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Facebook fined a paltry £500,000 (8 minutes’ revenue) over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook fined a paltry £500,000 (8 minutes' revenue) over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook will be fined £500,000 – the maximum amount possible – for two breaches of the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

But under new European legislation, the fine could have been as high as £1.2 billion.

Graham Cluley

30 Minutes: Is cyber warfare a threat to India? – IBNLive

30 Minutes: Is cyber warfare a threat to India?
IBNLive
the enemy achieved its objective creating panic. In just three days, 30,000 people fled from several cities clinging to crowded trains, returning to their home state. A mass exodus triggered by, what government of India called, 'cyber warfare
Cyber attacksThe News International

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High tech car theft: 3 minutes to steal keyless BMWs

BMW is just one example of cars that utilize a wireless key fob to unlock the doors and start the engine instead of using a physical key. BMWs are highly coveted vehicles, so if you desired you might be able to fool people into thinking you have one by carrying a USB that looks like a BMW key. Read more

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Creator Of Million Dollar Homepage Makes Do Nothing For 2 Minutes (Alexia Tsotsis/TechCrunch)

Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Creator Of Million Dollar Homepage Makes Do Nothing For 2 Minutes  —  PopJam CEO Alex Tew, the guy behind the internet phenomenon Million Dollar Homepage, has now gone the opposite extreme.  Along with developer Ben Dowling, he has created Do Nothing For 2 Minutes, a site whose purpose is pretty self-explanatory.

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