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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- October 24, 2019

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Threat From Above: How to Stop Hostile Drones
GoPro Max 360 Wins Reviewers' Plaudits
Smart Speaker Apps Caught Snooping Around Homes
Samsung's Support for Linux on DeX Fizzles
3 Coming Tech Advances That Could Boost Our Safety and Smarts

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Threat From Above: How to Stop Hostile Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles -- or "drones" as these flying objects more
commonly are known -- pose a growing danger, cybersecurity expert Kevin
Townsend recently warned. The drone category is broad -- it includes
toys for hobbyists, tools for commerce, and devices used for a variety
of military purposes. They range in size from massive military drones to
small hobbyist devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86316.html

GoPro Max 360 Wins Reviewers' Plaudits
GoPro has begun taking preorders for its $500 360-degree camera, the Max
360. It has two 180-degree lenses that can capture 360-degree stills at
16.6 megapixels, single lens shots with a 4:3 aspect ratio at 5.5
megapixels, and arresting 270-degree "PowerPanos" at 6.2 megapixels. For
video, it can capture 1440p at 60 frames-per-second with a single lens
and 5.6k spherical clips at 30 fps.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86312.html

Smart Speaker Apps Caught Snooping Around Homes
Flaws in Amazon and Google smart speakers can expose users to
eavesdropping and voice phishing. Researchers at Security Research Labs
discovered that developers could create malicious apps for the Amazon
and Google platforms to turn the smart speakers into smart spies. Using
the standard development interfaces for the platforms, the researchers
found a way to request and collect personal data.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86309.html

Samsung's Support for Linux on DeX Fizzles
Samsung has called quits on its effort to provide a full Linux desktop
platform for Android. In an email to beta testers last week, Samsung
said it would not support its Linux on DeX beta program for future OS
and device releases. Samsung's announcement coincides with Google's
release of the Android 10 OS update and its rollout on Samsung phones.
Neither company will provide Linux on DeX support.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86310.html

3 Coming Tech Advances That Could Boost Our Safety and Smarts
I was moved by the recent news about a woman being shot in her home by a
police officer who had come to check up on her. Once again, I found it
frustrating that people immediately jumped to apply blame before all the
facts were in. From my reading, three mistakes contributed to the
incident. The first was by the neighbor, the second by the police, and
the final mistake was by the woman herself.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86301.html

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