Eye Surgeon Blames Smartphones For Increase In Short Sightedness

Eye surgeon blames smartphones for increase in short sightedness
If you've been experiencing worsening eye problems over the last several years, you aren't alone. An eye surgeon in the U.K. has noticed a 35 percent increase in the number of patients diagnosed with advancing myopia (short sightedness) which he believes is being cause by smartphones.

NSA violated privacy rules thousands of times, leaked audit reveals
An audit leaked by The Washington Post has revealed a staggering amount of privacy violations performed by the National Security Agency (NSA), resulting in thousands of cases of unauthorized surveillance on Americans each year.

Google now automatically encrypts all Google Cloud Storage data
Google's Cloud Storage service now encrypts all data before it is written to disk using the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The search giant recently announced as much via their Cloud Platform blog, noting the change will come without additional charge for customers.