The FBI warns about the holiday scams. Thus, it mentioned that the $53 million lost to scammers during the 2020 holiday season could be much higher this year. And this might happen due to the impact of the pandemic. Why are holiday scams a serious thing? The…
New EU tech laws received a green light and go to the Parliament. These would impose tougher rules for tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. Frustrated by the slow pace of antitrust investigations, Margrethe Vestager late last year proposed the Digital…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asks the court to allow its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. FTC says that that the company’s had an “exclusionary conduct”, shutting out new competition. The monopolistic position brought the antitrust lawsuit In…
The US Department of Defense will be investing more into cybersecurity measures with the opening of its new Zero Trust office next month. David McKeown, Pentagon CISO, said that the office will report to the CIO until a senior executive is named. SolarWinds campaign…
The UK Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit against Google. The claimant had sought billions in damages from Google. But the judge said they had failed to prove damage caused to individuals by the data collection. Future lawsuits may have a chance of being successful if they can…
Phhhoto, a defunct photo app, is suing Meta for antitrust violations. The company claims that the social media site copied its features and hid its name from search results. Phhhoto’s technology enabled users to capture five frames in a single point-and-shoot burst. They…
Attackers abuse Chrome with a very dangerous malicious software. It can access sensitive information and bypass Windows security features, such as User Account Controls (UAC). The new campaign targets Windows 10 PCs with malware that can infect systems without notifying the…
Online ads on children might become a thing of the past, in Ireland. Thus, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media is recommending a ban on marketing different products. Among these, there are: junk food, alcohol, high fat/salt/sugar foods, and gambling to children. The…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) puts Facebook in trouble again, as it fined the company £50.5m ($70m), for its Giphy acquisition. The company is being investigated for breaking rules, and ignoring many warnings from the CMA. Its own actions put…
Russia recently announced it would fine Google for refusing to remove content deemed illegal. Russia’s decision comes after months of foreign tech firms like Google refusing to delete some pieces of content, unpleasant for the authorities. The measure might be the…