Surprise! The metaverse is going to suck for privacy [Mon Aug 1 2022]

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Surprise! The metaverse is going to suck for privacy

Surprise! The metaverse is going to suck for privacy

Forget mobile apps – headsets and smart glasses will be able to harvest so much data

 
 

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AWS still growing amid talk of global economic woes

No stopping the cloud computing division but losses mount on retail side as consumers catch a cold

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Apple plays the supply-chain card to explain Mac, iPad revenue shrink

Mom, what's an eye pad?

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It's on: Twitter vs Elon Musk trial to start October 17

Popcorn stocks soar

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Micron pledges US memory expansion after CHIPS Act passes

With $52 billion on the table, everyone wants their fair share

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The US's biggest datacenter market is short on electricity

Power transmission bottlenecks could delay Northern Virginia DC projects into 2026

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US Department of Defense funds Google and SkyWater to enable open source chips

Amazing how you find the money when military needs a reliable supply

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Surprise! The metaverse is going to suck for privacy

Forget mobile apps – headsets and smart glasses will be able to harvest so much data

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Why Intel killed its Optane memory business

Effort to create a new tier of memory flopped as rivals offered faster and more open alternatives

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Spyware developer charged by Australian Police after 14,500 sales

PLUS: India open to space tourism; China/Indonesia infosec pact; Paytm denies breach; Infosys dodges government again; and more

Tim Hortons offer free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims

Also, malicious VBA macros are out and container files are in, Robin Banks helps criminals rob banks, and more

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This is what to expect when a managed service provider gets popped

MSP should just stand for My Server's Pwned!

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Feds put $10m bounty on Putin pal accused of bankrolling US election troll farm

Just in time for the midterms

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Decentralized IPFS networks forming the 'hotbed of phishing'

P2P file system makes it more difficult to detect and take down malicious content

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BreachForums booms on the back of billion-record Chinese data leak

Plenty of recent users appear to be from China, and hoping for more leaks of local data

Businesses confess: We pass cyberattack costs onto customers

Cover an average of $4.4 million per raid ourselves? No chance, mate

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US court system suffered 'incredibly significant attack' – sealed files at risk

Effects still being felt today across US government

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Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.19 – using Asahi on an Arm-powered Mac

Hails the combo as finally making Arm 'usable as a development platform'

VMware’s subscriptions start at 16 cores, prices won't be made public

Prepaid one-, three-, or five-year terms preferred for big bundles

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Microsoft to offer app-store-like experience to distribute and update bespoke apps

Behold the mutant offspring of the Microsoft Store, Endpoint Manager, and Package Manager

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Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels

Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution

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Reg readers tell us what they wanted for SysAdmin Appreciation Day

Chateau Lafite? Unexpected day off? Unplugging users phones?

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Bill Gates venture backs effort to bring aircon startup to market

Supports liquid desiccant tech to store energy to smooth bumps in demand, lower greenhouse gas impact

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Preparing for Skylab: The separate 1972 experimental mission that never left the ground

Bags of splashy fun for astronauts in SMEAT's simulation

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BOFH: Selling the boss on a crypto startup

A little hint from a Helldesk friend is all you need

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Psst … Want to buy a used IBM Selectric? No questions asked

We would have got away with it too, if hadn't been for your perfectly reasonable user request

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China's IT minister under investigation for violating law

Xiao Yaqing had been steering China's chip industry

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