As a virtual private network reviewer, one of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that no matter how clean a company’s code, how skilled its development team, how many transparency gestures it offers users — VPNs are still businesses based on asking us to trust what can’t be seen. We typically engage a VPN service …
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12 August
Mozilla cuts 25%, Xbox Series X hits in November without Halo Infinite
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12 August
Xbox Series X launches this November, without Halo Infinite
We finally know when we’ll see the next Xbox: Microsoft will launch the Xbox Series X this November. The tech giant revealed the month of launch on Tuesday, having previously promised a 2020 holiday season time frame, although there’s still no word on pricing. We may also have a firmer date: The packaging on an unreleased Series X controller tells retailers not to …
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12 August
Apparently you’ll share your data to stop coronavirus
Beyond the masks, distancing and the development of an eventual vaccine, the novel coronavirus is being fought on the streets with data: Who has it and who have they been in contact with? But people are pushing back on the idea of contact tracing in an era when many of us have had enough of the ways technology tracks us. Now what? …
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12 August
Samsung gave the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra new stylus tricks. Here’s how they work
The Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra are getting some fancy new S Pen tricks. Samsung first added gesture controls with the launch of last year’s Galaxy Note 10, but they were somewhat limited. With the Note 20, you’re getting more gestures for actions including going back to the home screen, switching between apps and even triggering Smart Select, the …
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12 August
Homeland Security details new tools for extracting device data at US borders
Travelers heading to the US have many reasons to be cautious about their devices when it comes to privacy. A report released Thursday from the Department of Homeland Security provides even more cause for concern about how much data border patrol agents can pull from your phones and computers. In a Privacy Impact Assessment dated July 30, the DHS detailed its …
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12 August
Peacock unanswered questions: Amazon and Roku apps, 4K, profiles, downloads, new movies and more
NBCUniversal’s Peacock has arrived. After a limited rollout for Comcast customers in April, the new streaming service expanded to everyone across the US on July 15. Similar to HBO Max‘s launch in May, however, there are plenty of big questions remaining and a number of major features that are still missing nearly a month later. Here are a few of …
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12 August
Uber and Lyft threaten to halt service in California if forced to reclassify drivers
Uber and Lyft both said on Wednesday that if California forces them to classify their drivers as employees, they’ll suspend operations in the state. The announcements come after a California judge ruled Monday to place an injunction on the two companies that would require them to follow state law and reclassify their drivers. “If the court doesn’t reconsider, then in …
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12 August
Facebook, Google, Twitter team up on election security ahead of RNC and DNC
This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Tech giants in the US are continuing to meet regularly to work together on protecting their platforms ahead of the 2020 presidential election. In a joint statement released Wednesday, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Reddit, Microsoft, Verizon, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Wikimedia Foundation said they’re countering …
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12 August
PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade won’t be free for current Control owners
If you bought 2019 action game Control on PS4 or Xbox One and were planning to replay the game on PS5 or Xbox Series X, you won’t be getting the next-gen enhancements for free, developer Remedy revealed on Wednesday. The free next-gen upgrade applies only to the Ultimate Edition of the game, which will be available on consoles on Sept. …
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