Quiz
What technological reprisals does Sweden, which joined NATO, accuse Russia of?
Answer
Sweden has noticed that its satellite communications have been significantly disrupted since March 7, the date of its entry into NATO. The Swedish authorities suspect Russia, which had announced “highly undesirable” consequences.
Pok Pok grows
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Pok Pokwhose developer is based in Toronto but which has a large Montreal branch, announced this week that it had completed a round of financing totaling $6 million.
A mobile application for children that promotes slowness and rejects any addictive mechanics may be viable. Pok Pok, whose developer is based in Toronto, but which has a major Montreal branch, is an illustration of this: it announced this week that it had completed a round of financing totaling 6 million. “The money will be used to help Pok Pok to continue its mission of making screen time healthier for children”, particularly with an Android version, explains Félix Boudreau, vice-president of growth and marketing. Since 2022, Pok Pok increased its subscriber base nine-fold and recorded more than 1 million downloads.
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Portrait of fraudsters
PHOTO STEVE MARCUS, REUTERS ARCHIVES
Every month, the average Canadian Internet user is the target of 88 malware attacks, according to a study published by virtual private network (VPN) manager NordVPN.
Every month, the average Canadian Internet user is the target of 88 malware attacks, according to a study published by virtual private network (VPN) manager NordVPN. Of all the sites analyzed, those offering “adult content”, pornography, are the most dangerous, with 8% of malware detected on the web – some 60 million last May. And of all the brands used to deceive Internet users through phishing, Office365 is the favorite of cyberhackers, with 86,312 false links listed.
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eSIM à la carte
PHOTO KELVIN CHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES
The Montreal site Simbud.com offers around ten eSIM providers, the digital version of the SIM card which can be installed instantly.
Montreal site Simbud.com has clearly moved up a gear for the 2024 summer holidays, with a dozen eSIM providers, the digital version of the SIM card that can be installed instantly. The phone must obviously be compatible, and these are generally data plans, without voice calls or texts. The prices, assures PlanHub, owner of Simbud, are “lower than anything you could find with your current operator.” Two examples: 10 GB for a month in the United States at $24.64, 20 GB in Europe for 15 days for $23.96.
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Not so young accounts
PHOTO LIONEL BONAVENTURE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
It took only three minutes for accounts created for 13-year-olds to be exposed to adult content on Instagram, according to an experiment conducted by the Wall Street Journal and a computer science researcher from Northeastern University.
It took only three minutes for accounts created for 13-year-olds to be exposed to adult content on Instagram, according to an experiment conducted by the Wall Street Journal and a computer science researcher from Northeastern University. Published this week, the results of the study which lasted seven months looked at Instagram Reels, these short videos mainly consumed on the recommendation of the social network. All it takes is for a teenager to favor certain suggestive content to quickly be offered videos theoretically reserved for adults.
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