infopackets Reader Franco I. writes: " Dear Dennis, Please help - someone is threatening to share a video of me (in the buff) on Facebook! A few days ago, I met a girl on Omegle (a chat website). We had lots of shared interests and seemed to hit it off pretty good. After some back and forth, things escalated to the point where she started sharing pictures of herself scantily dressed. She asked for my phone number, then wanted to do a video call using Google Chat . As soon as I answered, she was already unclothed with toys in hand. She claimed her microphone was broken, so I never got to ... (view more) Full Article
ng Becoming A Welcoming Parish By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-15T01:56:17+00:00 In his debut live show, Fr. Barnabas Powell welcomes the representatives from the Evangelism Departments of the three largest jurisdictions in the US. What can we do to make our parishes more welcoming to visitors? Full Article
ng Rapturemania and the Second Coming of Christ By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2014-09-29T02:16:02+00:00 We say in the creed that "He shall come again to judge the living and the dead." Is that the rapture? If not what is the rapture and the dispensational theology it springs from? Fr. Barnabas welcomes Dr. Terry Hebert from Dallas Theological Seminary, a non-dispensatonal Orthodox Christian working in an evangelical dispensational institution. Full Article
ng Theosis - Becoming By Grace What Christ Is By Nature By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-09-28T01:55:29+00:00 Dr. Kyriaki Fitzgerald from Holy Cross Seminary joins Fr. Barnabas to explore the meaning of Theosis in the Orthodox Church. Full Article
ng They Got Jesus Wrong! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2015-12-14T02:45:55+00:00 Fr. Barnabas Powell's special guest tonight is Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou of Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta, GA. Why is the true identify of Christ so important? Seven listeners called in to join the conversation. Full Article
ng Orthodox Evangelism By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-01-11T02:58:40+00:00 A subject near and dear to the heart of Fr. Barnabas and Ancient Faith Radio is evangelism. What do we mean in the Orthodox Church when we use that term? Fr. Barnabas and his callers tackle this question on tonight's episode. Full Article
ng Choose Wisely - An Orthodox Christian's Guide to Courting By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-02-15T03:08:10+00:00 Subdeacon Adam Lowell Roberts joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about the importance of finding an Orthodox mate. Subdeacon Adam is the founder of Orthodox and Single, and Orthodox web site designed to help Orthodox singles find each other. Full Article
ng Keeping A Good Great Lent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-03-14T17:53:42+00:00 Fr. Barnabas helps us enter the season of Great Lent with the right attitude and with good strength for the journey. Full Article
ng Climbing the Ladder to Pascha By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-04-11T01:52:48+00:00 Fr. John Strickland and Fr. Seraphim Holland join Fr. Barnabas to look at the classic work of St. John Cilmacus on this 4th Sunday of Great Lent. Full Article
ng When Killing Becomes Medicine: Fighting A Culture of Death By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-05-23T02:02:10+00:00 Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith joins Fr. Barnabas to discuss the growing problem of Euthanasia in our society. Full Article
ng Bringing Orthodoxy to America By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-08-29T01:51:46+00:00 Fr. Barnabas speaks with Fr. Jim Kordaris, Director of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism for the GOA and Thomaida Hudanish, Assistant Director of C.O.M.E - the Commission for Orthodox Evangelism in San Francisco. They give information about the upcoming Bringing Orthodoxy to America Conference in Portland. They also take listener calls on the subject of evangelism. Full Article
ng Orthodox Evangelism and Using Media By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-09-26T02:03:06+00:00 Fr. Barnabas opens the lines tonight to talk about the use of media to spread the Orthodox Faith. Is it "anything goes?" or or there pitfalls? Full Article
ng How To Make Your Parish Welcoming By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-10-10T02:04:41+00:00 Fr. Jonathan Ivanoff from Orthodox Natural Church Development joins Fr. Barnabas to talk about making your parish welcoming to guests. Click on the attachment above to see the photos of the Welcome Kit referenced in the show. Full Article
ng The Orthodox Way of Healing By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2016-11-28T03:11:10+00:00 Joining Fr. Barnabas is Fr. Chrisophe Lepoutre fielding questions from callers, Facebook, email, and the Chat Room about the Orthodox approach to healing addictions. Full Article
ng Parenting Toward The Kingdom By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-02-13T02:59:56+00:00 Fr. Barnabas welomes Dr. Philip Mamalakis about his new book Parenting Toward The Kingdom, published by Ancient Faith. Full Article
ng Becoming Truly Human By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-08-14T02:00:41+00:00 It's the documentary film everyone is talking about - Becoming Truly Human. Fr. Barnabas talks with writer and director Dr. Nathan Jacobs about the making of the film and the fast paced rise of the "Nones" or religiously unaffiliated. You'll also hear about an outreach program operated by the Antiochian Archdiocese using the film to reach out to the "Nones." Full Article
ng Bad Is Good - The Unmaking of Medical Ethics By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-09-11T01:56:05+00:00 Fr. Barnabas is joined by Orthodox Bioethicist Wesley J. Smith and Bobby Schindler, brother of Terry Schiavo. Full Article
