Facebook developed an exploit tool, in order to help FBI hack a man for harassing girls on the social network.
The hacking tool exploits a flaw in Tails
Facebook mentioned that it had been tracking the man from California for years. He was using the secure operating system…
After the release last week, Microsoft decided to block the Windows 10 update on some devices. According to the company, the decision came as it admitted that there are some known issues preventing the update from being installed on some machines.
The company mentioned that…
Remote work seems to have increased productivity of the employees, during the pandemic. Although there were security issues and concerns regarding this way of working, more than 38% of the companies in the U.S.A. observed productivity gains. Moreover, 84% of them consider…
For mishandling user information, Canada’s Competition Bureau established a new fine for Facebook. The Bureau decided a penalty of 6.5 million USD. This is far smaller than the one that international regulators decided in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The decision…
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that four US communications giants sold users’ location data. So, the commission suggested it might fine the nation’s four major wireless carriers, for selling the data without safeguards to prevent misuse. AT&T…
Google announced that Chrome will block risky downloads, soon. This step is set in order to make browsing more secure. Thus, Google considers “mixed content downloads” initiated on HTTPS web pages but which originate from HTTP pages, as unsafe.
So, starting Chrome 83…
Google announced less intrusive ads in videos both in its Chrome browser and on YouTube. Thus, Chrome will block ads that play in the middle of videos up to 8 minutes long. Also, YouTube won’t show those ads in the first place.
The decision comes as Google wants to…
As there are only five more days until the big night, Oscars change Google search. The company announced six ways Search and the Assistant can help users with this huge event.
Emily Fifer, Product Manager Google Search, wrote about each of the changes.
A dedicated…
Coronavirus campaigns strike Japan. A rash of malicious emails, botnet-driven, is using coronavirus as a theme. The announcement came from IBM X-Force and Kaspersky. As the disease spreads globally, attackers see it as an opportunity and malware infections become usual.
The…
Any user can clear personal data that Facebook collects about her/his activity. The Off-Facebook Activity feature is now available to every user.
After facing worldwide criticism over privacy and data breach controversies, Facebook last summer announced a privacy tool…
