Collaborate Disseminate
Canada’s intent to ban the Flipper Zero wireless tool over car thefts is, on the one hand, an everyday example of poorly researched government action. But it may also be …read more Continue reading Canada Bans Flipper Zero Over What It Imagines It Does
The department has said no thanks to the Clearview AI platform, after an expose showing that officers had used it 475 times during a trial period alone. Continue reading LAPD Bans Facial Recognition, Citing Privacy Concerns
The official app store is taking on spy- and surveillance-ware, along with apps that could be used to mount political-influence campaigns. Continue reading Google Play Bans Stalkerware and ‘Misrepresentation’
Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE Corp have been designated national security threats by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), citing the companies’ close ties with the Chinese Communist Party and the military. The United States took a n… Continue reading US Now Considers Huawei and ZTE Threats to National Security
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department. Continue reading Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones
The Google Play apps violated the tech behemoth’s disruptive advertising policies. Continue reading Google Bans 600 Android Apps for Obnoxious Ads
File downloads like images or executables may not be delivered over HTTPS – even if they are available from an HTTPS website. Continue reading Google Chrome To Bar HTTP File Downloads
They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead. Continue reading Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping
After discovering a wide pattern of potentially malicious behavior in browser extensions, the two search giants are cracking down. Continue reading Google, Mozilla Ban Hundreds of Browser Extensions in Chrome, Firefox
State senators have issued proposals they say would encourage municipalities to upgrade their cyber-postures. Continue reading N.Y. Could Ban Cities from Paying Ransomware Attackers