YouTube moderation bots will start issuing warnings, 24-hour bans social media Article 411 words 10 votes
Never-before-seen malware is nuking data in Russia’s courts and mayors’ offices. CryWiper masquerades as ransomware, but its real purpose is to permanently destroy data. security.cyber Article 696 words 12 votes
Elon Musk bans remote work at Twitter, warns staff of “dire” economic outlook social media Article 680 words 16 votes
Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; “tricking people not OK,” Musk says social media Article 792 words 25 votes
Two US senators propose ban on data caps, blasting ISPs for “predatory” limits Article 659 words 18 votes
Researchers devise iPhone malware that runs even when device is turned off security Article 655 words 6 votes
Google drops FLoC after widespread opposition, pivots to “Topics API” plan google privacy browsers Article 787 words 16 votes
Hark back to the late 1990s with this re-creation of the dialup Internet experience internet Article 645 words, published Jan 14 2022 6 votes
After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful apple google Article 769 words 34 votes
Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was hacked for five years privacy security Article 944 words 27 votes
US phone companies must now block carriers that didn’t meet FCC robocall deadline Article 886 words 18 votes
Facebook paid FTC $4.9B more than required to shield Mark Zuckerberg, lawsuit alleges facebook privacy social media Article 985 words 11 votes
US FTC: Facebook was bad at business, so it “illegally bought or buried” competition facebook Article 518 words 14 votes
Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google security google facebook Article 1682 words 28 votes
California’s ambitious fiber-Internet plan approved unanimously by legislature internet Article 941 words 13 votes
US Consumer Product Safety Commission sues Amazon, citing over 400,000 hazardous products sold through its "Fulfilled by Amazon" program amazon Article 961 words 12 votes
Judge tears Florida’s social media law to shreds for violating First Amendment social media facebook Article 1547 words 16 votes
Amazon devices in the US will automatically join the Amazon Sidewalk mesh network and start sharing internet with neighbors on June 10th, unless opted out internet privacy security amazon.sidewalk Article 882 words, published May 29 2021 30 votes
Supreme Court reins in definition of crime under controversial hacking law Article 1725 words 12 votes
Florida has passed an unconstitutional law to allow suing and fining social media companies (except ones that also own theme parks) for censoring users or de-platforming politicians social media Article 1637 words 20 votes
96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5 facebook apple privacy ios.14 Article 410 words 35 votes
Apple sued for terminating account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos apple amazon Article 633 words 15 votes
Comcast nightmare: Six months without Internet despite $5,000 payment internet Article 1494 words 12 votes
Google-free /e/ OS is now selling preloaded phones in the US, starting at $380 android google Article 737 words 14 votes
Gab removes their public Git repository after it reveals their developers adding (and struggling to fix) basic security issues that led to a 70GB data leak social media security Article 672 words 12 votes
ADT employee covertly accessed about 200 security cameras he installed to spy on people having sex privacy security.home Article 472 words 9 votes
Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service internet.satellite Article 471 words 13 votes
WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using the app facebook social media privacy Article 545 words 28 votes
iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages apple Article 300 words, published Dec 15 2020 6 votes
The story of 1987's Acorn Archimedes, the first production ARM/RISC-based personal computer Article 1118 words 9 votes
The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore security Article 898 words 9 votes
SpaceX Starlink beta users provide first impressions and unboxing pictures internet.satellite Article 1055 words 10 votes
Everything we know so far about the mysterious and confusing deal between TikTok, Oracle, and Walmart social media Article 1915 words 4 votes
Online voting is much more difficult to do securely, and a fundamental problem with the concept is that most voters won't be able to understand whether it's secure or not security Article 21 votes
Requiring a Facebook account for Oculus VR is bad for users, devs, and competition facebook privacy social media Article 1566 words 17 votes