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Do you plug in your iPhone into someone else’s laptop for a quick charge? If yes, you might be at the risk of ‘trustjacking’ where your device could be hacked remotely.

This new vulnerability called trustjacking exploits a convenient WiFi feature, which allows iOS device owners to manage their devices and access data, even when they are not in the same location anymore.

How does Trustjacking works?

When iPhone users plug into the USB port on someone else’s computer, iOS asks them whether the computer can be trusted or not. It also prompts that the computer will gain access to their data on granting permission.

Upon granting the permission, the user allows the computer to communicate with the iOS device through iTunes Wi-Fi Sync feature. While this feature is quite helpful but the researchers at Symantec say that it leaves your phone open to the trusted computer.

This computer can be used to access photos, messages, any sensitive data, add malicious apps or even perform administrative tasks without seeking any further authorization from the iPhone owner. Hence the name “trustjacking.”

It is notable that while the initial setup requires connecting a device physically through the USB cable, the phone can be accessed even after disconnecting it with no notifications to the iPhone owners.

So how to stop Trustjacking?

As there is no way of deauthorizing one laptop after giving access, you will have to revoke access to all the authorized laptops. Just go to Settings, tap on General and find Reset option. Select Reset Location & Privacy option and enter your passcode to deauthorize all devices at once.

Facebook has taken upon itself to notify all the 87 million victims of Cambridge Analytica Scandal, whose data may have been leaked by creating a link at the top of their News Feed.

Update: In case you haven’t been able to spot the link at the top of your News Feed, you can visit this link and check if your data was passed on to Cambridge Analytica in one way or the other. Fortunately, I got this: “Based on our available records, neither you nor your friends logged into “This Is Your Digital Life.”

Starting from April 9, users will be able to a see a link titled “Protecting Your Information” on their News Feed. Here, you can find out which apps are connected to your Facebook feed and what kind of information you have shared with those apps.

In case you no longer use an app or wish to stop sharing data with them, Facebook will provide you the option to disable those apps and completely remove third-party access.

Moreover, users whose data was leaked to Cambridge Analytica will receive an additional notice from the company. There are three versions of the messages that are being sent to Facebook users based on whether their data was usurped by the app “This Is Your Digital Life.”

In case of data leak caused by direct logging into This Is Your Digital Life app by a user, the following message would be displayed on the screen.

If a user’s data was leaked due to a friend who logged into the app, this message given below would be displayed. It says that your basic information such as public profile, page likes, birthday, etc., have been shared.

               Since mobile app development is transforming our lives by turning unfeasible things into reality, Artificial Intelligence is not only a hot topic in the field of science but also a topic of exploration and development in the business industry, purposely in the industry of mobile app development.

             These days, AI is not limited to Apple’s Siri anymore, but it is growing much more than our imaginations and the time is here to see mobile app developers putting more of artificial intelligence together in their endeavors.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence :

           Well, AI or artificial intelligence is the branch of science that usually design and develop intelligent machines that totally work and react like humans. It is a brilliant way of impacting aptitude to advanced machines so they can troubleshoot problems themselves even more accurately, efficiently and rapidly than before.

          A big number of well know companies and organizations are successfully using artificial intelligence in their business operations not only to accomplish their business process efficiently but to boost the productivity as well.

             As mobile app development companies are using AI in business app development projects, it can boost competency of a company or business as it provides more personalized, relevant and flawless customer services at the end. Companies can easily understand customer behavior just by using the data collected by artificial intelligence in mobile apps.

Role of AI in Mobile App Development :

            Affirmative business growth and user engagement are the core factors that are proving the significance of the use of artificial intelligence in mobile app development services.

                 There are a lot of things that make huge difference between mobile apps developed with and without artificial intelligence such as

           There is nothing wrong to say that it is the time to experience big change in performances and process as we are now getting more AI and machine learning-driven apps from mobile app development companies. We have a lot of live examples of trending mobile app technologies in our mobile phones that are using artificial intelligence such as Google assistant, Siri and Contra etc.

            Now in this digital age we can feel free to say that increasing growth of artificial intelligence is empowering new opportunities and possibilities in mobile app development services. A mobile application developed with artificial intelligence is designed in a way that it can make right decisions itself, resource your finances and most importantly consider advantages or disadvantages for you. Similarly, devices and machines created with artificial intelligence technology have beaten the humans in almost all walks of life.

            In the same way, increased use of AI in the mobile app development services has enabled the mobile users to entirely refill the existing user-experience with an amazing one. Due to the availability of artificial intelligence in mobile application development, gigantic amount of data is available to the businesses or organizations in terms of customer spending hours, purchasing behavior, user interest and so on that can be used for productive business decision making process.

           Thorough this way, mobile app technology can understand the customer behavior quickly and provide thorough insights of the customer preferences to the concerned entities for making the business process more efficient accordingly.

               Predictive reply is one of the plus points for mobile app developers that they can use to make their apps better than ever as it is the communication between user and the device where artificial technology used in the app understands the conversation and responds it accurately without mixing things together. For example, Gmail app (powered by Google) has been designed with a latest feature of Smart Reply that uses artificial neural networks to arrange and send suitable responses to the emails received.

                Artificial intelligence and its role in mobile app development is just undeniable as it enables a business or brand to provide personalized user experience to make things easier and efficient. For instance, My Starbucks Barista is a mobile application and the user just have to tell the app what they want and the app would automatically place the order for its user based on the given partialities by its own.

