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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- March 7, 2019

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End of the Line for Windows 7: Open Road for Hackers
August Adds Wireless HD Video Doorbell to Smart Home Line
Facebook's 2FA 'Security' Practices Violate User Privacy
EasyOS Teaches an Old Dog New Tricks
Michael Cohen and the Creation of a Deep Learning AI Lie Detector

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Today's Story Highlights

End of the Line for Windows 7: Open Road for Hackers
Microsoft has been urging customers to upgrade from its Windows 7
operating system, while attempting to ease the transition with several
options for extended support. It will stop providing routine fixes and
security patches effective January 2020. Regular support for Windows
Server 2008 also will end at that time. Windows 7 enterprise customers
can subscribe to Extended Security Updates.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85885.html

August Adds Wireless HD Video Doorbell to Smart Home Line
The August View is a wireless doorbell that can stream sharp 1440p HD
video. It supports two-way audio, so you can talk to guests via an
Internet connection. The View can be paired with August and Connected by
August smart locks. That means you not only can speak to visitors
remotely, but also can let them into your house. That functionality can
be handy for accepting package deliveries.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85880.html

Facebook's 2FA 'Security' Practices Violate User Privacy
Facebook has undermined privacy on its network by exposing mobile phone
numbers provided to secure user accounts through two-factor
authentication. That's because anyone can use the numbers to look up a
user's account. One doesn't even have to be a Facebook member to do so.
Moreover, there's no way to opt out of the setting, although it can be
limited to "friends" only.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85878.html

EasyOS Teaches an Old Dog New Tricks
EasyOS is an experimental Linux distribution that either will renew your
passion for using something different or leave you disappointed in its
oddball approach to computing. EasyOS is a blend of the best ideas from
Puppy Linux and the now discontinued Quirky Linux. I have used several
of the popular Puppy Linux variants over the years. I adopted Quirky
Linux a few years ago as my go-to Linux distro on a USB stick.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85875.html

Michael Cohen and the Creation of a Deep Learning AI Lie Detector
Like many of you I was fascinated by the Michael Cohen testimony last
week in what was more performance art than fact-finding. It tends to be
fascinating to watch disgruntled ex-employees testify, but they often
aren't the most reliable witnesses. The personal nature of their
termination tends to push them toward exaggeration, and many were fired
for legitimate reasons.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85876.html

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