[ad_1] The company won’t have much choice but to respond. The Russian agency said it would treat continued promotion as “interference in the sovereign affairs” of the country and consider Google a “hostile influence” ostensibly bent on obstructing elections. Officials would have the “right to an adequate reaction,” Roskomnadzor said. We’ve asked Google for comment. […]
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China’s official digital currency is nearly ready
[ad_1] It’ll rely on a two-tier split, with the People’s Bank on top and commercial banks below, ostensibly to help deal with the sheer size of China’s economy and population. Also, it won’t rely entirely on the blockchain that forms the backbone of cryptocurrencies. It just couldn’t deliver the throughput needed for retail, Changchun said. […]
Some robocall blockers sent private data without permission
[ad_1] Some companies have responded. Truecaller told TechCrunch that it fixed data transmissions through an app update, while the TrapCall team changed its privacy policy after Hastings got in touch with Apple. Hiya said it didn’t transmit personal info, but was “strengthening our privacy even further” by ensuring that it didn’t send device data without […]
NYC fire department loses hard drive with over 10,000 medical records
[ad_1] Data breaches normally entail online intrusions these days, but New York City’s fire department is dealing with a classic problem: the physical storage is simply gone. FDNY has warned that an employee’s personal hard drive went missing last March, potentially exposing the medical records of 10,253 patients treated by emergency services between 2011 and […]
Huawei unveils its Android backup plan
[ad_1] Two sizes, but no headphone jack.Samsung reveals the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ Say hello to two new Galaxy Note phones. The Note 10 is a little smaller (6.3 inches) than last year’s model, while the Note 10+ is a little bigger (6.8 inches). However, both come with new gesture controls, lack of […]
Visa Checkout to shut down in 2020
[ad_1] The search giant confirmed to 9to5 Google that Visa is migrating to a new solution based on EMV SRC. Such a move would allow Visa customers to use a newly expanded Visa Token system, which secures sensitive user information (such as account numbers and credit card expiration dates) with a digital identifier. That way, […]
Car2go will raise hourly rates by up to a third
[ad_1] Car2go just became slightly less viable as a replacement for owning a personal ride. The rental service has introduced a variable-rate pricing system that, for all intents and purposes, will raise prices for customers starting on September 9th. The… [ad_2] Source link
ActionDash 4.0 lets you set a schedule for ‘focus mode’
[ad_1] ActionDash 4.0’s focus mode schedules allow you to configure when focus mode automatically engages. ActionDash takes care of the rest. In my case, schedules ensure I have a social media free wake up each day and I don’t scratch ‘digital itches’ Monday-Friday during work hours. pic.twitter.com/lgvHtSkU14 — Chris Lacy (@chrismlacy) August 7, 2019 You […]
Discord’s ‘Go Live’ lets gamers stream to up to 10 people
[ad_1] Almost two years ago, the gaming chat app unveiled video chat and screen share features for up to 10 people. The highly-requested features helped lure the gaming community from apps like Skype and TeamSpeak. As Polygon noted, the Go Live feature is an extension of Discord’s screen sharing feature — but can only be […]
Group dating service 3Fun exposed data for 1.5 million users
[ad_1] While that data would be sensitive in most any context, it could be particularly damaging with an app like 3Fun. An attacker could have used the info for extortion, scams or stalking knowing that many of the victims might be hesitant to let this knowledge escape into the wild. The consequences wouldn’t necessarily be […]