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SCOTUS Will Hear A Challenge That Could Lead To TikTok Ban

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court confirmed it would review whether a federal law that could ban or force a sale of TikTok is unconstitutional, ArsTechnica reported.  The announcement came just one day after TikTok and its owner ByteDance petitioned SCOTUS for a temporary injunction to halt the ban until the high court could consider what TikTok claimed is “a massive

Meta Fined $263M Over 2018 Security Breach

Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook security breach that affected millions of user, which the company disclosed back in September 2018, TechCrunch reported. The penalty, issued on Tuesday by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) enforcing the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), is far from being the largest GDPR fine

Appeals Court Upholds Ban of TikTok

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that TikTok can be banned in the U.S. over national security concerns, upholding a federal law requiring the popular social media app to shed its Chinese ownership to keep operating, The Wall Street Journal reported. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said Congress has the

FCC Bans U.S. Sales Of Huawei And ZTE Over Security Concerns

Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Hytera and Dahua all sell telecommunications equipment and video surveillance technology into the United States, but many of their future security cams and radio hardware will no longer be welcome, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, the Federal Communications Commission has just announced it will no longer authorize some of their equipment - which is a

Microsoft Introduces Microsoft Defender – A 365 Online Security App

Microsoft introduced its Microsoft Defender. It is a new Microsoft 365 online security app for you and your family. Everyone deserves to feel safe online. Securing your personal data and devices is more challenging than ever, increasing malicious threats, more time online, and many connected personal devices can leave us feeling vulnerable. It’s time for online security that provides simplified

Ukraine picks up six hackers behind Clop ransomware

It’s been a rough spell for hackers, one was just extradited from Mexico to face charges in California for a DDoS attack on the city of Santa Cruz.  Now six members of a group responsible for the Clop ransomware were picked up in a raid in the Ukraine. It is not clear if these were all the members behind it

MJR Digital Cinemas has upgraded, but what’s wrong with this picture?

Despite the ever-increasing tab at the box office, we all, or most of us, enjoy seeing an occasional movie on the big screen. There are just some flicks that lend themselves to the immersive experience.  The good news is theaters around the country have been upgrading recently – improved seating and digital systems along with a wider selection of (overpriced)