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Earlier this week, The Intercept evaluated the best instant messaging clients from the privacy standpoint. The list included Facebook’s WhatsApp, Google’s Allo, and Signal — three apps that employ end-to-end encryption. One popular name that was missi… Continue reading Why You Should Stop Using Telegram Right Now
From an Associated Press report:An online petition seeking a second referendum on a British exit from the Europe Union has drawn more than 1.6 million names, a measure of the extraordinary divisiveness of Thursday’s vote to leave the 28-nation bloc. Th… Continue reading Web Petition For 2nd EU Referendum Draws Huge Interest
Apple doesn’t like collecting your data. This is one of iPhone maker’s biggest selling points. But this approach has arguably acted as a major roadblock for Apple in its AI and bots efforts. With iOS 10, the latest version of company’s mobile operating… Continue reading Apple Won’t Collect Your Data For Its AI Services Unless You Let It
Karl Bode, writing for DSLReport:Netflix will soon let users download and store videos locally, according to Penthera (a Pittsburgh-based firm that focuses on delivery of HD media to mobile devices by storing content on the recipient device) COO Dan Ta… Continue reading Netflix to Soon Let Users Download Videos, Says Report
According to a report on TorrentFreak, an elaborate piracy phishing operating is tageting US ISPs and subscribers. Scammers are reportedly masquerading as anti-piracy company IP-Echelon and rightholders such as Lionsgate to send fake DMCA notices and s… Continue reading Piracy Phishing Scam Targets US ISPs and Subscribers
A bill that was proposed recently in the Russian Duma to make cryptographic backdoors mandatory in all messaging apps, has passed. Patrick Howell O’Neill, reports for DailyDot:A massive surveillance bill is now on its way to becoming law in Russia. The… Continue reading Russia Lawmakers Pass Spying Law That Requires Encryption Backdoors, Call Surveillance
An anonymous reader cites a CNET report:Net neutrality advocates demand action. Representatives from Fight the Future, the Center for Media Justice and Free Press on Friday hand-delivered a 6-foot tall package containing 100,000 letters of complaint to… Continue reading Net Neutrality Advocates To FCC: Put the Kibosh On Internet Freebies
As the world makes peace with the news that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, people in the UK are increasingly trying to figure out what this means. Google noted on Twitter late Thursday that “What is the EU?” was the second to… Continue reading In the Aftermath Of Brexit, British Google About Irish Passport, Meaning Of EU, and Why it All Happened
As the world makes peace with the news that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, people in the UK are increasingly trying to figure out what this means. Google noted on Twitter late Thursday that “What is the EU?” was the second to… Continue reading In the Aftermath Of Brexit, Brits Google About Irish Passport, Meaning Of EU, and Why it All Happened
Joseph Cox, reporting for Motherboard:Defense teams across the US have been trying to get access to a piece of malware the FBI used to hack visitors of a child pornography site. None have been successful at obtaining all of the malware’s code, and the … Continue reading FBI Is Classifying Its Tor Browser Exploit Because ‘National Security’