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Risk: The password day reveals big security problems

As the password day is here to make us remember about security, Onfido shows that users have dangerous routines. The company conducted a poll in the USA, France, Germany and UK. Most of the over 3,000 respondents said that password creation was cumbersome due to security…
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Facebook Marketplace has reached one billion users

Facebook Marketplace helps the company move from its initial focus of connecting people through social media, to an e-commerce platform. The company is now accepting payments for goods directly from users. Facebook Marketplace now has over one billion users, and there are…
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US: App stores might turn against Google and Apple

The two companies’ app stores are accused they used an “anti-competitive” behaviour, according to senators in the United States. They organised a hearing in Washington. Representatives from three other companies accused the two giants for charging exorbitant fees…
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Facebook: Data breach impact should be diminished

An leaked email shows that Facebook downplayed the importance of a serious data breach. The message reached the Belgium-based Data News. The document revealed company’s strategy for dealing with leaking details of more than half a billion users. Facebook…
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Decision: Google will disclose security flaws later

Before disclosing security flaws, Google’s Project Zero security team will wait 30 days more. Thus, according to the company, end-users would have enough time to patch software. 90 days to fix the security flaws Although developers will still have 90 days to fix…
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New regulator will watch Google, Facebook and Amazon

A new regulator has started keeping in check the dominance of tech giants. The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) in the UK creates new codes of conduct for companies like Google, Facebook or Amazon. Also, the new unit will watch the companies’ relationship with advertisers…
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Is Instagram for kids safe? Lawmakers raise concerns

Following the Instagram for kids project, lawmakers show their concern about Facebook’s plan. Four Democratic lawmakers ask some technical questions about the project. Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal, together with Representatives Kathy Castor and Lori Trahan…
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Villains used Windows Background ITS for Ryuk attacks

Attackers use Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to implement malicious payloads on Windows computers. Of course, they do this stealthily. A recent research proves that attackers use an unknown persistence mechanism which shows they used BITS to launch…
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Google wants to change rules for ads in Australia

Barney Pierce published a blog and expresses Google’s wish to change rules for ads in Australia. Pierce is Director, Google Marketing Platform, Google Australia. In a blog post published today, but dated Mar 27, 2021, he brought a regulatory approach for the official…
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Caesar Sengupta decided to leave Google, next month

Caesar Sengupta, who led the Next Billion Users initiative for Google, is leaving the company next month. He also led Google’s payments business in the last 15 years. Sengupta, the Next Billion Users unit’s chief People outside the company know him as the…