Technology News, Topics, and Trends
You will find below news and trends on general technology related topics. The team at IPAddress.com can help you stay updated on what is going on with the latest information on mobile, smart devices, computers, and more.
IP Address as Personal Data - EU General Advocate's Take on Piracy Problems
An IP (Internet Protocol) address is often regarded as personal information and should be protected as such. In the EU, an IP address is explicitly indicated as personal data according to the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Copyright Infringement and Why an IP Address is NOT Sufficient Evidence
An IP address is often associated with an individual because they are often assigned to a device and the owner of the said device is basically the person behind the IP address. Every device connected to the network comes with an IP address that can be used for identification.
Malware in Search Results - Bing Chat AI Search Ads Come With Suspected Malware
Unfortunately, malicious ads have popped up in some search results on Bing's AI Chat powered by Chat GPT. Unsuspecting users might end up downloading a software with malicious intent.
AWS Increases Charges for IPv4 Address Use - A Closer Look
Amazon Web Services or AWS recently made a very important announcement to their customers with regards to their public IPv4 use. Starting February 1, 2024 AWS will start charging their customers $0.005 per hour for every public IPv4 address affecting anyone except those who own their IPv4 addresses or those who utilize Amazon BYOIP.
Microsoft's New Cloud Storage Threat Matrix & What You Need to Know about Cloud Storage Security
Microsoft recently updated their cloud storage threat matrix, containing new methods of attacks and targets. Everyone using cloud storage for business or other purposes should be aware of this.
The Future of Digital Marketing: Will IP Address Based Marketing Survive?
Aside from online services and devices, an IP address is also a very important piece of information to online marketers - and not just small online companies.
Atlas VPN IP Address Leaks: What You Need To Know
Atlas VPN has been in the news in the VPN community lately due to its zero-day vulnerability that can be exploited to reveal a user's IP address.
The Skype IP Address Surprise
A Vulnerability In Skype Security Is Revealing Your IP Address.
WhatsApp & Hiding Your IP Address During Calls
WhatsApp is beefing up their security as they are rolling out a beta version for shielding their users IP address during calls.
DNS Flag Day 2020 Goal: DNS Servers Supporting UDP and TCP Queries
The world's largest DNS service providers gathered and agreed to have a goal of DNS servers supporting both UDP and TCP queries starting at DNS Flag Day 2020.
Major IP Address Spam Scheme Locks Over 757,000 IPv4 Addresses
A cloud hosting owner is facing charges in US Federal Court of a scheme to obtain IPv4 IP addresses for spam use.
