Blackphone 2 by Silent Circle

This one may look like it's suitable for business people looking for devices with higher security. The successor to the original Blackphone surely has superior specs although it is a little bit more expensive than the Iphone 6s for comparison. Android devices running Android 5.x should have the same level of security and especially for Iphone 6 series today although the price is obviously the downside due to how superior those devices are and especially for the ones made by Samsung which may cost like a price of a standard computer. The Blackphone 2 OS is obviously the same OS as the first Blackphone is although I don't know what exact version the OS is but again, I still know that it is based on Cyanogenmod. And of course, the Blackphone 2 can be suitable for mobile device management. To keep both enterprise and personal stuffs separate and private, there should be something that is akin to VMWare's Android virtualization program where you can open up the Android VM containing the enterprise stuffs although it may look like either a remote desktop kind of a technology or maybe a local VM technology given to the employees but even then, it's a recommendation that the enterprise data should be stored in the organization when possible unless you need to work on it from home after work.
The last thing to say that Google had just made an announcement for Android 6.0 release that will take place in early October as if it may look like a good time if done correctly like what IOS9 is.

Windows 10 privacy news update

I had already mentioned that most of the options for opt-out can be disabled for higher privacy but the problem is that some of the options cannot be disabled unless you're in Enterprise edition which gives you the full control. It seems that Microsoft was already under fire for this by various lawsuits but they already mentioned that consumers are able to disable those options like it was a cakewalk ever since Windows 10 came out. The question at a deeper level is that some of the privacy violations stuffs were still intact even with those options disabled and it's like Microsoft could tell in court that they can be disabled in higher edition of Windows 10 like Pro or Enterprise.
What else can I say here after another news like this popped up in various tech news and blogs including Neowin which has been the main reference for blog posts here? Here's what Microsoft told about:

1. Data will be collected and sent to Microsoft for improvement purposes of Windows 10 and especially that the Insider Preview has been on-going which obviously makes sense ever since I beta-tested it although the Fast Ring Mode is going to make you freak out over instability of the OS behavior like I already did unexpectedly before going back to Slow Mode.
2. Like I already know from few to several times, you have full control on what will be collected and what will not be collected. It's easy to disable those options and especially when you start up Windows 10 for the first time that you should go for option customization.
3. The data collection is still there but Microsoft has a strict policy that it will not be used for advertising purposes.

So it may look like Outlook still has that strong security intact but for Onedrive, there was a false fear and doubt of that? In fact, other personal assistants are doing the same illegal thing like Siri and Google Now when you try to ask them for something. Why don't you try to tell your friend or something for information locally?
Then, what about Windows Update and Wi-Fi Sense? That Wi-Fi Sense may sound like one of the stupidest features I have ever seen in terms of security. It allows your friends or guests to bypass the Wi-Fi hotspot password through Windows 10 devices or something and the worse thing is that, not all devices are running that OS and I find that Wi-Fi Sense is starting to become pointless for sure.
Lastly, Xbox One users that run this OS one day can finally calm down again over this news update regarding the privacy policy and it may seem that Microsoft will make a sense-ful privacy policy that people can understand. Speaking of Windows gaming nowadays, I don't know if the problem about the controversial anti-piracy policy in which people are not able to play some games affected by it is solved or not but the worse thing is that it is also spread to Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1 and somehow, Microsoft might have dropped support for that part of gaming.

Cortana Button for Windows 10

A third-party hardware addon for Windows 10? You could have activated Cortana easily with Windows key + C for communication or perhaps you might have turned that off completely for the sake of security! I don't see the point of this on devices running in Windows 10 but I guess that the only useful thing is that it can be useful for embedded devices running Windows 10 on the car or something.
This device by Satechi uses the Bluetooth 4.0 LE technology and promises 2 years of battery life. All you have to do is to press the button to begin communication on the go but that doesn't seem to be the point when you already have a smartphone/tablet having Cortana in there that you can activate it easily.
And this is more or less your opinion of whether this Cortana Button is pointless or not but when it comes to Android or Windows embedded car devices that have the personal assistant feature that can be activated locally without the need for a phone which can also be done the same local way, this is where the Cortana Button is becoming really pointless for me when you can already activate Cortana locally on your computer, tablet, smartphone and other devices that support personal assistant feature without the need for USB, Bluetooth or network connections. It's a wonderful waste of everything spent on making hardware addons like this when you can actually activate personal assistants locally. The only place that's Intranet-ish in terms of the way the personal assistant searches for is the military network. She/he may have known whatever that goes on in the places one military side is in but she/he can't know anything from the enemy side.

