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Pardon the Intrusion #5: In AI we trust
Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of ...
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Russia to pre-install its own apps on all phones, PCs, and TVs sold in the country
Russia has officially passed a law banning the sale of electronic equiment that are not pre-installed with Russian software. ...
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PSA: Twitter finally ditches SMS for two-factor authentication
Twitter is finally allowing users to enroll for two-factor authentication (2FA) without requiring a phone number.
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Popular Android apps are shipping with outdated bug-ridden software
Researchers have found that several popular Android apps, including Facebook, Instagram and WeChat, come with outdated software ...
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Trust issues loom large over Google's ambitious healthcare plans
Google's healthcare deal with Ascension has rightly attracted a lot of scrutiny, and now the search giant has stepped in ...
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Google finally takes a stance on political ads with microtargeting restrictions
Google has announced a crack down on political ads that limits advertisers from targeting ads based on voters' political ...
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Antivirus giants form new coalition to put an end to stalkerware
Antivirus vendors and non-profits including Avira, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Kaspersky have banded together ...
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Open AWS database leaks PayMyTab customers' personal info
The personal records of PayMyTab customers have been left exposed online due to an unsecured Amazon data storage bucket.
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Hackers breached Macy's website and hijacked customers' payment info (Updated)
Popular US department store chain Macy's has revealed that its website was hacked with malicious scripts in an attempt to ...
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Instagram cracks down on app that allowed users to stalk private profiles
Instagram is cracking down on Ghosty, an Android and iOS app that allowed users to look into private profiles without their ...
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146 security flaws uncovered in pre-installed Android apps
Researchers at Kryptowire have uncovered 146 security vulnerabilities in preinstalled apps across 29 Android handset manufacturers. ...
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WhatsApp fixes bug that would have let hackers exploit devices using MP4 files
WhatsApp has fixed a vulnerability involving involves malicious MP4 video files that could potentially allow an attacker ...
