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Are you a victim of ‘batterygate?’ Users with older iPhones may be eligible for a $25 settlement if their device was covertly slowed by the tech giant Apple agreed to pay a $500 million class-action […]
Google search upgrades make it harder for websites to win traffic Type a query into the Google search bar on a smartphone and there’s a good chance the results will be dominated by advertising. That […]
Former Facebook exec: I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works…. URL: http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/former-facebook-exec-i-think-we-have-created-tools-that-are-ripping-apart-the-social-fabric-of-how-society-works/
Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police A false facial recognition match has led to the arrest of another innocent person. According to the Detroit Free Press, police in the city […]
Amid Geopolitical Chaos, TikTok Mysteriously Goes Down Across US & UK With the social media company caught in the middle of the escalating rhetorical battle between US and China, ‘conspiracy’ theories are running rampant as […]
Nearly Two Dozen New Tesla Owners Sign Onto Lawsuit Alleging Unintended Acceleration In Model 3s Nearly two dozen Tesla owners have signed onto a lawsuit in the Bay Area that alleges the company’s Model 3 […]
Logitech pulls support for Harmony Express remote a year after launch Roughly one year after Logitech launched its Harmony Express universal remote, the company is discontinuing the device and ending support. Harmony Express was meant […]
YouTube bans David Duke, Richard Spencer and other white nationalist accounts YouTube just took action against a collection of controversial figures synonymous with race-based hate, kicking the cluster of major channels off its platform on […]
Study finds many popular routers contain hundreds of known security flaws and are infrequently updated The study, conducted by Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, which assessed the firmware on 127 routers made by seven different brands […]
Facebook shared user data with developers it shouldn’t have — again Facebook has disclosed yet another instance of developers receiving user data they shouldn’t have. According to the company, at least a few thousand developers […]
Facebook bans ‘boogaloo’ accounts and Pages linked to violence Facebook isn’t just limiting the spread of “boogaloo” groups on its platform — it’s tossing many of those groups out. The social media giant has banned […]
YouTube TV costs $65 a month after yet another price increase A little over three years after its launch, the cost of a base YouTube TV subscription has almost doubled. Starting today, new members will […]
India has banned TikTok, WeChat and many other Chinese apps India has banned dozens of apps made by Chinese companies, including TikTok, WeChat and several QQ and Baidu apps. The Ministry of Information Technology made […]
TikTok caught spying on iPhone users in India and around the world Users currently testing the beta version of the upcoming iOS 14 software for iPhones have found that TikTok is recording what they are […]
Toyota recalls 752,000 Prius cars over flawed hybrid software If you drive a Prius from the past several years, there’s a distinct chance you’ll have to take it in for service. Autoblog reports that Toyota […]
This year’s iPhones might not include a charger in the box You might not find much in the box for this year’s iPhone besides the handset itself. Historically trustworthy analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims in a […]
Another 53 iOS apps besides TikTok are grabbing clipboard data TikTok may be ending its nosy clipboard reading on iOS, but that doesn’t mean other app developers are mending their ways. Security researcher Tommy Mysk […]
Microsoft makes it harder for businesses to avoid Windows 10 updates The business-focused versions of Windows 10 have normally let you avoid major updates for up to a year, which can be helpful if you […]
7-ELEVEN STORES ROLL OUT CONTROVERSIAL FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY PUTTING CUSTOMERS UNDER CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE Customers will be under more surveillance every time they walk into a 7-Eleven but the reason for the new CCTV isn’t to […]
Demographic report on protests shows how much info our phones give away If you marched in recent Black Lives Matter protests in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Minneapolis or New York, there’s a chance the mobile analytics […]
Discord shuts down major ‘Boogaloo’ server over threats of violence Discord is joining the ranks of social internet companies cracking down on “Boogaloo” groups. The chat service has confirmed to Vice News that it shut […]
The MASSIVE change coming to 7-Eleven: Stores roll out controversial facial recognition technology putting customers under constant surveillance – and the reason will surprise you 7-Eleven has installed new technology at more than 700 stores […]
Virgin Media goes DOWN in London: Thousands of people working from home are unable to get online as broadband provider suffers major outage Users are also reporting outages in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and other areas, […]
Twitter says security lapse exposed some advertising partners’ billing information including partial credit card numbers Twitter is notifying some of its business partners, including companies advertising through the site, that it exposed sensitive billing information. […]
Windows 10 critical process failure: Microsoft admits June updates are triggering reboots Forced reboots are affecting some machines running Windows 10 version 1809 and above. URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-critical-process-failure-microsoft-admits-june-updates-are-triggering-reboots/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=21735961543072688253262375158449&mid=12894511&cid=717936240
