Apple’s latest Mac operating system, MacOS Big Sur, is now available for download. The new OS, also called MacOS 11, is full of new and redesigned features that make for a better experience, including updates to Safari, Messages and Maps. Big Sur is also the first version of the OS to run on Apple’s new Macs with …
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Law enforcement aimed to make it harder for criminal hackers to cover their tracks on Tuesday. Europol, joined by the FBI and law enforcement agencies from Germany, the Netherlands and France, said they shut down a service favored by ransomware groups and other cybercriminals for hiding their identities, a VPN called Safe-Inet. The service, which hides its customers’ IP addresses …
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Facebook confirmed on Wednesday that users in the UK will shift over to the same user agreements the social network uses in California when the country parts way with the EU next year. Facebook’s current relationship with the UK, as with other EU countries, is managed through Ireland, where the company has its European headquarters. But as the country’s legal …
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Facebook is doubling down on its criticism of Apple with another ad claiming that the iPhone maker’s upcoming privacy changes to its mobile operating system will harm consumers by making “the internet much more expensive.” Apple announced several new privacy updates for iOS at its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this year, including a feature called App Tracking Transparency that would require people to opt …
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Facebook wants to participate in Fortnite maker Epic Games‘ high profile lawsuit against Apple, providing what it says is information about how the iPhone and iPad maker’s policies hurt other businesses. The move was revealed the same day Facebook launched a nationwide print ad campaign criticizing Apple’s privacy policies. “We think it’s really important that the court understand far reaching …
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Ireland’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday hit Twitter with a fine of 450,000 euros ($547,000) over GDPR violations. The fine is the result of a landmark decision by the regulator to penalize the social platform for violating Europe’s strict data protection law, which is likely the first of several that will target tech giants in the coming months and years. The …
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Uber was fined $59 million on Monday for failing to provide the California Public Utilities Commission with information on sexual assault cases and harassment claims among its drivers and riders. The ride-hailing company has 30 days to pay the fine and provide the information or it could lose its permit to operate in the state, according to the ruling. Uber …
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WhatsApp on Wednesday took issue with Apple’s requirement that companies submitting apps to the App Store highlight any user data they collect for its privacy labels. The Facebook-owned messaging service said the requirement is anti-competitive because you don’t see any labels for Apple’s iMessage service, since it’s preinstalled on iPhones, as previously reported by Axios. “Our teams have submitted our …
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With the next version of Chrome, Google is moving ahead with a plan to improve privacy and security by reining in some abilities of extensions used to customize the browser. The move had angered some developers who expected earlier it would cripple ad blockers. Manifest v3, the programming interface behind Google’s security plans, will arrive with Chrome 88 in mid-January, …
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Over the last three years, Google has received a surge in geofence warrant requests — a type of request that allows police to gather information on devices in a certain region. The company has also been complying with keyword warrants, which gives police information on anyone who’s looked up specific phrases on the search engine. But the public doesn’t know …
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