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I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11
Column We already live in a world where pretty much every public act - online or in the real world - leaves a mark in a database somewhere. But how far back does that record extend? I recently learned that record goes back further than I'd seriously imagined.…
NASA mulls sending a rescue rocket to boost Swift observatory's orbit
NASA is seeking solutions for a way to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory despite the spacecraft being marked for termination after FY2026 under the agency's budget proposal.…
Ransomware crew spills Saint Paul's 43GB of secrets after city refuses to cough up cash
The Interlock ransomware gang has flaunted a 43GB haul of files allegedly stolen from the city of Saint Paul, following a late-July cyberattack that forced the Minnesota capital to declare a state of national emergency.…
Chap found chunks of an asteroid older than Earth in his suburban living room
In late June media speculated that a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere caused widespread sightings of a celestial fireball during daylight hours across the southeast USA. Scientists have now confirmed space rocks caused the phenomenon, citing as evidence a meteorite they found in a resident’s living room.…
Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia
Australia’s Federal Court has given Epic Games another win in its global fight against the way Apple and Google run their app stores.…