False facial recognition match leads to a wrongful arrest in Detroit Many critics of police facial recognition use warn of the potential for racial bias that leads to false arrests, and unfortunately that appears to […]
Brazil’s Central Bank forces WhatsApp to suspend mobile payments Brazil’s Central Bank has put a pause on WhatsApp payments in the country, according to Bloomberg. Apparently, the bank decided to suspend the feature to “preserve […]
Segway will stop making its iconic self-balancing scooter It’s the end of an unusual era in transportation. Fast Company has learned that the Segway brand will stop producing the Segway PT (Personal Transporter) at its […]
Apple is removing Force Touch from watchOS 7 When Apple releases watchOS 7 later this year, users can look forward to new features like sleep tracking. However, they'll also have to make do without one of the […]
Whistleblower Claims Dangerous Design Flaws Abound In Boeing’s New 777 More than a year has passed since the second fatal crash involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed hundreds of people and led to global […]
Apple says the Hey email app was originally approved in error Apple isn’t going to let up on Basecamp’s Hey email app anytime soon. In an interview with TechCrunch, company Senior Vice President Phil Schiller […]
Russia lifts its ban on Telegram Russia will no longer try to block messaging app Telegram after officials conceded it was an important means of sharing critical information, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. Telegram […]
Norway halts Covid-19 tracking app over privacy fears in latest blow for controversial tracing software Norway is halting its Covid-19 tracking app and will delete the data it has already collected after the country’s data […]
Facebook showcases feature in its business communication tool Workplace that lets employers ban topics like ‘unionize’ Facebook is touting a new feature inside its ‘Workplace’ communication software that allows employers to block words like ‘unionize’ […]
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 updates come with nasty printer bugs The latest updates for Windows 10 give the platform’s security a boost, but they unfortunately come with nasty bugs that make printing impossible, as well. […]
Zoom admits it complied with Chinese request to suspend activist accounts Zoom has admitted that it interrupted three Tiananmen Square anniversary meetings and suspended their hosts’ accounts upon China’s request. The video conferencing service has […]
Apple pressured to remove respected podcast app Pocket Casts in China Apple has pulled Pocket Casts, one of the most popular podcast apps on iOS, from its App Store in China. China’s regulator made the […]
Facebook suspended hundreds of anti-racist skinheads and musicians Facebook’s determination to crack down on hate speech swept up some innocent people. OneZero has learned that Facebook temporarily suspended “hundreds” of anti-racist activists from SHARP (Skinheads […]
HBO Max temporarily pulls ‘Gone With the Wind’ from its catalog Don’t expect to find Gone With the Wind on HBO Max for a little while. The streaming service has temporarily pulled the 1939 movie […]
The world’s first smartwatch had the same issues we have today Seiko launched the Ruputer, a watch with a very decent claim to being the world’s first smartwatch, on this day in 1998. Looking back […]
EU wants Facebook, Twitter to report monthly on fight against fake news The European Union wants tech giants to do more than they have to counter fake news for users on the continent. EU foreign […]
Cox slows an entire neighborhood’s internet after one person’s ‘excessive use’ Cable company Cox Communications is slowing internet speeds of a whole neighborhood if one resident is a heavy user, Ars Technica reported. Cox confirmed […]
Many of Georgia’s new voting machines aren’t working on primary day It's primary day in five states and while things seem to be going relatively smoothly in Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia, […]
WhatsApp was exposing users’ phone numbers in Google search WhatsApp claims it fixed an issue that was showing users’ phone numbers in Google search results, TechCrunch reports. The change comes after security researcher Athul Jayaram […]
Cyberattack forces Honda to suspend global production for a day Honda was forced to suspend global production for a day due to a cyberattack that infiltrated the company's internal servers in Tokyo, Financial Times reports. […]
Nintendo says 140,000 more NNID accounts have been illegally accessed Nintendo shut down NNID logins back in April after it discovered hackers had compromised some 160,000 accounts using legacy credentials. Now, the company says that […]
Study finds security holes in online voting for New Jersey and West Virginia States are under pressure to use online voting for the US presidential election when COVID-19 could remain a threat in November, but […]
Twitch streamers receive a flood of music copyright claims for old clips Twitch streamers have had more than a few headaches in recent days. The company has acknowledged (via Evening Standard) a “sudden influx” of […]
Brave privacy browser ‘mistake’ added affiliate links to crypto URLs Brave, the open-source Chromium-based browser that promises elevated privacy, has been called out by users for potentially putting revenue over user trust. The company has been […]
Facebook pulls nearly 200 accounts connected to hate groups Facebook is continuing its fight against hate, and this time with an added degree of urgency. The social network has confirmed to the Associated Press (via […]
