Remember how, back in September 2015, researchers revealed that virtually every “smart” baby-monitor they tested was riddled with security vulnerabilities that let strangers seize control over it, spying on you and your family? (more…)
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Griefer hacks baby monitor, terrifies toddler with spooky voices
An anonymous reader writes: The NY Times is covering a new paper in the journal BMJ which re-analyzed data from a 2001 paper, coming to the opposite conclusions of the earlier study. The BMJ paper covers the effectiveness and safety of two antidepressant drugs for adolescent use, and the authors were able to re-analyze the original data after the release of previously confidential documents. The BMJ editors call into question some of the integrity of previous publishing, noting that none of the authors listed on 2001 paper actually wrote the original manuscript, and call for results of clinical trials to be made freely available so the science community can verify and self-correct results. The BMJ has released the study and provided an accompanying press release (PDF). Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Re-Analysis of Medical Study Reverses Conclusions — Paxil Unsafe For Teenagers
August might be a great time to buy school supplies , but you can possibly save hundreds of dollars through programs that distribute all those pencils and other supplies for free. Read more…
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LEGO bricks have a variety of great uses for kids of all ages. For many of us though, the real fun is the challenge of the build rather than owning of the finished project. Pley bridges the gap by letting you rent LEGO sets for a monthly subscription fee. Read more…
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Pley Is like Netflix for LEGO
UK mobile providers, including O2 and its reseller GiffGaff, are blocking commercial VPN providers that help to secure sensitive communications from criminals, hackers and government spies.
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UK censorwall bans VPNs
Know any kids aged 8 to 13? Keep them occupied this summer and help them enhance their digital skills with the help of Apple and Microsoft. Read more…
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Send Your Kids to Free Apple or Microsoft Workshops This Summer
The old App Store app page layout, left, and new layout, right. Apple has pushed the age ratings for its App Store apps to the top of the product pages in an effort to make buyers, especially parents, more aware of the type of content they’re getting. The age ratings are now directly below the app-maker’s name, and they sit above the user ratings. Apple has faced some disgraces lately with apps that have gained the spotlight only to blindside unexpecting users with adult content. The short-video sharing app Vine was featured as an App Store Editors’ Choice shortly before porn surfaced within the app’s Editors’ Picks ; the image-sharing app 500px was also yanked for its pornographic pictures. Both apps now have a 17+ rating slapped on them. While Apple’s new prominent app ratings won’t solve the unpredictable-user-generated-content problem, they will get parents and guardians to pay more attention to what kinds of apps they are downloading. This change also follows Apple’s addition of an “Offers In-App Purchases” label to app product pages to help account-owning parents anticipate which apps will allow their kids to wantonly bill items within an app—before they get the credit card bill. Read on Ars Technica | Comments
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Apple puts age ratings front and center on app product pages
We’ve shared quite a few DIY tips for automating your home , but YouTube user Elvis Impersonator takes it a step further with voice control, controlling everything in his house with the help of Siri and a Raspberry Pi. More »
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Automate Everything In Your Home Using Siri and a Raspberry Pi
Police say two teenage girls drugged the parents of one so that they could beat an imposed Internet curfew. [Read more]
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Teens allegedly drug parents’ milkshakes to get online