FTC holds alcohol delivery app Drizly and its CEO liable for lax data security before 2020 hack
The order makes the unusual move in specifically naming the company's CEO and could signal a more aggressive FTC on privacy matters.
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Australia launches program to curb stalkerware
The initial program will help 30,000 survivors. The use of stalkerware has increased during the pandemic.
Food-delivery fraudsters deploy hacked accounts, stolen credit card info to skim from orders
The grifters advertise their food delivery payment services on Telegram.
Signal issues workaround for Iran’s ban of messaging app
The Android version of the chat app will soon have the capability to bypass the Iran's block on traffic, Signal says.
More Chinese apps attract a ban from a presidential administration on the way out
President Donald Trump's executive order against Alipay, WeChat Pay and other Chinese apps won't take effect for 45 days — more than two weeks after Joe Biden…
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Another ‘Minecraft’ lesson for kids: Beware of deceitful adware apps
More than 20 "mods" recently available in the Google Play Store didn't do much for "Minecraft" at all, and instead displayed ads "in an extremely intrusive manner,"…
Apple says iOS anti-tracking feature is still on the way, also takes shot at Facebook
The App Tracking Transparency (ATT) technology will arrive in early 2021, an Apple executive said Thursday while charging that Facebook wants to "collect as much as possible"…
TikTok, WeChat survive in US app stores — one with a deal, the other with a judge’s help
The updates come amid ongoing questions about the White House's alleged national security concerns.
Lame-duck versions of TikTok and WeChat are definitely a problem, security experts say
The Trump administration's restrictions on Americans' abilities to update Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat could degrade user security further, experts say.
Syrian government surveillance campaign turns to spreading malware in coronavirus apps
In a long-running surveillance campaign, coronavirus is just the latest disguise for malicious spyware applications.
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