Month: August 2022

Jordan Peeles Nope: Ein Titel, der alles sagt

Mit seinen beiden Horrorfilmen hat Autor und Regisseur Jordan Peele für Furore gesorgt. Mit Nope, seinem Ausflug in die Science-Fiction, gelingt das nicht. Eine Rezension von Peter Osteried (Science-Fiction, Digitalkino)

Mit seinen beiden Horrorfilmen hat Autor und Regisseur Jordan Peele für Furore gesorgt. Mit Nope, seinem Ausflug in die Science-Fiction, gelingt das nicht. Eine Rezension von Peter Osteried (Science-Fiction, Digitalkino)

Fachkräftemangel: Wieso manche lieber als Helfer arbeiten wollen

Fast die Hälfte der Firmen in Deutschland klagt über einen Mangel an qualifizierten Beschäftigten. Das liegt auch daran, dass viele bereitwillig ihren Beruf wechseln und Helferjobs annehmen. Warum sich das für sie lohnen kann.

Fast die Hälfte der Firmen in Deutschland klagt über einen Mangel an qualifizierten Beschäftigten. Das liegt auch daran, dass viele bereitwillig ihren Beruf wechseln und Helferjobs annehmen. Warum sich das für sie lohnen kann.

Klimaangst: Eine "völlig rationale Reaktion"

Die reale Bedrohung des Klimawandels kann zu großen mentalen Belastungen führen. Höchste Zeit, dass sich Politik und Forschung intensiver mit der Klimaangst auseinandersetzen.

Die reale Bedrohung des Klimawandels kann zu großen mentalen Belastungen führen. Höchste Zeit, dass sich Politik und Forschung intensiver mit der Klimaangst auseinandersetzen.

Microsoft trackers run afoul of DuckDuckGo, get added to blocklist

Search privacy company still needs Bing, but won’t allow Microsoft’s trackers.

Microsoft trackers run afoul of DuckDuckGo, get added to blocklist

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DuckDuckGo, the privacy-minded search company, says it will block trackers from Microsoft in its desktop web browser, following revelations in May that certain scripts from Bing and LinkedIn were getting a pass.

In a blog post, DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg says that he's heard users' concerns since security researcher Zach Edwards' thread that "we didn't meet their expectations around one of our browser's web tracking protections." Weinberg says that, over the next week, the company's browser will add Microsoft to the list of third-party tracking scripts blocked by its mobile and desktop browsers, as well as extensions for other browsers.

"Previously, we were limited in how we could apply our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection on Microsoft tracking scripts due to a policy requirement related to our use of Bing as a source for our private search results," Weinberg writes. "We're glad this is no longer the case. We have not had, and do not have, any similar limitation with any other company."

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Cyberattack on Albanian government suggests new Iranian aggression

Tehran-linked hack of a NATO member is a significant escalation.

Tirane, Albania.

Enlarge / Tirane, Albania. (credit: Pawel Toczynski | Getty Images)

In mid-July, a cyberattack on the Albanian government knocked out state websites and public services for hours. With Russia’s war raging in Ukraine, the Kremlin might seem like the likeliest suspect. But research published on Thursday by the threat intelligence firm Mandiant attributes the attack to Iran. And while Tehran’s espionage operations and digital meddling have shown up all over the world, Mandiant researchers say that a disruptive attack from Iran on a NATO member is a noteworthy escalation.

The digital attacks targeting Albania on July 17 came ahead of the “World Summit of Free Iran,” a conference scheduled to convene in the town of Manëz in western Albania on July 23 and 24. The summit was affiliated with the Iranian opposition group Mujahadeen-e-Khalq, or the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (often abbreviated MEK, PMOI, or MKO). The conference was postponed the day before it was set to begin because of reported, unspecified “terrorist” threats.

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