Arianna Gael, Author at FileHippo News

Airline Computer Error Might Cancel Christmas

News December 23, 2017

American Airlines glitch leaves 15,000 Christmas flights without a captain. If you haven’t already finished your holiday shopping, here’s a handy gift idea: video chat technology. Why? Because if you booked your flight home for Christmas on American Airlines, video chat might be the only way you’re gonna see... Read more

Oops! Police Live Stream Plans For N Korean Arrest

News December 22, 2017

Australian police accidentally broadcast plans on Twitter’s live video streaming service, Periscope. Last August, the BBC had a little apology to make to nearly four million of its viewers for inadvertently broadcasting a pornographic film. The incident occurred during a typical nightly news broadcast when someone else in the... Read more

New Amazon S3 Breach Exposes Every US Household

News Privacy and Security December 21, 2017

Massive data breach caused by unsecured AWS S3 cloud server. Amazon Web Services hosts database servers for a wide variety of clients, but someone might need to take a look at the instruction manual. Once again, another company’s data has been accessed via an unsecured S3 server, and this... Read more

Move Over Tin Can Telephone, It’s Wet String Internet

Internet News December 20, 2017

British engineers create ADSL broadband over wet string, just for fun. Sometimes, the best innovations happen because someone decided to simply see if it could be done. That’s the case of a British internet service provider Andrews and Arnold whose team was sitting around bored one day and thought... Read more

Tech Lobbyists Blamed For Halting Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill

News December 19, 2017

Advocates suspect tech-industry lobbyists are behind the new approach. If the Dark Web has taught us anything, it’s that there are practically no limits to what you can buy online. Sex slaves, drugs, viruses and malware… even politicians… you can buy it for the right price if you know... Read more

Starbucks Wi-Fi Makes Computers Mine Cryptocurrency

Internet News December 18, 2017

A latte and some cryptocurrency to go, please! Tech users have been warned for years about protecting themselves when connecting over public, unsecured Wi-Fi. Whether it’s in airports, hotels, or a local coffee shop, these connections encourage the public to utilize that business; airports and hotels often charge fees... Read more

Tech Giants’ Traffic Redirected Through Russia

Internet News December 18, 2017

Several major tech names had their cloud traffic redirected through a Russian ISP. In one of the strangest “we have nothing to fear from Russian hacking” events this month, several major tech names had their cloud traffic redirected through a Russian provider. The brief but allegedly intentional event affected... Read more

Facebook Looks At How Ads Are Targeted To Ethnicities

Business News Social Media December 16, 2017

Social network suspends ethnicity ad targeting as review explores potential abuse and exclusion. Over a year ago, public service investigative journalism platform ProPublica discovered an unsettling feature on Facebook. At the time, advertisers could target or exclude specific demographics of users with their ads based on factors like gender,... Read more

Apple Gives Private Demo Of Self-Driving Tech

News December 16, 2017

Apple’s AI team gives researchers a sneak peek at several driving projects. We’re used to Apple product launches and demos having all the look and feel of a top-billing rock star event, but the company has a lot more going on than that. At times, Apple stages invite-only, industry-only... Read more

FCC Kills Net Neutrality

News December 14, 2017

US Federal Communications Commission votes 3-to-2 to allow ISPs to now charge different prices for different internet speeds and access. Regulations that were put in place under President Barack Obama sought to ensure that all internet users had access to the “same” internet, but a party-line vote on December... Read more

Terror Goes Hi-Tech With Robots

News December 13, 2017

Terrorists ‘certain’ to get killer robots, says defence giant. If you didn’t already know it, you woke up today in a world where an organization called the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots really exists. While the name might conjure thoughts of tinfoil hats and secret meetings in the back... Read more

Facebook Launches Messenger For Kids

News Social Media December 12, 2017

Social media giant’s Messenger Kids app allows children to chat and text. Facebook set the age limit for user accounts at 13 and older many years ago, but that doesn’t stop the more than 20 million estimated underaged users from partaking of the platform. Now, in the ultimate throw... Read more

Net Neutrality Protest Aims To Break The Internet

Internet News December 12, 2017

Backlash is response to proposed removal of net neutrality regulations. Just in time for the Federal Communication Commission to destroy the internet for US users, a mass protest intends to beat them to it…literally. The FCC is voting on December 14th to strip away the net neutrality regulations that were... Read more

PhotoPad Image Editor Review

Photo and Image Editing Software Reviews December 8, 2017

Edit, crop, rotate, resize and flip your digital photos and images with ease, with PhotoPad Image Editor. Everywhere you look, there’s signs of the holidays, and that can mean taking a lot of pictures. You might just be trying out the camera on the new tech you bought, or you... Read more

Google Faces UK Lawsuit Over Privacy

News Privacy and Security December 4, 2017

Action sought over alleged snooping on iPhone users. In the digital age, there are a few universal truths: nothing is ever deleted from the internet, and nothing is truly private. Even with the strictest security settings, every available tech tool, and the best of intentions, someone out there can... Read more

Did They Or Didn’t They? Kaspersky In The Hot Seat

News December 4, 2017

Kaspersky defends its role in NSA breach, as saga continues. Protective software developer Kaspersky Lab has been under fire for allegations that they aided state-sponsored foreign hackers in infiltrating the National Security Administration. Unfortunately, while some of the information coming out seems fairly damning, it’s also far from transparent.... Read more

EV Disrupting The Trucking Industry

News December 2, 2017

Tesla Semi – the electric big rig truck with a 500-mile range. While hybrid, all-electric, and even autonomous vehicles are creeping into the mainstream of the consumer-based automotive industry, there’s another vehicle space that is ready for the technology to catch up with the miles. The shipping industry, specifically... Read more

Hotspot Shield – The Versatile Internet Security And Privacy Solution

Antivirus Software Reviews November 29, 2017

We review Hotspot Shield VPN – a great tool in the battle for online security and anonymity. If you haven’t downloaded and installed a quality virtual private network (VPN), you might want to get started on that today. The internet is all a-buzz (at least on the US side... Read more

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