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There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM
South Korea’s government on Friday announced it will require local mobile carriers to verify the identity of new customers with facial recognition scans, in the hope of reducing scams.…
Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan
APAC in Brief Google and Apple last week started to allow developers of mobile applications to distribute their wares through third-party app stores and accept payments from alternative payment providers.…
Google sends Dark Web Report to its dead services graveyard
Infosec In Brief Google will soon end its “Dark Web Report”, an email service that alerts users when their personal information appears on the internet’s dark underbelly.…
NIST tried to pull the pin on NTP servers after blackout caused atomic clock drift
A staffer at the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tried to disable backup generators powering some of its Network Time Protocol infrastructure, after a power outage around Boulder, Colorado, led to errors.…
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