The expected thing happened: Google is acquiring Fitbit for $2.1 billion. What this all means, well… depends on who you are. Fitbit? Google? The wearer of a Fitbit or a Wear OS watch? Google’s hardware head, Rick Osterloh, confirmed the news Friday morning and also directly confirmed that there are Made by Google wearables to …
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“NordVPN gives you peace of mind each time you use public Wi-Fi, access personal and work accounts on the road, or want to keep your browsing history to yourself.” That’s just a small sample of the many advantages touted on the homepage of NordVPN, one of the best-known commercial providers of virtual private networking services, or VPNs. VPNs have grown …
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Apple on Monday released iOS 13.2 shortly after announcing the new AirPods Pro, the biggest upgrade to AirPods ($100 at Amazon) we’ve seen. Included in the mobile software update are new features that give you the ability to opt into sharing your Siri recordings with Apple and delete recordings from Apple’s server. In July, Apple admitted it had been storing and listening to users’ …
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With the blink of an eye, Google’s Pixel 4 (and Pixel 4 XL) accomplished something that no other significant Android phone-maker has. It finally caught up to iPhone’s Face ID — a biometric unlocking feature that Apple popularized two years ago — to unlock the phone and buy things with a scan of your face. Now that a secure version exists …
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NordVPN, a popular virtual private network, said Monday it was the victim of a data breach in 2018. The company said that so far the impact from the hack was minor, but it plans on upping its security efforts. The VPN company released details on Monday of the March 2018 data breach, reported earlier by TechCrunch. An unauthorized user accessed a …
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai worries a patchwork of local and state regulations on internet technologies could hurt the competitiveness of the US in the tech sector. Speaking at the WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Monday, Pai made the case for harmonizing regulation among federal and state and local governments. He said that entrepreneurs and innovators not …
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The UK government announced Wednesday that it ‘s scrapping the introduction of a nationwide porn block that would have required people to prove their age by submitting identification before viewing adult content online. The porn block was a key part of the 2017 Digital Economy Act, and was designed to protect minors from being able to access adult content. It …
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If you had a Yahoo account any time between 2012 and 2016, you can now take part in a class action settlement to compensate you for losses. Over several years, hackers were able to gain access to Yahoo user accounts, and steal private emails, calendars and contacts in at least three separate attacks. The breaches ranged in scope from two …
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Google’s new Pixel 4 phone includes a motion sensor, allowing people to make commands through simple swipes through the air. It’s powered by radar on the front of the phone that can detect motion — and that can lead to privacy concerns. At its “Made by Google” event in New York on Tuesday, the tech giant promised that people would …
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In October, a federal court kicked the question of net neutrality protections back to individual states when it upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to deregulate internet service providers. This leaves it up to each state to pass laws protecting consumers from broadband companies, which could block or slow your access, or charge you for faster access. It’s too early …
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