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Google warns of 'hermit spyware' infecting Android and iOS devices

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As part of Google's efforts to track the activities of commercial spyware vendors, the company's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) released a report Thursday on spyware campaigns targeting Android and iOS users. Google TAG researchers Benoit Sevens and Clement Lecigne go into detail about the use of entrepreneurial grade spyware dubbed "Hermit."

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#1193: Phone-based Interactive Story “Consensus Gentium” Takes Top SXSW Prize for Chilling Speculative Worldbuilding Exploring AI Bias, Surveillance, & Biometric Agency

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The Latin title translated means that “If everyone believes it, it must be true,” and it’s a near-term speculative sci-fi piece that explores what China’s social scoring system might look like in the context of the United States where mobility is restricted by algorithms but can be expanding if citizens agree to be surveilled by a phone app.

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Ricoh Unveils The First Camera Capable of 360-Degree Recording and Livestreaming For 24hrs

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Though not likely a cost friendly solution, having constant 360-degree surveillance could make premium security systems a great deal more appealing. Tagged with: 360 media , CES , live streaming , Recording , ricoh , video. One of the first industries that may leap at the opportunity this type of device affords is security.

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E3 2017: Sony Video Talks Future PSVR Upgrades: A.I., Focus Variation And More

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You might stare at a character, for example, who might become uncomfortable after continued surveillance. ” Tagged with: e3 Facebook Twitter Reddit More. Mallinson spoke about using the direction the player was looking to change the virtual world around them. “And maybe we’ll see it, maybe we won’t.”

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Jesse Schell: Predictions for VR and AR in 2025

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On top of that, the camera itself suggests ubiquitous surveillance, and that is creepy to most people, he said. Tagged with: Jesse Schell Facebook Twitter Reddit More. And that means the glasses won’t be as socially inviting as Microsoft wants them to be, since they won’t have eye contact, Schell said.

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Despite The ‘VR Desert’ Developers Can Still Find Ways To Survive

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And the other part was surveillance. Tagged with: developer , vr developer Facebook Twitter Reddit More. I think the adoption will happen through workspaces, but it’ll slowly start expanding elsewhere. GamesBeat: I think he was pointing out that the technology isn’t necessarily the problem. How do we solve those two problems?

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What is Hermit spyware and how do you protect yourself from it?

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Described in detail by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) , the Hermit spyware (it was dubbed Hermit by security firm Lookout , which first reported its discovery) is part of a dangerous and sophisticated malware attack that's actively being used in the wild. Credit: Google TAG. But why did the attacks happen?