In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap: Millions of people have been fooled about International Space Station videos apparently broadcast "live" on Facebook.
Millions fooled by Facebook Live space walk
People have been getting excited about videos from the International Space Station apparently broadcast "live" on Facebook - but they are not what they appear to be.
The pictures are certainly stunning - astronauts in space suits apparently working outside the ISS against the background of the blue orb of the Earth. However, they appear to be old material from between one and three years ago.
Via: BBC
Blood donors exposed in Red Cross data breach.
Personal details of over half a million Red Cross blood donors has been leaked online in a mass security breach in Australia.
The breach meant 550 000 citizens (out of 1.3 million available records) had private information such as their address, contact details, blood type and details of previous donations posted online by an "unauthorised person".
Via: Mashable
PlayStation Vue launches on Android TV
Sony's TV streaming service launched this week on Android TV. The service is a cable TV replacement, giving subscribers access to anywhere from 55 to over 100 channels.
PlayStation Vue is available on all recent Android TV devices, including dedicated streaming boxes and TVs that have it built in.
Via: The Verge
India wants regional languages added in every phone
India's ministry of electronics and IT has given its nod for a proposal that requires all phone companies to support at least one additional language - in addition to English and Hindi.
India may be the world's fastest-growing smartphone market, but millions of people in the country face difficulties in operating these handsets because of a big language barrier. But those problems could soon be behind them.
Via: Mashable
Paypal fixes 'worrying' security bug
A security researcher has found a simple way round one of the systems Paypal uses to protect users' accounts.
Deleting a few characters in the data which Web browsers send to Paypal let Henry Hoggard bypass Paypal's two-factor authentication scheme. Paypal said it patched the bug days after it was reported.
Via: BBC
Man pleads guilty in Rutgers cyber bullying case
The former Rutgers University student, whose high-profile cyber bullying conviction was overturned last month, pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted invasion of privacy, prosecutors said.
Dharun Ravi, 24, the New Jersey man accused of recording his roommate Tyler Clementi kissing another man, was convicted in 2012 on 15 charges, including several bias intimidation counts and invasion of privacy.
Via: Channel News Asia
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