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In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Senator Josh Hawley wants both CEOs to take personal responsibility for customer privacy....

Zoom Will Allow Hosts to Report Users

In its ongoing efforts to beef up security, Zoom is preparing to allow hosts to report participants who misbehave....

TikTok Adds Family Pairing to Help Protect Children

TikTok has launched Family Pairing, a new feature designed to give parents more control over their children’s accounts....

Zoom to Allow Paid Customers to Route Their Data

Beginning April 18, Zoom will allow paid subscribers to choose which region their data is routed through....

Apple and Google Working Together on Contact Tracing Tech

Apple has announced it is working with Google on contact tracing technology in an effort to stop the spread of the pandemic....

Twitter Disables User Control of Advertising Data

Twitter took a big step backward in its efforts to protect user privacy, eliminating user control over data used for...

Coming or Going? In the Encryption Debate, U.S. Government Doesn’t Know

Senator Blumenthal has issued a call for the FTC to investigate Zoom’s security, illustrating a schism within the government over the issue of encryption....

DHS: Zoom Responding to Security Concerns

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a memo in support of Zoom and the company’s efforts to improve its security....

WhatsApp Limiting Message Forwarding to Combat Misinformation

As tech companies continue to battle misinformation during the global crisis, WhatsApp has begun limiting message forwarding....

Zoom Pivots to Security Amid Ongoing Criticism

Zoom is taking drastic measures to improve its security and privacy amid crit...

SpaceX Employees Won’t Be Zooming Anywhere

SpaceX has banned its employees from using Zoom for communication, in the latest challenge the popular videoconferencing app is facing....

FBI Warns of ‘Zoom-Bombing’ As Videoconferencing Soars

The FBI is warning of ‘Zoom-bombing,’ where videoconferencing meetings are being hijacked by unwelcome participants....

Zoom Removes Facebook SDK From iOS Client

The latest Zoom update removes the Facebook SDK responsible for the app sharing data with Facebook, even if a user did not have a Facebook account....

U.S. Taking Measures to Limit Huawei’s Chip Supplies

U.S. officials are moving forward with plans to cut off Huawei’s chip supplies in an effort to blunt the company’s 5G dominance....

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