With GDPR's two-year anniversary on Monday, the Irish Data Protection Commission is under pressure to act, amidst doubts about the agency's enforcement ability
Ireland's Data Protection Commission is under pressure to act, and act soon. — Facebook's European headquarters in Dublin.
Jailbreaking team Unc0ver has released a tool that will jailbreak most versions of iOS from 11 to 13.5; the tool makes use of a 0-day flaw in the iOS kernel
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Privacy advocate Max Schrems criticizes Irish data protection authority in an open letter for the slow pace of its probes into Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp
- Privacy activist Max Schrems criticizes Irish data authority — Open letter urges EU action amid frustration over long probes
An in-depth look at the baseless conspiracies attempting to turn Bill Gates into the pandemic's villain, widely shared on Facebook and YouTube
After months of conspiracy-mongering, people around the world are demanding Gates be arrested for crimes against humanity. Here's how things got so bad.
Google says ~70% of all serious security bugs in Chrome, largely written in C/C++, are memory safety flaws, after analyzing 912 security bugs fixed since 2015
Google software engineers are looking into ways of eliminating memory management-related bugs from Chrome.
Wikimedia's board votes to adopt a formal moderation process, with policies drafted by the end of 2020, to deal with harassment and other “toxic” behavior
Trustees say it hasn't done enough to stop abuse — Wikipedia plans to crack down on harassment and other “toxic” behavior with a new code of conduct.
Computer scientist Ben Shneiderman argues against the move towards full robotic automation, saying such moves absolve humans of ethical responsibilities
A computer scientist argues that the quest for fully automated robots is misguided, perhaps even dangerous. His decades of warnings are gaining more attention. Tweets: @cigitalgem , @edyson , @ctrico...
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre is conducting a new review into the impact of allowing Huawei telecom equipment to be used in British 5G networks
The UK government is conducting a new review into the impact of allowing Huawei telecoms equipment to be used in British 5G networks.
Israel limits the involvement of its security service in COVID-19 cellphone-tracking to special cases “where epidemiological investigation proves insufficient”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli cabinet limited on Sunday the involvement of the Shin Bet security service …
Telegram says it is withdrawing its appeal after a court decision backed the SEC and will no longer be fighting the ban on its blockchain token project
Telegram has thrown in the towel in its court battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will no longer … Tweets: @icodrops and @coindesk Tweets: @icodrops : .@telegram has w...
VergeSense, which offers AI-powered workplace sensors for occupancy tracking, raises $9M led by Allegion Ventures, as offices restructure for social distancing
Facilities management looks to be having a bit of a moment, amid the coronavirus pandemic. — VergeSense, a US startup …
Forescout Technologies sued Advent International last week, after the PE firm pulled out of a deal announced in Feb. to buy the IoT security company for $1.9B
(Reuters) - Forescout Technologies Inc (FSCT.O) sued Advent International Corp on Wednesday, after the private equity firm pulled …
MasterClass, which offers celebrity-taught online classes for a $180 annual subscription, raises $100M Series E, at a reported valuation of $800M
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Self-driving car companies, whose test fleets are grounded due to the pandemic, are finding new uses for old data through detailed data labeling and 3D mapping
With fleets out of commission, covid-19 left self-driving car and truck companies frozen in time. Now they're finding new life in old data. Tweets: @haydenfield and @alexandr_wang Tweets: Hayden Fiel...
Instagram appears to more often flag photos of plus-size bodies, as experts believe its content moderation AI equates more skin with excessive nudity
Lauren Strapagiel / BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @buzzfeednews , @buzzfeednews , and @racebaitr Tweets: @buzzfeednews : “There's absolutely something going on where fat people are singled out.” Plus-size ...
BetterCloud, which helps companies manage their SaaS usage, raises $75M Series F led by Warburg Pincus, bringing its total raised to $187M
Ron Miller / TechCrunch : Tweets: @baincapvc and @flybridge Tweets: @baincapvc : Congrats to #backedbybcv @BetterCloud on the $75M Series F! @Bettercloud provides visibility into and management of th...
Sensor Tower: first-time downloads of the top 20 mental wellness apps in the US hit 4M in April, up 29% from Jan.; experts say therapy apps need more oversight
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A look at South Korea's Epidemic Investigation Support System, which uses cellphone location and credit card data to trace the movements of COVID-19 patients
Reuters : Tweets: @markzastrow , @re_sieber , and @joshjonsmith Tweets: Mark Zastrow / @markzastrow : For a deep dive into how South Korea is actually performing its contact tracing (sans apps), read...
Germany-based Arculus raises €16M Series A to help manufacturers, from Audi to Siemens, upgrade assembly lines with its “modular production platform”
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Interview with CTO of Pentagon's Joint AI Center Nand Mulchandani about the center's work and its new Silicon Valley-like organizational structure and workflows
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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.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.