Author: Alan Lorenz

It's relatively easy to crash Windows 10 by opening a specific path. It is also easy for hackers to hinder a user. It is a method whereby developers can work directly with their hard drive without the file system. But with a specific Win32 device namespace path for the console multiplexer driver, things go wrong, Bleeping Computer reports. In short, whoever opens the link to that location will see a BSOD, the blue Windows crash screen where you have to restart the PC. According to Bleeping Computer, the problem occurs with Windows 10 version 1709 and later versions. Earlier versions do not have the problem. While a Windows 10 crash is an inconvenience in itself, it can be exploited. For example, it is possible to put a link to the path in a URL file. Forward something like th...

In the European Union, Facebook is not only answerable to Ireland, where the tech giant's European headquarters are located, says the chief adviser to the European Court of Justice.   Privacy watchdogs from other EU countries can also tackle Facebook, he says. The Luxembourg court has to rule on a Belgian lawsuit against Facebook. The Belgian counterpart of the Dutch Data Protection Authority wants the social network to stop tracking the surfing behaviour of non-users. The advocate general of the European court disagrees with Facebook. Judges from the other Member States are also allowed to consider Facebook's trade and walk in some cases, he believes, even though Ireland is in principle in the lead. This is only possible if it concerns "cross-border" cases and Ireland, for examp...