Telegram's controversial conference

The CEO of Telegram has made the conference and speech CONTROVERSIAL by mentioning that even te******ts use their services for the sake of security and in fact, they even take privacy as a higher level of importance than fighting te****ism like really, higher privacy is No. 1 priority with anything else being at lower priority? Has any tech giant have any BRAINS in BOTH protecting and respecting customers' privacy AND fighting te****ism as the same top priority? If there's any unbalancing of these importances, it will attract some fearful situation.
And it is already at the WRONG TIME to criticize Whatsapp for the lack of privacy at this time. Have they even known that their technology is nowadays used in Whatsapp as well for improved security? With Telegram in Whatsapp and that Whatsapp being the most popular texting app besides LINE and Wechat, there won't be any need to use Telegram as not all people know what the hell it is.
Having to mention such stuffs as stated above in the publicized conference is a complete no-no. It's like the CEO has unexpectedly attracted those cyber-spying agencies like Telegram is next to be on their list for being used by those baddies. It may be true that popular services with high security are used by every kind of people alike including those baddies that make may things difficult for those agencies to track down.

AVG sells browsing history to third-parties

That has been one brave but stupid thing AVG has ever done, collection of browsing history and delivery of it to third-parties on their accord. We already know that AVG is already on the list of popular anti-virus brands containing the backdoors used by those cyber-spying agencies. Even Kaspersky and F-Secure are on the list as well for challenging those agencies with better security and the result is that their security isn't 100% perfect. It may be the same for tech giants services we thought were more secure than before probably due to the fact that they betrayed us again with their new recent products with unfair security policies.
Wired UK had spoken to AVG about this situation and they stated that their previous policy was already in effect but didn't make it clear to the users that they have been collecting browsing history until sometime in October this year, they have altered the policy like trying to make it more senseful. The new policy from AVG allows you to opt-out of this data collection once it is active next month.
It's an epic shame on you if you don't care for the importance of privacy and how dangerous those famous destructive groups of baddies are as if your data will be exposed easily by cyber-criminals for instance and you get captured into joining those groups like a slave for instance. A bigger shame will come to you if you support cyber-spying and other security violation stuffs and we despise liars that disrespect their customers through security violation and denying any wrongdoings.

Twitter sued for eavesdropping on Direct Messages?

What the hell? Wasn't Facebook quite an offender to you the last time over privacy issues? You should be able to opt-out of this in Twitter fairly but according to the recent lawsuit someone had filed, it appeared that the secret offense Facebook had came from Twitter in eavesdropping on Direct Messages by collecting data for advertisements during Twitter servers with the use of shortened links. Certain kinds of shortened links would show me a blank page like things had no response whatsoever on purpose but illegal eavesdropping from a company on their users is what spreads stupidity all over.
You should keep in your bloody mind that not a single tweet is private when everything is shown to both followers and non-followers. That surely includes direct messages as well and they are not private messages or some sort unless there's a setting that makes tweets accessible to followers only as well as the silly follower approval setting that is similar to the approval settings for new group members on Facebook.

Google Chrome reportedly bypassing Adblock that forces users to watch video ads

The actual culprit behind this bypassing is the unintended result of fixing the previous security issue and the developers behind the Chromium are already aware of it. The patch is likely to be on the way to Google Chrome 46 and until then, the only way to get around this situation is to disable Adblock, whitelist YouTube or maybe uninstall the YouTube app. Wait, YouTube web app on Chrome? That sounds kind of bullshit to you for your sake! You could have used the YouTube with HTML5 for smoother browsing right now on any web browser. You could have also used the YouTube app on mobile devices which obviously makes any sense.
OK, it may seem that many people were like putting blame to Google for causing this security problem but once again, the actual culprit is the one stated above at the beginning of this post. It may be a minor or normal issue level.