Some iPhone 11 models display a green tint after unlocking A number of iPhone users are seeing a strange green tint on their devices’ displays for a few seconds after unlocking, and it’s still unclear […]
Facebook attempts to stop the spread of controversial ‘boogaloo’ groups Facebook will make it harder for users to find groups associated with the term “boogaloo,” according to Reuters. The social network will no longer recommend […]
Hulu will cut off older Roku players after June 24th Hulu will stop working on some older Roku player models on June 24th, according to a recent update to a Hulu help center page originally […]
Lawsuit accuses Google of tracking users in Incognito mode A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Google is accusing the company of violating federal wiretap laws by tracking users’ online activities even when they’re in […]
Instagram blames anti-spam tech for stopping some Black Lives Matter posts An anti-spam system at Instagram is “incorrectly” causing some users to be unable to share posts with the #blacklivesmatter hashtag, the company said. Some […]
GOOGLE DRIVE TAKES DOWN PERSONAL COPY OF “PLANDEMIC” If there was ever a time in history to pay attention, it’s now. It’s now obvious that we all need to keep our eyes and ears open […]
Facebook’s own research warned its algorithms exploit ‘divisiveness’ Facebook’s executives resisted internal efforts to make its platform less divisive, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company’s internal research found that its algorithms “exploit the human […]
YouTube blames bug for censoring comments on China’s ruling party For the past six months, YouTube has been automatically deleting two Chinese phrases that are frequently used to criticize the Communist Party of China (CCP). […]
Microsoft: Beware this massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel macros to hack PCs Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team has warned that it has been tracking a “massive” phishing campaign that attempts to install a remote access […]
Whose alternative facts? Facebook consigns PragerU to ‘reduced visibility’ purgatory after challenge to polar bear myth Conservative channel PragerU has been sidelined on Facebook after a clip challenging climate change dogma ran afoul of fact-checkers. […]
Original Xbox’s complete source code leaked online The original Xbox was a new frontier for modders and tinkerers, as the included hard drive made it easy to install unofficial dashboards and pirated games. Those enthusiasts […]
Volvo’s new cars now top out at 112MPH to limit speeding accidents Volvo has followed through on its promise to limit the top speed of its upcoming cars to 180 kilometers per hour (112 miles per hour). […]
Canada fines Facebook almost $6.5 million over ‘false’ data privacy claims Facebook is coughing up for another fine. This time the social network is handing over CAD$9 million (US$6.5 million / ￡5.3 million) to Canada […]
European Supercomputers Researching COVID-19 Outbreak Reportedly Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrency Many of the supercomputers that suffered “security incidents” over the last week were reportedly being used for conducting research on the novel coronavirus outbreak, work […]
Edison Mail iOS bug showed messages intended for other people Bugs in email clients aren’t unheard of, but they typically affect only those messages sent by or intended for you. Edison, however, had a more […]
France gives social media sites one hour to delete criminal content The internet has no shortage of illegal media and verbiage. Social media companies do what they can to soften the blow, but unsavory (and […]
YouTube CEO Admits Users Don’t Like Boosting Of “Authoritative” Mainstream Channels, But They Do It Anyway YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki admits that the company knows its users don’t like the video giant rigging its own […]
It’s not your connection — Slack is down Whether you’re used to working from home or are connecting remotely for pandemic-related reasons, this is not the time to be cut off from your team. Unfortunately, […]
Hacker group ‘ShinyHunters’ sells more than 73 MILLION user records on the dark web from 10 online services including the StarTibune and Zoosk More than 73 million user records have been stolen from a number […]
Twitter will add labels to tweets with misleading COVID-19 claims There's still a lot we don't know for sure about COVID-19, and incorrect information about the disease is still prevalent. To help clarify what's true […]
Thunderbolt flaw lets hackers steal your data in ‘five minutes’ Attackers can steal data from Thunderbolt-equipped PCs or Linux computers, even if the computer is locked and the data encrypted, according to security researcher Björn […]
Hackers sell over 73 million stolen user records on the dark web A string of data breaches is causing headaches for more than a few internet users. ZDNet has learned that the hacking group ShinyHunters […]
Hacker buys old Tesla parts on eBay, finds them full of user data Data can be retrieved even after owners perform a factory reset, researcher says. URL: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/05/hacker-mines-passwords-locations-and-more-from-retired-tesla-infotainment-gear/
GoDaddy confirms security breach affecting 28,000 hosting accounts GoDaddy has admitted to BleepingComputer that 28,000 customers’ hosting accounts had been compromised in a security breach. The company notified affected users through an email that an […]
Hack Brief: An Adult Cam Site Exposed 10.88 Billion Records … But when that company operates an adult livestreaming service, and that data comprises 7 terabytes of names, sexual orientations, payment logs, and email and […]
