[ad_1] The equipment for which Verizon’s biding its time will be able to receive 5G signals from transmitters that are much further away than current gear and routers can connect to, executive Ronan Dunne said (as reported by Light Reading). Once those devices are available, Verizon will be able to significantly expand the 5G Home […]
Category: Internet
India’s Supreme Court rules Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal
[ad_1] After more than 150 days, the blackout is the longest in the history of any democracy, according to digital rights group Access Now. Approximately 7 million people have been affected by the crackdown, which has caused strains on both people’s day-to-day lives and the region’s economy. “Freedom of Internet access is a fundamental right,” […]
Microsoft contractors reportedly reviewed Cortana clips on insecure PCs
[ad_1] According to a former contractor who spoke with The Guardian, the firm allowed workers to review both Cortana and Skype recordings from homes across Beijing while using a personal laptop. The contractor says they listened to “thousands” of interactions this way. Moreover, the Chrome web app they used to do their work required only […]
Homeland Security wants you to update your Firefox browser right now
[ad_1] Mozilla is “aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw.” In a statement provided to Engadget, a Mozilla spokesperson said, “on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 reported a vulnerability that was used as part of targeted attacks on a local network. We started shipping Firefox updates to address […]
'The New Facebook' design begins rolling out
[ad_1] The cleaner and faster desktop interface Facebook promised last year has started making its way to users, according to CNET. Facebook is reportedly giving a small percentage of people the chance to test the interface — lucky users will see a pop-up… [ad_2] Source link
Amazon calls PayPal’s $4 billion Honey browser add-on a ‘security risk’
[ad_1] In the warning it showed to buyers, Amazon wrote: “Honey tracks your private shopping behavior, collects data like your order history and items saved, and can read or change any of your data on any website you visit.” Politico’s Ryan Hutchins tweeted a screenshot of the warning and noted that that’s “how all browser […]
A closer look at Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘next decade’ manifesto
[ad_1] Generational Change Zuckerberg began with a section talking about how Facebook hasn’t “yet brought about the generational change in addressing important issues [he] had hoped for.” He goes on to say that many important institutions aren’t doing enough to address the issues facing young people. That includes climate change and the skyrocketing cost of […]
Microsoft releases a free tool to fight online child abuse
[ad_1] Project Artemis reviews text-based conversations and evaluates whether they could be considered grooming. It assigns a rating, and companies can use those ratings to flag conversations for review by human moderators. The project began in November 2018 at a Microsoft “360 Cross-Industry Hackathon.” Since then, Microsoft, The Meet Group, Roblox, Kik, Thorn and others […]
Google’s CES booth was more show than substance
[ad_1] And as usual, Google had a handful of enhancements to Assistant to announce, from making it easier to protect your privacy and natural language reading of websites to sticky notes and speed-dial contacts on Assistant smart displays. But despite the long lines to get on Google’s slide (where I lost my wallet in a […]
Bipartisan bill would give parents more power to protect their kids online
[ad_1] If Congress enacts the bill, online services, websites and apps will need to give parents the ability to delete any personal information related to their children. That’s a power that COPPA, in its current form, doesn’t provide parents. The legislation also aims to raise the age at which companies can collect data from an […]