Adblock Plus Browser on IOS and Android

Back then, the Adblock Plus was taken down as it goes against the advertising policy made by Google and especially for the Adblock Plus Browser. You could have installed Adblock Plus by sideloading it on Android and then making manual adjustments to the proxy according to the information from the app to get it activated. From my experience, the networking performance isn't that great with Adblock Plus activated on the Wifi hotspot I'm using. It also has disabled the functionality of certain parts of certain apps in which I can't see the notices, updates or whatever and the worse condition is that some of the secure web browsing proxies require that you have their apps active if you want to browse the net that way like the Orbot for instance, once you have its proxies entered on Firefox, you must have it activated or you can't browse at all.
The release of this web browser on IOS and Android is probably due to the support of extensions in Safari in IOS 9. I don't know if Safari on computers will support the same thing as well. It's a bonus opportunity for Eyeo to port their famous Adblock Plus to IOS 9 Safari web browser in addition to having released Adblock Plus Browser on both IOS and Android.
On Android, I think the best bet will be to have both the sideloading and Google Play Store methods as there may be less guarantee for the Android version to pop up in Play Store.

Windows 10 Preview in Xbox One

As things are getting more universal with Windows 10 on tablets, smartphones, computers and even the Xbox One, it may seem that the same apps that are in Windows 10 on computers will be available on Xbox One as well through the same kind of code. It is said that Windows 10 on Xbox One will have improved speed and social media such as a community section for social networking interaction, revamped TV features and optimized Xbox store for easier navigation. The Xbox 360 store surely has divided into three parts in which the game part is the main part with games, DLCs, etc. with the app part being the one not related to gaming and avatar part for customization. Sure, the avatar app in Xbox 360 is still good looking in visuals but the navigation combined with painful networking make it a total pain. I don't know if the avatar customization app in Xbox One is an improvement or not.
And of course, I may expect Microsoft Edge in Xbox One as a replacement to Internet Explorer as we anticipate its superior and common features like improved tab interactivity that makes the browser on par with its rivals. Hell, even Firefox is already on par with that same improvement but until the time Microsoft Edge is on par, we also expect extensions on it but we have to bear in mind that not all extensions can be installed universally. I don't know if the Edge and Firefox for Windows 10 extensions are made universal or not at this time.
Other features I can imagine like the Cortana support for Xbox One, streaming in between the console and the Windows 10 device in which the only useful thing about it is video-capturing. Having to buy that console just to stream PC games to it is kind of a stupid idea. Perhaps, a cross-platform play is a better idea like it doesn't matter which gaming platform you own the game for.
Lastly, I don't know if the respect for security is getting much worse in Windows 10 for Xbox One like only certain privacy violation options can be disabled or something. Also, who knows if there will be complete backwards compatibility as well at this time.

Actions taken by Google against ad injectors

Advertisements can be useful in having business companies earn money that way but should there be wrong advertisements that infect the visitors' devices, it can be a serious trouble after tons of users are complaining about that situation. A recent situation is that Google has owned the DoubleClick technology that allows advertisers to manage advertisements on behalf in the respective websites. Perhaps, there should be trusted ones that don't allow illegal activities to take place in victims' devices.
One example is that cyber-criminals can hijack various websites into replacing the professional ads with undesired ads that do harmful thing to the website visitors' devices but another recent situation will take you back to the days of the Lenovo Superfish scandal in which Google has taken actions in. Another problem is that even some evil ISPs are doing the same thing as stated in the above example but this is what the companies are to worry about undesired ads on their sites injected by the ISPs themselves. For normal users, it's easy to get around this situation with the Ad-blocking extensions in the web browsers.
Unfortunately, Google should have taken actions against ad injectors earlier as the ISPs in the US might have gone way too far. The privacy is violated there over those bad ads, other malwares are injected on ISP broadband routers and certain services belonging to them doing the same violation thing as well.