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Mozilla permanently shut down its Firefox Send service for transferring files after people used it to launch online attacks, the nonprofit announced Thursday. “Firefox Send was a promising tool for encrypted file sharing,” Mozilla said in a statement. “Unfortunately, some abusive users were beginning to use Send to ship malware and conduct spear phishing attacks.” …

Faced with the possibility of not being able to transfer Facebook user data between Europe and the US, the company is fighting hard to keep the channels open. Facebook on Thursday lodged an appeal with the High Court in Ireland in the company’s latest bid to ensure that it can keep data flowing smoothly across the Atlantic. The move was in response …

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 to better protect our online …

Firefox browser maker Mozilla is eliminating 250 jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Executive Mitchell Baker said Tuesday. The layoffs, which affect about 25 percent of its staff, mean Mozilla will reduce spending in areas like expanding the abilities of the web and improving tools for developers. “Economic conditions resulting from the global pandemic have significantly impacted our revenue. As …

Never mind its speed, customer service, or price — the single most persuasive claim any virtual private network provider can make to appeal to potential customers is that it keeps no logs of your web activity while you use its service. Every leading service in our directory of recommended VPN services and in the wider market globally claims to be a …

For years, Twitter has offered both a website and mobile apps for iPhones and Android. But in 2017, it decided to marry the two approaches. The result is one of the highest-profile examples of what’s called a progressive web app, a technology that could rejuvenate the web and challenge the power of app stores. The web got its start as …

Mozilla announced Wednesday that its virtual private network service is now available on Windows, with support for Android devices scheduled to arrive later this week. The release could give Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox web browser, a little financial independence. The $4.99 monthly service will  be available initially in the US, Canada, the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand. …

If you’re concerned about privacy and have a camera cover on your MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, you could damage your laptop’s display by closing your notebook with that cover on, Apple said earlier this month on a support page on its site.  Read more: Best Mac VPN in 2020     Now playing: Watch this: Why Apple says don’t cover …

Has your once shiny and speedy Mac lost a bit of speed? If you are seeing the spinning beach ball more frequently as your Mac struggles to keep up, then it’s time to perform a bit of maintenance to put a little pep back in its step.  In a previous version of this article, I recommended that you replace your …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As people stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Facebook is rolling out more ways for workers to video chat and businesses to use virtual reality to train employees.  The new features show how Facebook is responding to the rise of remote working amid …