Many UK businesses cancelled GDPR preparations due to Brexit

Here's a facepalm moment for you this morning -- a quarter of UK businesses stopped preparing for the GDPR thinking the regulation won't apply once the UK leaves the EU. The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, has been ratified by the UK and will come into force on May 2018 -- which will almost certainly be before the UK leaves the EU. Even if the UK leaves before, however, the GDPR will still apply for all companies wanting to do business with the EU. Crown Records Management has polled IT decision makers in the UK, and came to results which… [Continue Reading]

Satechi launches USB-C Travel Charger for Nintendo Switch, Galaxy S8, and more

As more and more family members own multiple device -- smartphones, tablets, and more -- it can feel like every outlet in a home is in use. This can be problematic, however, as there can be more devices than outlets! This can lead to fighting between people that need to juice-up their devices. Luckily, a power strip or multi-port charger can solve this dilemma. Today, Satechi launches a beautiful new USB-C Travel Charger that can charge three devices at once. It features two USB Type-A ports and a single USB Type-C port. While it is designed to be used for traveling, such… [Continue Reading]

Hacked! New York Post mobile app compromised in security breach

The New York Post suffered a security breach this weekend when its push notification system was compromised. Unknown attackers used the system to send out messages to users of the New York Post mobile app. The hackers sent out messages with strange, cryptic content. One read "Heil President Donald Trump!", while other had a religious or spiritual tone to them, and one quoted a Nirvana lyric. A staff writer at the New York Post, Adrian Chen, took to Twitter to say: "New York Post says their push notification was hacked. Hackers could have really caused some chaos. They actually went… [Continue Reading]

AT&T, Comcast and Verizon say they won’t sell customers' browsing histories

Concern has mounted in the US after the Senate and then the House voted to permit ISPs to sell customers' browsing histories and other data without consent. In response to these concerns, major ISPs have spoken out to say they will do no such thing. AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have all published statement that aim to calm fears that may have arisen this week. All three insist they do not sell customer data and have no intention of doing so. Whether customers are convinced by the pleading, however, is a different matter entirely. AT&T's statement from the company's public policy… [Continue Reading]

Microsoft is shutting down open source repository CodePlex, offers GitHub migration tool

Microsoft is closing down CodePlex on December 15, 2017. The company says that its repository for open source software projects has seen a dramatic fall in usage, and points to GitHub as the "de facto place for open source sharing." With 11 years of service under its belt, CodePlex is not just giving way to GitHub, Microsoft is actively recommending migrating to renowned service -- and is making it easy to do so. CodePlex usage has really plummeted. Microsoft says that in the last 30 days, fewer than 350 projects saw a source code commit. In short, explains the company,… [Continue Reading]

Windows 10's growth has completely stalled -- can the Creators Update jump start interest in the new OS?

It’s no April Fool -- Windows 10 is struggling. The new operating system enjoyed solid -- and rapid -- growth when it was free (and being forced on to users' computers), but in recent months, it’s seeing little to no increase in usage, according to NetMarketShare. The OS hit the 25 percent mark in January, but since then it lost a little share in February, and made only very minor gains in March. Windows 7, in comparison, remains the operating system of choice for most people, with its share continuing to rise. SEE ALSO: Is it time for Microsoft to… [Continue Reading]

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