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Consumers Are Holding Off On Buying Smart-Home Gadgets Thanks to Security and Privacy Fears | Business Insider | Consumers are uneasy about being watched, listened to, or tracked by devices they place in their homes, consulting firm Deloitte found in a new survey it released Wednesday. Thanks to such discomfort, consumer interest in connected home home technology lags behind their interest in other types of IoT devices, Deloitte found. | Bluetooth Hack Affects 20 Million Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices | The Hacker News | A series of recently disclosed critical Bluetooth flaws that affect billions of Android, iOS, Windows and Linux devices have now been discovered in millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo. | What Is a Cyber Attack? Recent Examples Show Disturbing Trends | CSO Online | From virtual bank heists to semi-open attacks from nation-states, this year has been rough on IT security. Here are some of the major cyber attacks of 2017 and what we can learn from them. | | | 40 Chromebook Tips for Maximum Productivity | ComputerWorld | Supercharge your Chrome OS experience with these time-saving tricks and techniques. | Google Wants to Help You Find Your Dream Job | MakeUseOf | Google is making Google for Jobs even better, adding salary information, the option to customize location, the option to choose which job site you apply through, and the ability to save individual jobs in which you’re interested. Making it easier than ever to switch careers. | |
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