US senator claims Google and Apple reveal push notification data to foreign govs
Cupertino promises to reveal its data deliveries, ending silence on the matter
Personal Tech06 Dec 2023 | 3
Thomas is a senior reporter at The Register. His specialty lies in government IT, software development, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Thomas has nearly 30 years of experience in technology publishing, including roles ranging from magazine section editor to editor-at-large.
Microsoft issues deadline for end of Windows 10 support – it's pay to play for security
Limited options will be available into 2028, for an undisclosed price
Security06 Dec 2023 | 52
Boffins devise 'universal backdoor' for image models to cause AI hallucinations
Data poisoning appears open to all
AI + ML06 Dec 2023 | 18
Amazon on the hook for predictably revolting use of concealed clothes hook spy cam
Judge finds plaintiff's claim – that Amazon knew about illicit usage – credible enough for case to proceed
Personal Tech05 Dec 2023 | 94
Researcher claims Harvard nixed social media research after getting Zuck bucks
University says ties to Meta execs and a $500 million donation played no role
Personal Tech04 Dec 2023 | 10
'Return to Office' declared dead
Remote work is here to stay despite in-person mandates, this economist says
On-Prem03 Dec 2023 | 198
Duke Uni libraries decamp from 37Signals' Basecamp over CTO's blogs
We're canceling our subscriptions, say librarians citing co-founder's views
SaaS01 Dec 2023 | 42
Ex-school IT admin binned student, staff accounts and trashed phone system
After getting the tintack, IRL BOFH went rogue
Public Sector01 Dec 2023 | 56
Watchdog claims retaliation from military after questioning cushy federal IT contracts
Special report IT-AAC had a hand in scrutinizing JEDI, now faces probe for challenging $300M+ single-source deals
Public Sector30 Nov 2023 | 12
Meta goes to war with FTC over right to profit from kids' personal data
Awkward hill to die on, but OK
Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 22
Weak session keys let snoops take a byte out of your Bluetooth traffic
BLUFFS spying flaw present in iPhones, ThinkPad, plenty of chipsets
Research30 Nov 2023 | 12
Zuckerberg accused of OK'ing Insta plastic surgery filters despite fears of harm to kids
'Meta knows what it is doing is bad for children ... it is now there in black and white'
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 15
Either the FBI is recruiting in Iran – or some govt Google ad buyers are getting a lousy deal
Advertisers may be surprised to find where their banners appear
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 5
DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked
Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 21
Ex-IBM sales veteran sues for access to health benefits
Complaint alleges age discrimination harms certain retirees
On-Prem19 Nov 2023 | 21
What's really going on with Chrome's June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work
Special report Manifest V3 transition deemed 'far from terrible' and yet not great for content filters
Personal Tech18 Nov 2023 | 96
Amazon bankrolling industry lobbying against Microsoft Azure should surprise no one
Updated Coalitions battling Windows giant's software licensing are funded by AWS, report indicates
Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 11
HP sued over use of forfeited 401(k) retirement contributions
If IT giant loses this lawsuit, it might just upset every plan in America
On-Prem16 Nov 2023 | 46
Rights warriors claim online ad auction data a danger to national security
'The industry can not be allowed to put elected leaders, military personnel at risk'
Personal Tech16 Nov 2023 | 18
Meta's fix for teen online mental health? Hold Apple and Google responsible
Facebook: If only we had a national law to ensure kids get parental permission to indulge in damaging social media
Personal Tech15 Nov 2023 | 31
UnitedHealthcare's broken AI denied seniors' medical claims, lawsuit alleges
Post-acute care algorithm allegedly comes up short 90% of the time
AI + ML15 Nov 2023 | 37
Google Chrome coders really, truly, absolutely ready to cull third-party cookies from 2024
Bonfire of the web trackers is coming, industry ready or not
Personal Tech14 Nov 2023 | 20
AMD SEV OMG: Trusted execution in VMs undone by bad hypervisors' cache meddling
Let's do the CacheWarp again
Research14 Nov 2023 | 7
Intel emits patch to squash chip bug that lets any guest VM crash host servers
Sapphire Rapids, Alder Lake, Raptor Lake chip families treated for 'Redundant Prefix'
Patches14 Nov 2023 | 1
Google dragged to UK watchdog over Chrome's upcoming IP address cloaking
Exclusive Marketers tell antitrust cops privacy proxy will make it harder to protect kids online, etc etc
Personal Tech11 Nov 2023 | 95
Meta, YouTube face criminal spying complaints in Ireland
Exclusive Tracking code and ad-block blocking breaks Euro computer law, privacy advocate claims
Personal Tech11 Nov 2023 | 44
Child psychiatrist jailed after making pornographic AI deep-fakes of kids
Perp said to have secretly recorded patients – and digitally undressed them using web neural networks
AI + ML10 Nov 2023 | 54
Downfall fallout: Intel knew AVX chips were insecure and did nothing, lawsuit claims
Billions of data-leaking processors sold despite warnings and patch just made them slower, punters complain
Research09 Nov 2023 | 27
