KANE'S TECH TIPS:
SUNDAY 5TH MAY 2024
Welcome to another low down on all the latest Tech news, Tips and Tricks to help you keep up to date with the latest from the Tech world!
You can hear the feature On Air on a Sunday with Mark, and throughout the week.
Personal Data Was Accidentally Shared
The personal data of more than 5,000 islanders was accidentally shared with a member of the public.
Human error led to the data - including full names and details of amounts payable - being emailed to an individual, the States of Guernsey said.
The data breach was reported to The Office of the Data Protection Authority, which has launched an investigation.
The States said it apologised for the lapse in security, would fully cooperate with the investigation and was working to improve its systems.
It said no medical records or details of procedures were included, and insufficient data was shared that would enable someone to utilise that data for the purposes of identity fraud.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpdg7drl0d7o
Source: BBC News
The Gang Awareness App Created By Students
A group of award-winning students have created their own interactive app to help children avoid being exploited.
The Gang Awareness app has been put together at Northampton School for Girls and has the full backing of Northamptonshire Police.
It is designed to equip youngsters with the ability to make the right decisions in difficult situations.
About 46,000 children across the UK are thought to be involved in gangs.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c84zqx11l50o
Source: BBC News
Apple Working On Alarm Issue
Apple says it is working quickly to fix an issue that caused some iPhone alarms not to play a sound, giving their slumbering users an unexpected lie-in.
For many people, their phone is an indispensable alarm clock and some over-sleepers turned to social media to vent.
One TikTokker complained that she had set "like five alarms" and they didn't go off.
Apple has confirmed it is aware of the issue - but is yet to spell out what it believes is causing it, or what users can do to avoid a late start.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kl4glp547o
Source: BBC News
App Of The Week
This weeks app of the week is called Diarium.
It’s a functional yet feature-rich digital journal that curates and collects all your memories in a single location.
This app is free to download on Ios and Android devices.
Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=partl.Diarium
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/app/diarium-journal-diary/id1436044299
🛡️ Security Corner 🛡️
WhatsApp group chat members are being warned, that they could be targeted by criminals, as Action Fraud reveals it has received 636 reports from victims of the messaging app this year.
The fraud often begins when a member of the group receives a WhatsApp audio call from the fraudster, pretending or claiming to be another member of the group.
This is done to gain the individual’s trust, and often the scammer will use a false profile picture and/or display name, so at first glance it would appear to be a genuine member of the group.
The fraudster will tell the victim they are sending them a one-time passcode which will allow them to join an upcoming video call for group members. The criminal then asks the victim to share this passcode with them so they can be “registered” for the video call.
In reality, the criminal is asking for a registration code to register the victim’s WhatsApp account to a new device so they can take over their account.
Read More: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/whatsapp-group-chats
