The deadline for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation compliance is fast approaching, resulting in increased searches for the acronym “GDPR” on Google’s search engine. This organic search increase has prompted companies like Adobe and IBM — which offer consulting services — to buy up search terms, driving up the price of keywords. Since …
If you value your privacy or live in an oppressive state, VPN apps give online users a solid way to circumvent restrictions and stay (somewhat) hidden on the web. But fans of the Opera VPN app for Android and iOS will have to find another service, as it’ll be shutting down at the end of …
Through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into effect across the European Union on May 25, the European Union is preparing to enforce a sweeping new data protection law that gives consumers much more control over how their personal details are used. Companies are scrambling to comply. Going forward, companies that sell goods …
The Firefox broswer maker has suspended all advertising activities on Facebook following the the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which has embroiled the popular social networking site. In a blog post announcing the move, Denelle Dixon, Mozilla’s chief business and legal officer, said: We understand that Facebook took steps to limit developer access to friends’ data beginning …
IT security researchers have discovered an android malware which aims at stealing personal data from Android devices, recording live calls and surrounding noises in order to blackmail the victim – Dubbed RedDrop by Wandera researchers, the malware was discovered in 53 applications on third-party app stores including calculators, image editors, languages teaching and space exploration apps. All …
Hackers broke into Tesla’s public cloud environment, gaining access to non-public Tesla data and stealing compute resources within the company’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment for cryptojacking, according to a new report from security firm RedLock. RedLock researchers immediately informed Tesla of the hack, and the vulnerabilities have been addressed, the report noted. The cybercriminals …
The EU in Brussels has warned Twitter and Facebook to give users more clarity about when they take down content and delete accounts to comply with Europe’s consumer protection laws. Social media platforms had been urged to change their terms and conditions to allow users to report incidents of scamming, have the right to take …
Following its iOS launch last December, Facebook’s Messenger Kids app is now available on Android. It’s like Messenger, except it comes with parent-friendly features like the ability to manage your child’s contact list, a registration process that’s independent of the social network, and persistent messages so you can keep an eye on conversations. There’s also …
Richard Kirkendall, CEO for the ICANN-accredited registrar, said on Twitter that the company is currently conducting an audit and plans on “contacting any affected customers directly” following the discovery of a misconfiguration issue on its nameservers. He went on to say that NameCheap has implemented a fix and that it’s a “high priority” for the …
After a year of preparations, the lawsuit that could determine the future of the driverless car goes to trial this week. It’s Waymo vs Uber in what may be one of the biggest tech trials of the year. Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is suing Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets …