YouTube has a hidden ‘Dark Mode’ and here’s how you can activate it

Much has changed since YouTube was launched in 2005, but one thing we are stuck with is its white background. This might not be an issue with some users, but it surely is sore on your eyes. So next time you’re binge watching videos on YouTube why not give your eyes some downtime by switching the dark mode on.

As discovered by a Redditor who goes by the moniker _paul-, the hidden dark mode, which is apparently available only on the latest versions of Google Chrome, is quite easy to activate. Once enabled, it applies automatically to the entire website, including the homepage and dedicated channel pages.

Here’s how you can do it:

> Make sure you have the most recent version of Google Chrome (version 57 and above)

> Go to Chrome’s developer tools tab (Windows users can open the developer tools tab by pressing Ctrl + Shift + I on Chrome, while Mac users will have to press Option + Cmd + I to do this.)

> Select the Console tab

> Once in Console, paste the following text:

document.cookie=”VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=fPQ4jCL6EiE”

> Hit enter

> Now close the developer window and refresh the page.

> YouTube might look bit different but it would still be in white. Go to the main setting menu in the top right and turn the ‘Dark Mode’ on.

Give it a try and let us know how you feel about it in the comments below.

SWIFT to introduce tool to spot fraudulent inter-bank messages

Inter-bank messaging service SWIFT, which is used to transfer trillions of dollars between banks every day, will launch a new tool to spot fraudulent messages, seeking to restore trust in the system after millions of dollars were stolen in cyber raids.

Belgium-based SWIFT said on Wednesday that it will offer clients a service that will be able to learn a user bank’s messaging patterns so that it can spot if a payment is being made to an unusual counterparty or for an unusual amount.

Last year $81 million was stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank after thieves hacked into its SWIFT system and sent instructions to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to pay money from Bangladesh Bank’s account to parties in Asia.

SWIFT was criticised last year by some users and industry players for failing to beef up security on its system even as the risk of cyber attacks increased and the network expanded to include smaller institutions with more lax security procedures.

Though SWIFT launched a range of new security measures and services in September, the latest product — due to be introduced early next year — will “red-flag”, or put on hold, payment instructions that exceed limits set by clients or are deemed anomalous by the system’s learning software.

“The new payment controls service is a direct response to our community’s request for additional services to complement and strengthen existing fraud controls,” SWIFT Chairman Yawar Shah said.

Luc Meurant, SWIFT’s head of financial crime compliance services, told Reuters that the service would be targeted initially at institutions and central banks with small messaging volumes because they might not be able to afford to develop such detection tools themselves.

He said the service could cost small users as little as 10,000 euros a year, though prices have yet to be finalised.

Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1382517/swift-introduce-tool-spot-fraudulent-inter-bank-messages/