Oracle Won, Microsoft Lost on the bid to Buy TikTok
After coming under fire by the Trump administration due to privacy and National Security concerns, TikTok's US operations were set to be officially b ...
Europe’s parliament calls for full audit of Facebook in wake of breach scandal
The European Parliament has called for a full audit of Facebook following a string of data breach scandals — including the Cambridge Analytica affair ...
Apple rebukes Australia’s “dangerously ambiguous” anti-encryption bill
Apple has strongly criticized Australia’s anti-encryption bill, calling it “dangerously ambiguous” and “alarming to every Australian.”
The Au ...
Here’s how Google is revamping Gmail and Android security
Eager to change the conversation from their years-long exposure of user data via Google+ to the bright, shining future the company is providing, ...
Until data is misused, Facebook’s breach will be forgotten
We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the company was se ...
What Instagram users need to know about Facebook’s security breach
Even if you never log into Facebook itself these days, the other apps and services you use might be impacted by Facebook’s latest big, bad news ...
Inside Jesse Williams’ Public Battle to Privately Parent
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Jesse Williams turned 37 years old on Sunday and said goodbye to a year full of drama surrounding his custo ...
iOS will soon disable USB connection if left locked for a week
Devin Coldewey@techcrunch
In a move seemingly designed specifically to frustrate law enforcement, Apple is adding a security feature to iOS ...
LocationSmart didn’t just sell mobile phone locations, it leaked them
Devin Coldewey@techcrunch
What’s worse than companies selling the real-time locations of cell phones wholesale? F ...
AP FACT CHECK: Facebook makes shaky data and privacy claims
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made several assertions about Facebook’s data collection and privacy controls during two ...