Publishers who earn from Adsense, beware of this new extortion racket

Do you monetize your blog or website and earn income through Adsense? Then there is reason to be cautious because according to a recent report from KrebsOnSecurity, some extortionists are targeting Adsense site owners and hitting them with a very peculiar demand.

Why Apple's defense of "faulty batteries" is not acceptable for their slowing down of older iPhones

Apple escaped with barely a slap on the wrist today by being ordered to pay a fine of 25 million euros by the French watchdog DGCCRF for covertly slowing down older iphones by releasing an update to users without informing its purpose or providing an option to revert back.

Ethical Ad-Tech is the future funding model for publishers and independent bloggers

When it comes to advertisements on the Internet, there is the good and the bad along with various grey shades in between. There is the publisher's argument, the technologist's argument and also the viewer's argument who either gets annoyed or happy to have consumed an ad.

Security Experts confirm that Ring Doorbell Android app covertly shares personal information with 3rd Parties

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just found in an independent security audit that the Ring Android app covertly shares data with 3rd party companies including Facebook.

Revert to 9-10 mode if you think social and mainstream media is keeping you on edge

Media is no longer just a medium of getting you information these days, it has become an addictive drug. You simply cannot have enough of it. There are many youths today who are addicted to WhatsApp, twitter, reddit, BBC, NYT, etc. and even spend most of their daily routine in consuming political narratives on digital zones such as these.

Seven funny reasons why onion price is so high in India

As we speak, onion prices have reached as high as ₹102/Kilo in Mumbai and ₹160/Kilo in Thiruvananthapuram! Now, what might have caused this atrocious and unbelievable price increase? Well, I've got a few theories.

Uttarakhand & Mizoram top in allocating Nirbhaya funds at 50%, Maharashtra bottoms at zero

Now that the celebrations and jubilation about the Hyderabad police encounter on 6th December is over, let's focus on some facts. While this CIA style encounter may have pacified the country's immediate anger and rage over piling cases of sexual crimes against women, let's not forget that this is just a band-aid until we get social and police reforms to prevent these kinds of crimes in the first place, which is where all the efforts should be spent.