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A controversial psychologist has lost a bizarre paper which claimed that men who carry guitar cases do better with the ladies.

The guitar paper, “Men’s music ability and attractiveness to women in a real-life courtship context,” was hit with an expression of concern in July, 11 months after:

queries were raised concerning the methodological rigour and the lack of information regarding informed consent and ethical approval for the research

Shamma was feeling justifiably proud of herself. She had done what any responsible citizen should do- donate to a worthy cause. On one of her morning walks, she had noticed a banner displayed outside the local Rotary Club. They were in need of desktops for a computer literacy drive being conducted in the slums of Dharavi. Shamma’s 1990s vintage desktop has been lying unused for years. Shama was fairly sure that, with a bit of ingenuity, it could be restored to full working condition.

She decided to call the Rotary Club and arrange for someone to pick-up the computer. Her favorite music was playing in the background. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and her pet Chihuahua, Pixel, was in a playful mood. She had just made herself a cup of cappuccino when her phone buzzed. It was a message from her bank. It read – Protect yourself from fraud. Your digital devices may be vulnerable to data theft.

Aarogya Setu app guidelines for data processing issued by centre as privacy concerns pile up- Technology News, Firstpost

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Press Trust of IndiaMay 12, 2020 14:14:31 IST

The government on Monday issued a set of guidelines to be followed for data processing of Aarogya Setu app users and added a few clauses that may lead to imprisonment of persons found guilty of violating certain norms.

The new rules prohibit storage of data beyond 180 days and enable individuals to seek deletion of their data from the…

While legitimate apps like Tokenfire and Swagbucks buy card codes from vendors, to then give them to clients as a reward for certain activities, CyberCriminals have apparently recognised the popularity of such websites and have decided to deceive users using a simple algorithm.

"The success of these new fraud schemes is based on criminals exploiting the drive of users to get something for free," Lyubov Nikolenko of Kaspersky Lab said in a statement this week.

"However, at best they will spend hours of personal time doing worthless tasks, and at worst lose money without receiving anything in return. So, if you want to get your hands on a free gift card, try to earn it on legal and trustworthy sites," Nikolenko added.

When on the fake site, the user is asked to select the gift card he/she wants in order to receive the code.

After that, the fraudulent mechanism is set in motion. To get the generated code, however, the user needs to prove that he/she is not a robot.

To avoid falling for cybercriminals' fraudulent schemes and losing personal data, it is suggested that users should not spread questionable links among their friends

Current Affairs News: While legitimate apps like Tokenfire and Swagbucks buy card codes from vendors, to then give them to clients as a reward for certain activities, criminals have apparently recognised the popularity of such websites and have decided to deceive users using a simple algorithm.

"The success of these new fraud schemes is based on criminals exploiting the drive of users to get something for free," Lyubov Nikolenko of Kaspersky Lab said in a statement this week.

"However, at best they will spend hours of personal time doing worthless tasks, and at worst lose money without receiving anything in return. So, if you want to get your hands on a free gift card, try to earn it on legal and trustworthy sites," Nikolenko added.

When on the fake site, the user is asked to select the gift card he/she wants in order to receive the code.

After that, the fraudulent mechanism is set in motion. To get the generated code, however, the user needs to prove that he/she is not a robot.

To do this, the user has to follow the suggested link and complete various tasks, the number and type of which are determined by the partner network to which the user is redirected.

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