Researchers: Zoom sometimes uses encryption keys issued by servers in China, uses a flawed encryption method, and hence is not suited to communicate secrets
Meetings on Zoom, the increasingly popular video conferencing service, are encrypted using an algorithm with serious …
Google uses aggregated anonymized location data from 131 countries to show which places are complying with social distancing and which aren't
New COVID-19 mobility reports show changes in traffic to stores, parks, transit stations, and more — Google is using location data gathered …
Zoom apologizes for security failures, says it has 200M+ DAUs vs. 10M in Dec., and plans to freeze development of new features to focus on security and privacy
And An FBI Warning Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security : ‘War Dialing’ Tool Exposes Zoom's Password Problems Kari Paul / The Guardian : ‘Zoom is malware’: why experts worry about the video conferencing pl...
Source: Apple's new entry level iPhone will be called iPhone SE, available in white, black, and red, with 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB storage options
9to5Mac has learned new information about Apple's long-rumored, entry-level iPhone model, including the marketing name, product colors …
Zoom has issued a patch for a vulnerability in its Windows client that let attackers steal Windows login credentials from malicious chat links
Update: After this story and others went live April 1, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan addressed Zoom security and other issues in a blog post.
Civil liberties advocates say a data-driven approach to pandemic response is compatible with individual rights, but with limits and justifications at every step
In less than a decade, whistleblowers like the NSA's Edward Snowden and Cambridge Analytica's Christopher Wylie helped spur …
Leaked memo: Apple told employees that its retail stores in the US will remain closed and work-from-home procedures will remain in place until early May
- Apple's top retail, human resources exec sends memo to workers — Work from home to also remain in place in U.S. on Covid-19
The new iPad Pro gets a privacy feature, first introduced on 2018 MacBooks, that disconnects hardware microphones when an attached MFi compliant case is closed
Recent Apple MacBooks have included an aggressive security feature that disconnects hardware microphones when the lid is physically closed.
A deep dive into the deal between Apple and Amazon that lets the retail giant process some payments in Prime Video app, and the motivations of both companies
Benjamin Mayo, writing for 9to5Mac yesterday: … I've been digging into this since the news broke, and I think it's even more significant than Mayo suggests.
Researchers are using Facebook's location data to provide daily updates to US cities and states evaluating the effectiveness of social distancing amid COVID-19
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Infectious disease researchers are using Facebook Inc mobile location data to provide daily updates …
Twitter deletes 20K fake accounts linked to governments of Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Honduras, and Indonesia for “attempt to undermine public conversation”
Accounts also linked to Honduras and Indonesia violated policy and were ‘targeted attempt to undermine the public conversation’
Profile of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, who says the company will “probably” suspend all tracking on Zoom's sites and consider open-sourcing its code in the future
Covering venture capital, software and startups — Zoom CEO Eric Yuan's kids finally care about what he does for a living.
Zoom issues a new update to fix its “malware-like” macOS installer
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Leaked notes from an internal meeting attended by Jeff Bezos reveal Amazon execs discussed a plan to smear fired warehouse employee Christian Smalls
Paul Blest / VICE :
In a court filing, CEO of NSO Group says Facebook representatives approached NSO in 2017 to buy parts of Pegasus to monitor phones of users who installed Onavo
Facebook representatives approached controversial surveillance vendor NSO Group to try and buy a tool that could help Facebook better monitor …
Pinterest CEO and a team of multi-disciplinary scientists launch How We Feel app to collect global COVID-19 data daily while respecting user privacy
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Apple references its rumored AirTags item tracking tags in a video uploaded to its Apple Support channel on YouTube
Pururaj Dutta / Appleosophy :
Facebook announces new measures to help businesses including a gift card registry, says applications for its $100M SMB grant program will open next week
Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today :
Facebook launches a standalone Messenger app for MacOS and Windows with unlimited, free group video calls, support for Dark Mode, and more
now when Zoom gets users. The truth is it's impossible to write a good and smooth desktop app in weeks. Satyajit Sahoo / @satya164 : @wongmjane I have been using it for a while, they launched it in Po...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says VC-backed startups will become eligible for $350B in small business loans guaranteed via the CARES Act
In a world that everything counts, everybody matters Tweets: Biz Carson / @bizcarson : This week @ShakeelHashim asked the simple question: should the government bail out startups? Why not VCs? The sim...
OctoML, which wants to use ML to make machine learning models run more efficiently on different types of hardware, raises $15M Series A led by Amplify
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Microsoft's Azure Cognitive Services gets new voice styles designed to help developers tailor the voice of their apps and services to their brand or scenario
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE :
Binance acquires crypto data aggregator CoinMarketCap, source says for around $300M
Frank Chaparro / The Block :
FCC approves $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program to help cover the cost of new telehealth services and devices with up to $1M in funding for medical providers
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch :
Amazon bans the sale of some medical supplies, like N95 and surgical masks, to the general public and will only allow hospitals and government orgs to buy them
Jason Del Rey / Vox :
Source: Airbnb CEO told staff at a company-wide meeting that the company lowered its internal valuation to $26B, a 16% drop since its last funding round
Dave Lee / Financial Times :
European countries, including France and Germany, are offering billions of euros to support tech startups during COVID-19; the UK is facing calls to do similar
Ryan Browne / CNBC : Tweets: @apoirson , @ryan_browne_ , @ryan_browne_ , and @ryan_browne_ Tweets: Antoine Poirson / @apoirson : We need a more courageous government response in the UK for the early ...
Instacart says it will start providing free health and safety kits with a face mask, hand sanitizer, and a thermometer to its full-service shoppers
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
eBay says it will waive seller fees for new businesses through June 30 as part of a new Up & Running program to help owners of shuttered physical stores
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
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