Business & Tech Some Optical Gaming Mice Can Be Manipulated to Spy on Users Through AI, Researchers Warn Researchers at UC Irvine uncovered a vulnerability that enables some gaming mice with polling rates of 4,000 Hz or higher — many of which are developed in the Bay Area — to be turned into spyware, capturing conversations through desk vibrations using AI.
SF News Sunday Links: US Cyber Command Ordered to Remove Russia From Cyber Threat List Russia has been de-prioritized at the US Cyber Command; the new park along Great Highway is opening up on April 12 — help name it; and some background info on the guy who wears the light-up dinosaur costume in Dolores Park.
SF News Hacker Updates Zuckerberg's Facebook Wall With Extremely Nerdy Status Last week, Palestinian security expert Khalil Shreateh tried to alert Facebook's security team to a hole in the social network's privacy settings, only to be met with tech support crickets. So Shreateh decided