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Lawmakers propose TLDR Act because no one reads Terms of Service agreements
The bill calls for concise, machine readable summaries of how websites and apps use client data
14 Jan 2022 22:33 | 36
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Google says open source software should be more secure
At the White House Open Source Summit, the Chocolate Factory floated a few ideas to make that happen
14 Jan 2022 01:26 | 55
Security
Ransomware puts New Mexico prison in lockdown: Cameras, doors go offline
Bernalillo County's Metropolitan Detention Center still recovering from infection
12 Jan 2022 22:03 | 22
Personal Tech
LAPD cops who preferred playing Pokémon Go to tackling robbery can be fired, appeals court rules
Call of duty? Not when there's a Snorlax about
11 Jan 2022 20:12 | 32
Security
You better have patched those Log4j holes or we'll see what a judge has to say – FTC
Apply fixes responsibly in a timely manner or face the wrath of Lina Khan
05 Jan 2022 22:30 | 9
Personal Tech
AT&T, Verizon delay 5G C-band rollout over FAA fears of passenger plane radars jammed by signals
Telcos miffed, pilots are fine with it
04 Jan 2022 22:20 | 36
Security
US bags Russian accused of bagging millions after stealing pre-release financial filings
Swiss cough up accused crim while Russia is 'deeply disappointed'
20 Dec 2021 22:23 | 27
Security
US distrust of Huawei linked in part to malicious software update in 2012
Report claims Huawei techs working for Chinese intelligence compromised Australian telco
18 Dec 2021 11:01 | 68
Security
CISA issues emergency directive to fix Log4j vulnerability
Federal agencies have a week to get their systems patched
17 Dec 2021 21:29 | 12
Security
Facebook locks out 1,500 fake accounts used by cyber-spy firms to snoop on people, alerts 50k potential targets
Meta adverse to internet mercenaries using its social networks to help governments violate human rights
17 Dec 2021 01:41 | 25
Bootnotes
OK, boomer? Gen-X-ers, elder millennials most likely to name their cars, says DVLA
Most bizarre names chosen by UK drivers included ZZ Top and The Beast
09 Dec 2021 15:13 | 94
Security
American diplomats' iPhones reportedly compromised by NSO Group intrusion software
Reuters claims nine State Department employees outside the US had their devices hacked
04 Dec 2021 01:54 | 51
Off-Prem
US Defense Department invites four cloud firms to seek contracts for JEDI replacement system
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle deemed worthy
19 Nov 2021 22:30 | 12
Personal Tech
Magnanimous Apple will allow people to fix their iPhones using parts bought from its Self Service Repair program
Have fun with those Cupertino-set prices, friends
17 Nov 2021 21:33 | 40
Networks
Billion-dollar US broadband bonanza awaits Biden's blessing – what you need to know
Infrastructure bill brings $65bn to freshen up American internet
10 Nov 2021 01:57 | 25
Security
NSO fails once again to claim foreign sovereign immunity in WhatsApp spying lawsuit
US appeals court allows legal battle to resume, says it will be an 'easy case'
09 Nov 2021 00:53 | 27
Security
Ukrainian cuffed, faces extradition to US for allegedly orchestrating Kaseya ransomware infection
American, European officials announce raft of arrests, indictments, sanctions, rewards
08 Nov 2021 22:04 |
Updated
US Dept of Commerce sanctions NSO Group, Positive Technologies, other makers of snoopware
Yeah, that ought to do the trick
03 Nov 2021 20:50 | 24
Updated
Facebook ditches its creepy, controversial robot – yes, its facial-recognition AI
Social network is going to sit this one out until clear rules are formulated
02 Nov 2021 21:47 | 14
Personal Tech
In latest DMCA review, US Copyright Office eases rules on computer security research, right to repair
Game console fixes are limited – and there's no allowance for exploit tools
29 Oct 2021 00:07 | 12
Security
Yet again, Cream Finance skimmed by crooks: $130m in crypto assets stolen
Third time's the unlucky charm for loan outfit
28 Oct 2021 19:59 | 16
Updated
Amazon warehouse workers in New York to labor watchdog: We want our union vote
Unions face test on Staten Island after defeat in Bessemer, Alabama
25 Oct 2021 23:18 | 15
Opinion
Online harms don’t need dangerous legislation, they need a spot of naval action
It worked on Jolly Roger, it can work on ProudWhiteGuy66373
25 Oct 2021 09:29 | 142
Networks
It's 'near-impossible to escape persistent surveillance' by American ISPs, says FTC
Watchdog finds dubious data gathering, illusory solicitations for consent
22 Oct 2021 19:52 | 22
Science
Theranos blood-test machine demos for VIPs rigged to hide any failures, court told
Error messages effectively piped to /dev/null, it is alleged
21 Oct 2021 01:15 | 45
Security
Uncle Sam to clip wings of Pegasus-like spyware – sorry, 'intrusion software' – with proposed export controls
Surveillance tech faces trade limits as America syncs policy with treaty obligations
20 Oct 2021 22:09 | 18
Personal Tech
There are 875 million good reasons why the paperless office won't happen soon
UK Cabinet Office organises latest print hardware and supplies mega framework
18 Oct 2021 11:29 | 37
Security
Client-side content scanning as an unworkable, insecure disaster for democracy
Hopefully we're still listening to experts
15 Oct 2021 00:35 | 62
Legal
Amazon India accused of copying merchant products and juicing search results to sell its own knockoffs
Report claims documents show employees abusing access
13 Oct 2021 22:01 | 14
Personal Tech
Tobacco giants don't get to decide who does research on smoking. Why does Facebook get to dictate studies?
