Global Pressure Mounts for Apple as Brazilian Court Demands iOS Sideloading Within 90 Days

Apple argues sideloading threatens security, while users demand more choice. With global market pressure rising, will iOS open up to third-party apps? Continue reading Global Pressure Mounts for Apple as Brazilian Court Demands iOS Sideloading Within 90 Days

Brazil Data Regulator Bans Meta From Mining Data to Train AI Models

Brazil’s national data protection authority has determined that Meta cannot use data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence.
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New CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via Malicious PDFs

By Deeba Ahmed
The CHAVECLOAK banking Trojan employs PDFs, ZIP downloads, DLL sideloading, and deceptive pop-ups to target Brazil’s unsuspecting banking users financial sector. 
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Facial Scanning by Burger King in Brazil

In 2000, I wrote: “If McDonald’s offered three free Big Macs for a DNA sample, there would be lines around the block.”

Burger King in Brazil is almost there, offering discounts in exchange for a facial scan. From a marketing video:

“At the end of the year, it’s Friday every day, and the hangover kicks in,” a vaguely robotic voice says as images of cheeseburgers glitch in and out over fake computer code. “BK presents Hangover Whopper, a technology that scans your hangover level and offers a discount on the ideal combo to help combat it.” The stunt runs until January 2nd…

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