Microsoft illegally collected and retained children’s data, says FTC

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Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from children’s Xbox accounts.

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The weirdest security stories of 2022

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We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space.

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Roblox Beamers steal items from kids

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:51:24 +0000

We take a look at a story regarding so-called “Beamers”, who use a number of techniques to compromise and then sell Roblox items.

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City: Skylines developers warn of rogue mod

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:32:19 +0000

We take a look at claims by the developers of City: Skylines that a mod contained rogue elements and should be removed immediately.

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Technology and the power of moral panic

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000

We look at how technology and a splash of moral panic have made for strange companions down the years.

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Researchers design tunable, self-recovering dyes for use in next-generation smart devices

Researchers are working to better control how the chemicals respond to treatment, as well as how to reverse the chemicals back to their original state with little to no interference. A team of researchers has achieved such results with a specific compound that can emit light and has potential applications in the next generation of smart devices such as wearable devices and anti-counterfeiting paintings.

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Prisoner's dilemma game reveals cooperation leads to leadership

Game theory has historically studied cooperation and hierarchy, and has sought to explain why individuals cooperate, even though they might be better off not to do so. Researchers now use a specialized graph to map a social network of cooperators and their neighbors; they discovered cooperators can attract more neighbors to follow their behaviors and are more likely to become leaders, indicating different learning patterns exist between cooperators and defectors.

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Escapism: A powerful predictor of internet gaming disorder among video gamers

A new study is the first to compare professional electronic sport (esport) players with recreational video game players and explores the similarities and differences between what motivates each group. While the two groups are psychosocially different, they found that both esport and recreational gamers run the risk of developing internet gaming disorder when their intense immersion in the activity is tied to escapism.

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