The Equifax “Lock & Alert” app works, but what does it do?

Enlarge / Now I’m protected, apparenty, after troubleshooting with Equifax.
Last week, I reported about the travails I and others experienced while trying to use a new service from Equifax called “Lock & Alert.” The service, which is front-ended by
We’re about to kill a massive, accidental experiment in reducing global warming
A forthcoming UN regulation will slash shipping industry pollution but may also speed up climate change.…
Tech-support scammers have a new trick to send Chrome users into a panic

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Con artists pushing tech-support scams have an arsenal of ways to lock up the browsers of potential marks. On Tuesday, a researcher disclosed a new weapon that freezes Google Chrome, which, by most measures, is the
Job of the future: Wind farmer
Wind energy is booming, making maintenance work on turbines one of the fastest-growing jobs in the US.…
Feds drop hammer on massive “carder” ring that caused $530 million in losses

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Federal prosecutors have criminally charged 36 people for their alleged roles in a massive online fraud enterprise. The fraud, feds claim, has caused more than $530 million in losses since 2010.
Known as the Infraud
China wants to make the chips that will add AI to any gadget
The AI boom offers Chinese chipmakers a chance to catch up after years of lagging behind.…
Bridge between Startups and Local Government [Interview with San Francisco’s Chief Innovation Officer Jay Nath]

In 2014, under the leadership of former Mayor Ed Lee, the San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation created Startup in Residence, a program connecting startups and local government to make government more effective and responsive to residents. Startup in …
German Navy experiences “LCS syndrome” in spades as new frigate fails sea trials

Enlarge / The Baden-Wurttemberg, listing slightly to starboard as usual, has been sent back to shipbuilders—refused by the German Navy. (credit: Ein Dahmer)
The German Navy has a lot of problems right now. It has no working submarines, in
Every study we could find on what automation will do to jobs, in one chart
There are about as many opinions as there are experts.…