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Following the defeat of a Senate amendment that would have banned warrantless browser data access, a coalition of companies are taking the fight to the Ho...

Facebook Beefs Up Messenger Security

Facebook has announced significant new measures to increase the security of Messenger, as well as combat predators and scammers....

TSMC Cuts Off Huawei Following US Factory Announcement

TSMC has stopped taking chip orders from Huawei following its plans to open a US factory. TSMC made...

TikTok Accused of Violating Child Privacy—Again

TikTok is in hot water yet again, with consumer groups accusing the social media company of violating child privacy....

Microsoft May Have Been Right About Thunderbolt Amid Security Concerns

A researcher has discovered seven critical security vulnerabilities with Thunderbolt that impact Windows, Linux and, to a lesser extent, macOS....

‘Fool Me Once…’ — Clearview AI Promises to End Private Contracts

Clearview AI has promised it will end all contracts with private companies in the face of public backlash and lawsuits....

Zoom Buys Keybase, Secure Messaging and File-Sharing Provider

Zoom has acquired Keybase, the popular secure messaging and file-sharing provider in its ongoing attempt to improve its security....

US Assets Could Be Pulled From UK Over Huawei Deal

The US is reviewing its military and intelligence assets in the UK and may pull them out following the UK’s decision to use Huawei....

Senators Will Introduce Coronavirus Data Privacy Bill

A group of senators will introduce legislation to help protect consumer privacy as companies focus on using data to help combat COVID-19....

Mozilla Unveils Email Aliases With Firefox Private Relay

Mozilla has announced it is working on Private Relay, an email alias generating service designed to protect user privacy....

Microsoft Blames Security For Lack of Thunderbolt, Removable RAM on Surface Devices

Microsoft has blamed an unlikely target for Surface devices not having Thunderbolt ports or removable RAM: security....

FCC Goes After Telecoms With Ties to China

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has thrown down the gauntlet, going after telecom companies that have strong ties to Beijing....

Mozilla Raising Firefox Bug Bounties

Mozilla has announced it is raising the bug bounties it pays for Firefox to $10,000. Bug bounties...

Should Apple and Google CEOs Be Personally Responsible For Coronavirus Tracking App Privacy?

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....

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