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Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

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One group’s malicious ads racked up 1B views in 2017

PEOPLE By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Malicious ads have plagued the internet almost from the beginning, and it does not look like they are getting any better. In fact, they may even be getting worse. Confiant Inc., a company that provides security tools for online ads, revealed in a report today that …

Spyware posing as apps like WhatsApp stole data in at least 20 countries

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and cybersecurity company Lookout Inc. have uncovered a global spyware campaign that has stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data, primarily from mobile Android devices. The campaign, which the two groups have named “Dark Caracal,” accidentally outed itself by storing the stolen data on an …

Drone helps rescue stranded swimmers at Australian beach

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

A training session for a new rescue drone turned into a trial by fire at an Australian beach today when it saved a pair of stranded swimmers, a first for drone technology. Lifeguards were training to fly the “Little Ripper” drone at Lennox …

YouTube raises Partner Program requirements to win over advertisers

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

It is hard enough to make a living on YouTube, but now the popular video sharing platform has announced a change to its monetization rules that will make it even harder for new channels to earn money. Many YouTube channels make their earnings through the YouTube Partner Program, …

Android malware ‘Skygofree’ has unprecedented spying abilities

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Be careful what you say around your smartphone—you never know who might be listening. Russian antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab revealed in a report today that it uncovered a new type of spyware for Android that demonstrates “never-before-seen surveillance features.” Kaspersky said the spyware, …

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