• Ruby Rose has played some dangerous characters, like an inmate in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black and a scientist battling a prehistoric shark in the movie The Meg. But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Tuesday crowned Rose the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet, most likely to land users on websites that carry viruses or malware. Rose deposed last year's most dangerous celebrity, Avril Lavigne. Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari finished behind Rose at No. 2, followed by actress Marion Cotillard (No. 3), the original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter (No. 4), actress Rose Byrne (No. 5), Debra Messing (No. 6), reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian (No. 7), actress Amber Heard (No. 8), morning TV show host Kelly Ripa (No. 9), and actor Brad William Henke (No. 10). Rose is a model and MTV VJ who may have gotten a burst of online interest when she was named to play Batwoman on a new CW series. The survey is meant to highlight the danger of clicking on suspicious links. The company used its own site ratings to compile the celebrity list and used searches on Google, Bing and Yahoo. "In our hyper-connected world, it's important for consumers to think before they click to be sure that they are landing on safe digital content and protecting themselves from cybersecurity threats that may be used to infect their devices or steal their identity," writes Gary Davis, chief consumer security advocate at McAfee.
• An appearance by Garrison Keillor, the former host of public radio's A Prairie Home Companion, at a book festival in Burlington, Vt., has been canceled after public outcry. Burlington Book Festival founding director Rick Kisonak confirmed to Vermont Public Radio that the Oct. 14 fundraising event would not take place. Festival organizers have faced criticism over the scheduled appearance of the 76-year-old public radio personality accused of sexual harassment. Last November, Minnesota Public Radio severed its ties with Keillor over the accusations. Keillor has denied the allegations. Kisonak wrote in an email that "the unexpected reaction on social media made it apparent some people viewed his booking as our condoning of sexual harassment." He said "nothing could be further from the truth."
A Section on 10/03/2018