Perhaps we wasted energy achieving privacy concessions, when we should have been building a more foundational critique of the power of big tech For privacy activists, 2021 brings one big victory after another. First, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced in March that it would stop tracking individual users as they roam from site …
Facebook is pushing a mysterious and aggressive ‘privacy update’ on WhatsApp users. Here’s why It’s the messaging app that connects a quarter of the world’s population, but many Americans still have haven’t heard of WhatsApp. That’s because most phone plans in the United States provide a standard flat rate for texting that allows people to …
The police cyber crime squad and IT forensic experts are investigating the ransomware attack by Avaddon New South Wales Labor has warned its members their data could be posted online as early as Saturday after the organisation was targeted by a ransomware attack and the hacker group’s deadline passed. On 5 May, NSW Labor’s systems …
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With comedy venues – hit hard by the pandemic – reopening in England and Scotland, NextUp’s Sarah Henley argues that online audiences are key to the industry’s future Telling jokes to live audiences over Zoom has offered an alternative for standup comics since comedy clubs shut last year. It has also presented them with a …
Controversial changes aim to allow small businesses to upload catalogues, letting users buy goods without leaving WhatsApp WhatsApp’s new terms of service: what you need to know On Saturday, WhatsApp will finally begin to force users to accept its controversial new terms of service, almost half a year after it first announced plans to do …
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What are the changes, why are they controversial, and how are they linked to Facebook? WhatsApp to force users to accept changes to terms of service The company wants to launch a range of features for businesses to make WhatsApp a place where users not only chat with friends, but also shop, plan and organise …
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IT systems shut down and some medical appointments cancelled after attempt to access data Ireland’s state health services provider has shut all its IT systems and cancelled some medical appointments after what it described as a “significant ransomware attack” overnight caused widespread disruption. Paul Reid, the Health Service Executive chief executive, told RTÉ there had …
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Parcel centre to open in Doncaster and fulfilment centres in Gateshead, Swindon, Dartford and Hinckley Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Amazon is creating 10,000 permanent jobs in the UK as the company bolsters its workforce in response to the pandemic boom in online shopping. The company, which has also announced that …
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Value of bookings for San Francisco-based firm up 52% year on year to $10.3bn in first quarter Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Airbnb has reported a surge in bookings as coronavirus restrictions are eased in some countries. The value of bookings made by holidaymakers shot up 52% year on year to …
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Cyber criminals have attacked solar power firms, water treatment plants and police departments in attempts to extort money The wider American public was afforded an unwanted glimpse into the Wild West world of ransomware this week, after a cyber attack crippled Colonial Pipeline, causing fuel shortages across the eastern seaboard and states of emergency to …
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