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Several tech companies are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that would prevent the FBI from obtaining people's browser history without a warrant. The tech companies include: Mozilla, Reddit, Twitter, and Patreon. Mozilla Corporation, Engine, Reddit, Inc., Reform Government Surveillance, Twitter, i2Coalition, and Patreon sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Chairman of
Earlier this month, Google and Apple announced a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As you may have expected, people had questions about how that contact tracing technology would work. In response, Apple and Google released a Frequently Asked Questions PDF with more information.
Three big browser makers are now blocking the use of a root certificate that Kazakhstan's government had used to intercept internet traffic. According to Ars Technica, Khazakhstan reportedly said it halted the use of the certificate. Ars Technica reported that the actions taken by Google, Mozilla, and Apple could protect users who already installed it or prevent future use of
Amazon is now allowing people who use Alexa to opt-out of human review of their voice recordings, Bloomberg has reported. This comes after a researcher revealed that some of Google's Assistant recordings had been listened to by human contractors, and people started to become concerned about what other voice activated assistants do with recorded speech. A new policy took effect
You've probably seen images of celebrities who have used FaceApp to see what they will look like when they are older. Before you give FaceApp a try, you should be aware of concerns about what the app could be doing with people's photos. The Guardian spoke with the FaceApp CEO, Yaroslav Goncharov, who said that only a single picture specifically
Good news for Mac users who had Zoom installed on their computers! TechCrunch reported that Apple has released a silent update for Mac users that removes a vulnerable component in Zoom. The update does not require any user interaction and is deployed automatically. Apple often pushes silent signature updates to Macs to thwart known malware – similar to an anti-malware
Have you used Zoom for web conferencing, podcasting, or anything else? Be aware that there is a vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client that can enable your camera without your permission. Uninstalling Zoom does not fix the problem. Jonathan Leitschuh posted a very detailed article on Medium explaining the situation. In short, the vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client allowed