ng Reaching Young Adults With The Orthodox Message By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2017-11-13T03:07:04+00:00 Fr. Paul Lundberg joins Fr. Barnabas to explore the reasons why the Church is losing its young people. Learn about one effort to stem the tide through the Connect Conferences. Full Article
ng You're Converting To What?! By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-06-11T02:27:50+00:00 Fr. Stephen Freeman joins Fr. Barnabas Powell to talk about what happens when you tell your family, friends, and colleagues you are embracing the Orthodox Church. Full Article
ng Are We Doing Ministry Wrong? By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-07-09T02:25:43+00:00 Fr. Barnabas Powell is joined by Steven Christoforou and Christian Gonzalez to evaluate the state of ministry for both young people and adults in our Orthodox Churches. Several resources were mentioned. We Are Orthodoxy podcast Y2AM Effective Christian Ministry Full Article
ng Authentic Christianity and Preparing for Advent By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2018-11-12T02:54:11+00:00 Our guests are Leah Libresco and Elissa Bjeletich. Leah is on the first segment discussing building authentic Christian community and her recent book Building the Benedict Option, and Elissa will be talking about preparing for the Nativity fast. Full Article
ng Making Room for Everyone This Christmas By www.ancientfaith.com Published On :: 2019-01-04T02:50:43+00:00 How should our parish communities live out the fullness of our Orthodox Faith by including and making a space for those who need a space in our worship that acknowledges their worth and our need to be a spiritual home for everyone? Fr. Barnabas talks with Summer Kinard, an author, a singer, and the mother of five autistic children. Then be sure to listen for a very special announcement from Fr. Barnabas in the second half of the show. Full Article
ng Boeing to send out layoff notices to 10% of work force, on week after strike settled By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:42:25 -0500 Nine days after settling a strike that cost the company billions, airplane manufacturer Boeing announced that it plans to cut 10% of its workforce and will start sending out layoff notices this week. Full Article
ng Donald Trump selects Tulsi Gabbard to oversee intelligence gathering By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:04:00 -0500 President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to nominate former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence, the Cabinet member in charge of gathering and sharing sensitive foreign information and secrets. Full Article
ng Study examines journalistic stress in covering election By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:04:06 -0500 Here's a new phenomenon to consider: "Post-election season stress." This term comes to us from the University of Southern California's Center for Health Journalism, which released on Wednesday a brief study titled "Reflecting on the Election's Toll on Journalists." Full Article
ng Pentagon denies UFO cover-up as whistleblowers share shocking claims By www.washingtontimes.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:12:40 -0500 A House hearing on Wednesday focused on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) featured testimonies from several witnesses who made allegations about the U.S. government's involvement with UFOs and possible alien technologies. Full Article
ng How 'Clean' Does a Quantum Computing Test Facility Need to Be? PNNL Scientists Show the Way By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:50:55 EST How to keep stray radiation from "shorting" superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish it. Full Article
ng Binghamton University Expands Efforts to Protect Birds From Deadly Collisions By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:35:56 EST Glass windows are an invisible killer, resulting in billions of bird deaths in the U.S. each year. To prevent collisions on campus. Binghamton University, State University of New York has installed bird-safe windows. Full Article
ng Argonne Researchers Highlight Breakthroughs in Supercomputing and AI at SC24 By www.newswise.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:55 EST Argonne National Laboratory researchers to showcase leading-edge work in high performance computing, AI and more at SC24 international conference. Full Article
ng Flexys partners with 10x Banking to accelerate digital transformation By thepaypers.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:24:00 +0100 Flexys has announced its partnership with cloud-native core... Full Article
ng Groov secures GBP 1.5 mln in Seed funding By thepaypers.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:38:00 +0100 Groov, an embedded lending platform, has raised GBP... Full Article
ng Wolt partners with Revolut to bring Wolt+ membership to its subscribers By thepaypers.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:55:00 +0100 Wolt has announced its partnership with global financial app Full Article
ng Alkami and Kemba Credit Union to boost digital banking experience By thepaypers.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:07:00 +0100 Alkami... Full Article
ng Revolut launches new study on legacy banks struggling to meet modern business needs By thepaypers.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:52:00 +0100 Revolut has launched a new survey which shows that two-thirds... Full Article
ng iwoca secures GBP 200 million in new funding round By thepaypers.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:38:00 +0100 UK-based small business lender iwoca has... Full Article
ng Argentine company Ualá raises USD 300 million in new funding round By thepaypers.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:49:00 +0100 Argentine fintech company Ualá has announced the raise... Full Article
ng FTX sues Binance, alleging fraud in 2021 share repurchase deal By thepaypers.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0100 Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Full Article