EU lawmakers scolded for concealing identities of privacy-busting content-scanning 'experts'
Names of consultants on encryption bypass plan leaked anyway
Public Sector09 Nov 2023 | 54
Google mulled offering paid-for no-logging private Search subscription
Also: Antitrust trial exhibits signals Incognito mode isn't truly private and 100M users may be underage
Personal Tech08 Nov 2023 | 24
Bad eIDAS: Europe ready to intercept, spy on your encrypted HTTPS connections
EFF warns incoming rules may return web 'to the dark ages of 2011'
Security08 Nov 2023 | 121
WeBroke WeWork, WePromise WeFix it: How subleasing giant hopes to survive bankruptcy
Coworking gambit divided office space – and got conquered
On-Prem07 Nov 2023 | 27
You can buy personal info of US military staff from data brokers for just 12 cents a pop
Health records, financial situations, religious leanings, it's all out there, or so this study says
Public Sector07 Nov 2023 | 15
OpenAI hits the GPT-4 Turbo button plus promises copyright shield for fans
Video Neural network lab also plans to open app store with revenue sharing
AI + ML06 Nov 2023 | 2
Android VPNs to get audit badges in Google Play Store if they aren't comically crap
No promises it's actually secure, just that it doesn't do anything obviously dumb
Applications04 Nov 2023 | 26
Mozilla tells extension developers to get ready to finally go mobile
Firefox Android add-ons coming soon
Software03 Nov 2023 | 18
Google bins integrity API that looked more than a bit like horrible DRM for websites
Chocolate Factory to focus on more limited attestation for Android WebViews
Applications02 Nov 2023 | 29
In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one
And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it
Software02 Nov 2023 | 52
IBM to scrap 401(k) matching, offer something else instead
Changes gone down about as well as a hard reboot on a production DB
On-Prem02 Nov 2023 | 71
Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads
EU folks have no chill, not that we're complaining
Personal Tech01 Nov 2023 | 73
Date night from hell looms for Apple as Netherlands says: 'It's not me, it's you'
Watchdog reportedly well and truly out of love with App Store concessions and fee cuts
Personal Tech01 Nov 2023 | 4
Now Russians accused of pwning JFK taxi system to sell top spots to cabbies
Big Apple unlikely to get a bite out of them at this rate, though
Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 | 6
Help, Android 14 ate my Pixel! Bug causes endless reboots, loss of storage access
Fix on the way but for those trapped in boot loop hell, data recovery isn't certain
OSes30 Oct 2023 | 11
Alphabet CEO testifies in Google Search trial: We pay billions to keep Apple at bay
As Uncle Sam releases internal docs on Chrome strategy, MSN, more
Personal Tech30 Oct 2023 | 17
Boffins find AI stumbles when quizzed on the tough stuff
Must try harder, D+
AI + ML29 Oct 2023 | 48
Apple Private Wi-Fi hasn't worked for the past three years
Not exactly the MAC daddy
Security27 Oct 2023 | 44
King Charles III signs off on UK Online Safety Act, with unenforceable spying clause
It's now up to Ofcom to sort out this messy legislation
Security27 Oct 2023 | 150
Amazon Ads rolls out generative AI for ad image composition
Not enough gourds in your product pics? Try the 'Pumpkin spice' theme
AI + ML26 Oct 2023 | 5
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law
Interview Irish eyes may not be smiling
Personal Tech26 Oct 2023 | 177
13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal
Chocolate Factory agrees $23m guilt-free settlement
Legal25 Oct 2023 | 14
Former IBM Canada worker wins six-figure payout for wrongful dismissal
Worked 38 years and was stiffed at the end, tells El Reg age was a probably factor
On-Prem25 Oct 2023 | 40
Hot fuzz: Cascade finds dozens of RISC-V chip bugs using random data storm
Video ETH Zurich boffins say they've devised a better CPU fuzzer to find flaws
Security24 Oct 2023 | 5
When is a privacy button not a privacy button? When Google runs it, claims lawsuit
'It looks like even Sundar Pichai is confused about how this control works'
Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 38
'AI divide' across the US leaves economists concerned
AI use up 266% in five years but it's still used by less than a quarter of workers
AI + ML24 Oct 2023 | 9
Google - yes, that Google - testing proxy scheme to hide IP addresses for privacy
Plan for Chrome echoes Apple iCloud Private Relay
Software23 Oct 2023 | 26
The problem with Jon Stewart is that Apple appears to have cancelled his show
Planned episodes on China and AI reportedly worried Apple top brass
Bootnotes20 Oct 2023 | 51
US government's Login.gov turns frown upside down, now smiles on facial recognition
Authentication portal to match snaps on existing IDs with user-provided snaps
Personal Tech19 Oct 2023 | 23
Winklevoss twins back in hot water after NY AG sues over $1B cryptocurrency fraud
Updated SBF comes up like a bad penny
Legal19 Oct 2023 | 21
AI safety guardrails easily thwarted, security study finds
OpenAI GPT-3.5 Turbo chatbot defenses dissolve with '20 cents' of API tickling
AI + ML12 Oct 2023 | 28
California's Governor Newsom signs laws on right to repair and data deletion
'Digital emancipation proclamation' praised by tech tinkerers, but info brokers aren't happy
Personal Tech11 Oct 2023 | 11
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