Valve will no longer support SteamVR on macOS In an unsurprising turn of events, Valve has announced that it is ending SteamVR support for macOS. Spotted by Apple Insider, the company made a terse announcement […]
Xiaomi Devices Found Tracking And Recording Browsing Data Of Millions Xiaomi has been tracking and recording an insane amount of private data, from user’s phone habits to queries in the Xiaomi’s default browsers. URL: http://www.stationgossip.com/2020/05/xiaomi-devices-found-tracking-and.html
Quibi, JetBlue and Others Gave Away Email Addresses, Report Says Millions of people gave their email addresses to Quibi, JetBlue, Wish and other companies — and those email addresses got away. They ended up in […]
Three things in life are certain: Death, taxes, and cloud-based IoT products being bricked by vendors. Looking at you, Belkin Oh look, here’s another cautionary tale about buying cloud-based IoT kit. On 29 May, global […]
YouTube adds fact check panels to US-based searches YouTube is widening the audience for its fact check panels, and not a moment too soon. The video service now displays (via TechCrunch) independent fact checks for […]
Hulu is choking for many iOS and Apple TV users It might not be a great moment to be a Hulu fan — depending on the platform you use, at least. Users on Down Detector, […]
Facebook quietly stops letting advertisers target PSEUDOSCIENCE fans after years of boasting ‘misinformation fighting’ role Having claimed to be a crusader against misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook has only just removed the ability for […]
WATCH: YouTube CEO: We’ll Remove Any Content That Goes Against WHO Recommendations Speaking on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” with host Brian Stelter, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki stated that anything that would contradict World Health Organization recommendations […]
Mark Zuckerberg: Lockdown Protests Are ‘Misinformation,’ Facebook Will Ban Organizers Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that posts and pages attempting to organize protests against stay-at-home orders will be banned as “misinformation.” The Facebook CEO confirmed […]
Facebook Dark Web Deal: Hackers Just Sold 267 Million User Profiles For $540 Just a few days after exposing the sale of some 500,000 Zoom accounts for sale on the dark web, the research team […]
Server screw-up exposes Clearview’s facial recognition AI software Clearview AI is widely seen as a privacy nightmare by the public and even privacy-challenged tech giants like Google. Now, the company has shown that it can’t […]
Linksys forces password reset for Smart Wi-Fi accounts after router DNS hack pointed users at COVID-19 malware Router biz Linksys has reset all its customers’ Smart Wi-Fi account passwords after cybercrims accessed a bunch and […]
China to ban online gaming, chatting with foreigners outside Great Firewall After blocking a popular Nintendo game “Animal Crossing,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking its political censorship to the extreme by disconnecting Chinese […]
Apple and Google’s coronavirus app is a ‘global mass surveillance tool’ Apple and Google are bringing coronavirus contact tracing to iOS and Android. Computer science professor Jaap-Henk Hoepman says this will turn smartphones into “pocket […]
Nest Cams are resetting to default video quality to save bandwidth Google is temporarily lowering the default recording quality of its Nest cameras, the company told its users in an email. According to TechCrunch, the […]
HBO Go and Now won’t work on older Apple TV models after April Plenty of people are stuck at home without much to do. In other words, it’s the perfect time to catch up on […]
Boeing finds two more 737 Max software flaws Boeing has identified two more software flaws in its 737 Max aircraft, Reuters reports. The planemaker is working to fix one issue that involves “hypothetical faults” in […]
Let’s Make This Simple: Zoom Is Malware Zoom is installing mini-web servers on your computer, and it wasn’t even taking them off when you uninstalled Zoom, leaving your device open to all manner of vulnerability. […]
Safari flaw let intruders hijack cameras on iPhones and Macs If you're working on a Mac at home or reconnecting with friends on an iPhone, you'll want to be sure you have the latest security […]
YouTube will remove videos falsely linking COVID-19 to 5G The rash of bogus conspiracy theories tying the COVID-19 pandemic to 5G has led to cell tower arson and threats against engineers, and YouTube is planning […]
School districts ban Zoom over security concerns Concerns about Zoom's security are having a real impact on its use in remote education. Some US school districts, including large ones like New York City and Nevada's […]
Researcher finds two new bugs in Zoom that lets hackers take over a computer’s webcam and microphone as the video conferencing service is hit with a string of security compromises A researcher discovered two new […]
Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent ‘misleading data’ being shown to pilots The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered Boeing 787 operators to switch their aircraft off and […]
Zoom, the video conferencing service whose use has spiked amid the Covid-19 pandemic, claims to implement end-to-end encryption, widely understood as the most private form of internet communication, protecting conversations from all outside parties. In […]
Steam limits game auto-updates to manage peak demand Console makers aren't the only ones managing game service bandwidth to keep traffic flowing during the COVID-19 outbreak. Valve is scaling back game auto-updates in Steam to […]