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Now’s your chance to get this Fluance reference

I happen to be old enough that when I got my first real adult job, I made a trip to a high-end audio shop and bought a turntable to satisfy my audiophile urges. Of course, the handwriting was already on the wall: I picked up my first CD player on that very same shopping trip, and within a decade, my …

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These kids’ smartwatches have security problems as simple as 1

Security researchers have discovered serious vulnerabilities with a series of childrens’ smartwatches. Potential hackers can use these security flaws to take over the devices and essentially track children and have conversations with them, researchers warn.  Security company Rapid7 disclosed vulnerabilities with three smartwatches sold on Amazon: the GreaSmart, the Jsbaby and the Smarturtle. All three smartwatches are targeted at children …

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