Is Zoom the Next Huawei? ‘Puppet of Chinese,’ Say Critics

Zoom has been closing accounts of U.S. residents who are critical of the Chinese Communist Party.
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IBM Jumps on BLM Bus, Drops Failing Facial Biz

IBM has stopped work on facial recognition, because the technology risks “promoting discrimination and racial injustice.”
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Open Source Sucks, Says Ballsy Infosec Firm

Security bugs are exploding in open source software, claims a vulnerability management service.
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Who’s DDoSing Anti-Racism Groups?

In the days after George Floyd’s death, the websites of several black-rights groups have seen huge DDoS attacks.
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Zoom’s New Model is Making Heads Hurt

Zoom will be introducing end-to-end encryption. But if you were expecting it in the free tier, think again.
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NSA: Russia Hacking U.S. Firms, via Old Exim Flaw

The Russian state is breaking into companies, exploiting a vulnerability in an open-source email server.
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Is eBay Port Scanning Your PC? (Probably)

Using eBay causes your Windows PC’s ports to be scanned—personal data gets silently sent back to the mothership.
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Mom, You Can’t Post Pictures of My Child—Because GDPR

A grandmother is found guilty of violating GDPR—for posting photos of her grandchild without permission.
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Whistleblower Says Apple Built Secret Dossier on You, via Siri

Ex-Apple contractor doubles down on warning: Apple misusing audio recordings from the Siri voice assistant.
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11-Plus Supercomputers Hacked With Cryptominers

High-performance computers across Europe have been shut down to clear out malware infestations. There’s also evidence of attacks in the US.
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