Here's When New Yorkers Must Have REAL ID In Order To Board Domestic Flights Here's When New Yorkers Must Have REAL ID In Order To Board Domestic Flights
Here's When New Yorkers Must Have Real ID In Order To Board Domestic Flights New Yorkers planning to take a domestic flight are going to have to “get real" if they hope to board their plane. Beginning on Oct. 1, 2020, a standard New York State driver’s license won’t be enough to get on even a domestic flight, and although that is more than two years away, the DMV is encouraging residents to get ahead of the game. There are now three different forms of driver’s license or New York State identification, a standard - which will not be enough to board a domestic flight alone come October next year - enhanced, or the REAL ID license, which is in coordination with a new l…
Warning Issued For Scam Callers Pretending To Be State Police Warning Issued For Scam Callers Pretending To Be State Police
Warning Issued For Scam Callers Pretending To Be State Police Have you gotten a call from the state police? It’s likely to be a scam, according to a new warning issued by New York State Police. The warning, released on Tuesday, April 9, states that the department has received information that a group of individuals are contacting Westchester residents and identifying themselves as New York State Police. The caller then requests the recipient’s personal information, such as Social Security numbers, and demands payment through money orders or gift card purchases. The caller ID of these scam calls is often rigged to reflect the actual number for a State…
State Launches Investigation Into Apple’s Face Time Breach State Launches Investigation Into Apple’s Face Time Breach
State Launches Investigation Into Apple’s Face Time Breach New York lawmakers have set their sights on Apple after a bug allowing an eavesdropping flaw earlier this month was discovered. A significant bug has been discovered in FaceTime and is currently spreading virally over social media. The bug lets you call anyone with FaceTime, and immediately hear the audio coming from their phone — before the person on the other end has accepted or rejected the incoming call, according to reports. In response, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office would be “launching an investigation into Apple’s failure to warn consumers about t…
Purse, Laptop Stolen From Darien Home, Police Say Purse, Laptop Stolen From Darien Home, Police Say
Purse, Laptop Stolen From Darien Home, Police Say Updated story: Norwalk Teen Charged In Burglary Of Purse, Laptop On Separate Days At Same Darien Home  A real-life Grinch took advantage of an unlocked garage door over the holidays, stealing a purse and laptop in Darien, police said. On New Year’s Eve, a Fairfield Avenue woman reported that someone had broken into her garage and stole her purse. Police said that the purse was last seen on Christmas Eve inside a 2010 Honda Odyssey, which was parked in the garage and left unlocked. According to police, the garage bay door was locked, but a rear entrance door was left unlocked. Two …
Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your  Home Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your  Home
Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home Big brother may be getting a little bigger. Facebook announced it is launching a new electronic device, titled Portal, which is intended to optimize video calls for users. However, it remains unclear if people are open to the idea of an Internet-connected camera in their homes following several privacy issues with the social media giant. Earlier this year, millions of Facebook users may have had their data accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm that worked on behalf of President Donald Trump’s campaign. Recently, Facebook acknowledged that hackers may have broken through securi…
Man Who Tried To Get Fair Lawn Kids To Open School Doors: District Employee Man Who Tried To Get Fair Lawn Kids To Open School Doors: District Employee
Man Who Tried To Get Fair Lawn Kids To Open School Doors: District Employee FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A man who a group of Fair Lawn 4th graders said tried to get them to open their school's doors is an employee of the district, police said Friday. The Warren Point School boys told police they'd been reading near a stairwell in the original school building on Monday when the man "came up to the door on the 30th Street side of the building and knocked on the door, motioning for the students to open [it]," Sgt. Brian Metzler said. "He then went to the playground side of the building and attempted the same thing" before leaving, the sergeant said. "E…