Boffins tell US lawmakers social media titans cannot be trusted to police themselves
29 Sep 2021 01:43 | 26
Security
Suex to be you: Feds sanction cryptocurrency exchange for handling payments from 8+ ransomware variants
Russia-based biz targeted in Uncle Sam's crack down on cyber-extortion
21 Sep 2021 19:59 | 9
On-Prem
Consultants' eyes light up as UK.gov dangles £4bn over 6 years for 'large-scale digital transformation programmes'
Phrase is catnip for software market
17 Sep 2021 13:45 | 9
Databases
UK Cabinet Office calls off its search for a 'partner' in Whitehall SaaS ERP migration
'This is not the outcome you were hoping for,' bidders told
16 Sep 2021 10:00 | 3
Analysis
Sort-of Epic win as judge kills Apple ban on apps linking to outside payment systems
Games maker weakens iGiant's control over iOS, loses its antitrust claims
10 Sep 2021 20:48 | 37
Security
Singapore adds a third bug bounty program – this time to fortify government digital services
HackerOne gets the gig
01 Sep 2021 04:14 |
Software
Thief milks CREAM Finance for $18m+ in cryptocurrency after spotting security bug
Reentrancy attack siphoned off millions
31 Aug 2021 00:59 | 5
Applications
'Unicorn' startup CEO faked sales figures, deals to trick investors, prosecutors claim
Co-founder of mobile dev biz HeadSpin Manish Lachwani charged with fraud
26 Aug 2021 23:35 | 18
Security
ProxyLogon flaw, evil emails, SQL injections used to open backdoors on Windows boxes
Multi-use toolkit deployed on victims' networks across Asia, North America
25 Aug 2021 19:50 |
Security
38 million records exposed by misconfigured Microsoft Power Apps. Redmond's advice? RTFM
Low-code platform comes with high expectations that folks understand security
23 Aug 2021 20:17 | 31
Personal Tech
Epic lawsuit's latest claims: Google slipped tons of cash to game devs, Android makers to cement Play store dominance
Read the allegations web giant tried to keep secret from the public
20 Aug 2021 20:26 | 47
Personal Tech
WhatsApp pulls plug on Taliban helpline, shuts down official-looking accounts
Terrorists' complaint service a bridge too far for encrypted chat biz
18 Aug 2021 01:11 | 32
Bootnotes
SpaceX Starship struts its stack to show it has the right stuff
Combined with its Super Heavy booster, Starship stood briefly as the tallest rocket yet
07 Aug 2021 10:26 | 89
Security
US 'dropped the ball' on security by going it alone claims Huawei US CSO
Where there's a will, there's Huawei
06 Aug 2021 00:13 | 30
Security
Russia tells UN it wants vast expansion of cybercrime offenses, plus network backdoors, online censorship
And said entirely with a straight face, too
03 Aug 2021 20:15 | 38
Personal Tech
Euro watchdog will try to extract $900m from Amazon for breaking data privacy laws
You miss every shot you don't take, we guess
30 Jul 2021 22:33 | 44
On-Prem
UK celebrates 25 years of wasteful, 'underperforming' government IT projects
National Audit Office's scathing report blames fails on lack of experience
23 Jul 2021 09:15 | 116
Personal Tech
Biden order calls for net neutrality, antitrust action, ISP competition – and right to repair your own damn phone
Market dominance of tech giants in President's cross-hairs
09 Jul 2021 19:45 | 77
Offbeat
Gov.UK vows to chop red tape in the digital sector. What could possibly go wrong?
Answers on a postcard below
07 Jul 2021 07:45 | 45
Devops
Good guy Russia gives enterprises, cloud platforms a free brute-force security test using Kubernetes clusters
Thanks, Vlad, for the cyber-check-up and the containerization case study
01 Jul 2021 21:35 | 7
Feature
Who in America is standing up to privacy-bothering facial-recognition tech? Maine is right now leading the pack
'This technology is too dangerous to be regulated, it shouldn’t be used at all'
01 Jul 2021 00:06 | 16
Security
UK Cabinet Office's spending on cybersecurity training rises by 500% in a year
No indication any of it went on preventing theft of CCTV footage, though, eh Matt?
29 Jun 2021 15:45 | 23
Networks
Post-lunch snooze plans dashed as the UK tests its Emergency Alerts... again
Maybe turn your phone off if you don't fancy a 'loud, siren-like noise'
22 Jun 2021 11:45 | 44
Applications
Amazon notices Apple, Google cutting app store commission rates, follows suit
Keeps small-time devs on the reservation with AWS credits, too
18 Jun 2021 20:37 | 12
Offbeat
Wanted: Brexit grand fromage. £120k a year. Perks? Hmmmm…
Successful applicant must 'change existing thinking', which is odd as it's all been going so well up to now
18 Jun 2021 11:25 | 107
Personal Tech
Amazon says it's all social media's fault for letting fake review schemes thrive
Won't someone else save us from our policies and our decision to forego editorial control?
17 Jun 2021 00:04 | 36
Security
School teacher accused of pocketing $1m+ in insider trading using tips from Silicon Valley pal
One of six guys charged over Infinera, Fortinet securities
16 Jun 2021 20:20 | 10
Applications
Biden cancels Trump's bans on TikTok, WeChat, other Chinese apps
But executive order expands on supply chain security initiative with call for evidence-based vetting of technology
10 Jun 2021 01:07 | 10
Personal Tech
Tiananmen Square Tank Man vanishes from Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo, other search engines – even in America
Coincidentally, it's the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 massacre in Beijing
04 Jun 2021 21:26 | 113
Security
Supreme Court narrows Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Misusing access not quite the same as breaking in
We'll explain everything for you
03 Jun 2021 20:45 | 22
Applications
Oracle accused of eating software maker's lunch with hostile hiring, trade secret theft
CentralSquare says Big Red raided it for key staff
03 Jun 2021 00:28 | 7
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