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How smartphone data can be used to learn secrets - The Washington Post

How smartphone data can be used to learn secrets - The Washington Post
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A priest s phone location data outed his private life It could happen to anyone

A priest’s phone location data outed his private life. It could happen to anyone. Heather Kelly © Leon Neal/Photographer: Leon Neal/Getty Im The “Grindr” app logo is seen among other dating apps on a mobile phone screen on Nov. 24, 2016 in London. A Catholic priest allegedly downloaded a popular gay dating app onto his smartphone years ago, perhaps assuming it would keep his secret. This week, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill stepped down from his job as top administrator for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after a newsletter said it used his location data to determine he was using the Grindr app and frequenting gay bars.

ACM Recognizes Luminaries Whose Service Benefits All Who Participate in Computing

ACM Recognizes Luminaries Whose Service Benefits All Who Participate in Computing June 9, 2021 NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today recognized five individuals with awards for their exemplary service to the computing field. Working in diverse areas, the 2020 award recipients were selected by their peers for longstanding efforts that have strengthened the community. This year’s ACM award recipients made important contributions in areas including computing curriculum; increasing the participation of women in computing; strengthening ACM’s presence in Europe; leading technology policy efforts; and bridging the fields of computer science, education, and global health. Andrew McGettrick receives the Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award for his scholarship and tireless volunteer work and contributions, which have fundamentally improved rigorous computer science as a field of professional practice and as an academic pursuit.

Ban Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies to Stop Hackers Ransomware Attacks

JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, there’s a relatively safe way to extort companies: cryptocurrencies. “Cryptocurrency provided the perfect answer to allowing hackers to prey on their victims and extort unlimited and anonymous cash payments while completely minimising their exposure of being caught by law enforcement,” programmer and writer Stephen Diehl explained in a recent Twitter thread. It’s never been easier to hack a company, get paid for it, and escape scot-free. JBS had to shut down nine beef plants in the United States on Tuesday, disrupting the larger food market. (Some of the plants slowly began coming back online on Wednesday.) This is just the latest corporate behemoth to be targeted with ransomware. Last month, an

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