Earlier this week, in an interview with Vox, Mark Zuckerberg tried to answer some hard questions put in front of him. In the same process, he ended telling about the ethnic cleansing issue in Myanmar and how Facebook detected people’s sensational messages sent via Messenger.

This sparked some obvious questions regarding Facebook’s Messenger-related data policies. Now we have answers as a result of Facebook’s statements given to Bloomberg.

The company told that it scans the Messenger conversations of all users to curb abuse on the social network. However, the company doesn’t use this private data for advertising purposes.

As per the content policies of the company, all content must be treated with same guidelines. So, all messages need to be scanned and automated tools are employed to flag a message or picture for review.

Explaining further, the company told that it needs to scan links as well to eradicate the threat of malware. Similarly, by scanning pictures, it aims to detect and flag child pornography.

In the wake of recent revelations, Facebook has also come up with its updated privacy policy. The new policy tries to explain the data usage in a more transparent manner.

“We explain the services we offer in a language that’s easier to read,” an official blog post reads. It also talks about a feedback collection process that’ll let you share what you think about the new changes.

Moreover, it has also been made clear that Instagram and Messenger apps follow the same data policy and content review rules.

Microsoft has confirmed that the company is planning to convert Windows 10 S from a dedicated operating system to a special "S Mode" that will be available in all versions of Windows.

Windows 10 S, a new operating system designed for simplicity, security, and speed, was released by Microsoft last year. It locks a computer down to run applications only downloaded from official Windows Store, but the slimmed-down and restricted flavor of Windows did not exactly turn out to be a success.

Therefore, the company has now decided Windows 10 S be offered as an optional mode rather than a dedicated operating system.

Windows 10 S was developed to simplify administration for school or business sysadmins that want the 'low-hassle' guaranteed performance version. It has been designed to deliver predictable performance and quality through Microsoft-verified apps via the Microsoft Store.

However, in a blog post published Wednesday, the corporate VP of Microsoft's operating systems group, Joe Belfiore admitted that the naming for Windows 10 S "was a bit confusing for both customers and partners."

Microsoft, therefore, decided that the original version of Windows 10 S would disappear and become an S Mode in Windows.

"Starting with the next update to Windows 10, coming soon, customers can choose to buy a new Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro PC with S mode enabled, and commercial customers will be able to deploy Windows 10 Enterprise with S mode enabled," Belfiore said.

"We expect the majority of customers to enjoy the benefits of Windows 10 in S mode," he added.

Previous rumors also suggested that Windows 10 Pro customers with S Mode enabled on their devices would have to pay $49 to disable the mode to get access to a full version of Windows 10 Pro, but these rumors were inaccurate.

No user, be it a Windows 10 Home, Enterprise, and Pro customer, has to pay anything to disable the S Mode, as Belfiore wrote that "if a customer does want to switch out of S mode, they will be able to do so at no charge, regardless of edition."

"We hope this new approach will simplify and make it possible for more customers to start using Windows in S mode: a familiar, productive Windows experience that is streamlined for security and performance across all our editions," Belfiore said.

S Mode is expected to with the next major Windows 10 update, thought to be called the Spring Creators Update, likely to arrive next month, and it is now up to PC makers to choose whether to enable the new S Mode or not.

Most of the fields in the tech industry demand a regular learning from you as they are dynamic in nature. You need to be up-to-date with the latest trends and make sure that your skillset matches the needs of your target industry.

For developers, this change becomes even more necessary. For example, today’s mobile app developers need to eventually make a shift from Java and Objective-C to Kotlin and Swift, respectively. This growing adoption and demand is reflected clearly in different lists of the popular programming languages.

Recently, coding bootcamp and career guidance website Coding Dojo released its list of 2018’s in-demand programming languages and I thought it would be a good idea to share it with you. Along with the list, we’ve also shared the links to hand-picked programming courses to supplement your learning.

How was this top languages list created?

Coding Dojo analyzed the data from job listing website Indeed.com. This job posting data revolved around twenty-five programming languages, frameworks, and stacks. It’s worthing noting that some most loved programming languages like Ruby and Swift didn’t make the cut as their demand was lower as compared to other biggies. The other growing languages that didn’t make the cut were R and Rust.

7 most in-demand programming languages:

1. Java

Compared to 2017, the Java job postings for 2018 have been decreased, but it has managed to top the list. The decrease was by about 6,000 postings.

2. Python

In case of Python, an increase of about 5,000 postings was recorded. Due to its increased use in a variety of purposes like machine learning, research, data mining, and web development, it’s adoption is on the rise.

3. JavaScript

JavaScript, the language of the web, has maintained the number of job postings and the decline of this in-demand programming language in near future doesn’t seem like a possibility.

4. C++

Just like JavaScript, the popularity of C++ has changed very little this year. This old-school language is still used in many legacy systems and extensively used for the development of games, drivers, software, client-server apps, etc.

5. C#

Over the course of the year, Microsoft’s home-grown programming language C# witnessed a decline in demand. However, due to its heavy usage in fields like game development, it has been able to find a place in this list of most in-demand languages.

6. PHP

Compared to the last year’s #9 position, PHP has been able to move up the charts. This scripting language used on the server side finds extensive usage in WordPress and web development.

7. Perl

Perl was another language that witnessed a decline in demand by almost 3,000 job postings. However, it has managed to maintain its position at #7 on this list.

Here’s the 2017 vs 2018 comparison chart of these in-demand programming languages:

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