Business
Having survived an initial court challenge, California's net neutrality law is having its first tangible effects on consumers and their internet service providers. But those consumers may not be so pleased with the results.
Mar 19, 2021
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Business
Australia's competition regulator on Tuesday delayed for three months its decision on Google's plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion despite the European Union giving conditional approval to the deal.
Dec 22, 2020
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Business
The European Union on Thursday approved Google's plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion after it promised to restrict user data and ensure Android phones work with other wearable devices for at least 10 ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Business
Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake.
Jul 10, 2020
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Security
In early April, the German government announced that it was working on a voluntary smartphone app using Bluetooth to trace possible chains of COVID-19 contagion.
Apr 10, 2020
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Telecom
U.S. regulators have proposed fining the four major U.S. phone companies more than $200 million combined for improperly disclosing customers' real-time location to other companies.
Feb 28, 2020
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Security
Exploiting a vulnerability in the mobile communication standard LTE, also known as 4G, researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum can impersonate mobile phone users. Consequently, they can book fee-based services in their name ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Internet
A Ukrainian security researcher reported finding a database with the names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users—nearly all U.S.-based—on the open internet. That data was likely harvested ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Internet
Whistleblowers and digital pioneers have long been sounding the alarm about abuses of our privacy online.
Nov 8, 2019
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Internet
Twitter on Tuesday apologized after "inadvertently" using phone numbers and email addresses for advertising even though the personal data was provided for account security.
Oct 9, 2019
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