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DNA testing startup exposes customer info in data breach (Updated)
Veritas Genetics, a DNA-testing startup, has become the latest company to fall victim to a security incident that exposed ...
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Facebook Groups members' info left exposed to 100 app developers
Facebook has revealed that an unspecified number of third-party apps from as many as 100 developers may have improperly accessed ...
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Mozilla and Element AI want to build 'data trusts' in the artificial intelligence age
Mozilla, the nonprofit behind the free and open-source Firefox web browser, is partnering with Montreal-based Element AI ...
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Pardon the Intrusion #3: it's 2FA or bust
Welcome to the latest edition of TNW's Pardon The Intrusion, a newsletter where we explore the wild world of cybersecurity. ...
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RIP: How to stop Google from stealing all your data after you die
Google lets you chose a truster person to handle your account and data once you die or you can automatically have your account ...
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The UK's controversial porn block law has been scrapped for good
The UK government has scrapped a controversial plan to require age verification for accessing porn online, after repeated ...
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China’s social credit system isn’t about scoring citizens — it’s a massive API
China’s emerging social credit system (SCS): rarely has a topic been more hotly discussed, and more poorly understood. When most people think about the SCS, they imagine it primarily as a scoring mechanism, a way for the central government to rank China’s citizens and companies ...
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Advanced Israeli spyware is targeting Moroccan human rights activists
Two prominent Moroccan human rights activists have been targeted with sophisticated spyware built by NSO Group at least since ...
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Apple under scrutiny for sending Safari browsing data to China's Tencent (Updated)
Apple attracts scrutiny for using Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent as a Safe Browsing provider to verify if websites ...
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RIP: How to stop Facebook from stealing your data after you die
Facebook lets you select someone from your friends list to manage your account once you die or you can automatically have ...
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Apple might soon allow you to delete Siri history
Apple has officially begun testing a feature that allows users to explicitly opt out of sharing audio snippets to improve ...
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Here’s how you make your Google Docs secure
Google Docs is one of the few online applications that I’m deeply dependent on for my everyday work. Like millions of other people, I use it to write, edit, collaborate, and to archive my documents. There’s no arguing on the convenience that Google Docs provides, whether you’re ...
