La société Avecto qui fournit des solutions de sécurité, a analysé l'intégralité des patchs fournis par Microsoft en 2016 et a pondu un petit rapport que vous pouvez télécharger ici. Et la conclusion est sans appel : 94% des vulnérabilités critiques découvertes et publiées lors des fameux "Patch Tuesday" peuvent être déjouées en utilisant un > Lire la suite

Media scholar Jonathan Taplin, author of the new book Move Fast and Break Things, on the rent-seeking and regulatory capture of digital platforms.     In 2014, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel famously proclaimed that “competition is for losers” in an essay published in the Wall Street Journal and in his book (also published in 2014) Zero to One. “If you want to create and capture lasting value, look to build a monopoly,” he advised entrepreneurs, expounding on his view that monopolies are good for innovation and, ultimately, for society at large.    Thiel’s proclamation has received a lot …

AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Unabhängige Vergleichstests von Antiviren-Software

So a brand like McDonald’s will know if you’re hungry, eating the competition, and more. Yeah it’s weird, but will it make online ads better?

As abused as they are, internet users need to build up some healthy "buyer beware" instincts around the tradeoffs.

This shouldn't be on the users. The disparity in knowledge between the people running the services and the people using them is huge. The reason a lot of laws (in general) exist is to protect the vulnerable from harm, including harm they don't have the capacity to understand. I think that's an important facet of this debate. It's not just 'free market/free choice' etc. The harm involved in giving up your privacy isn't fully understood by many people so it's up to the law to protect them.

The current tests of antivirus software for Android from March 2017 of AV-TEST, the leading international and independent service provider for antivirus software and malware.

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