Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients

Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and enabling anti-abortion organizations to use that data as a tool to target and influence people online, in violation of its own policies and promises. In the wake of a leaked Supreme Court opinion signaling the likely end of nationwide abortion protections, privacy experts are sounding Read more about Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients[…]

Telegram criticizes Apple for subpar web app features on iOS, crippling app

A week after confirming plans for Telegram Premium, the messaging platform’s CEO, Pavel Durov, is again criticizing Apple’s approach to its Safari browser for stifling the efforts of web developers. Durov would very much like his web-based messaging platform, Telegram Web, to be delivered as a web app rather than native, but is prevented from Read more about Telegram criticizes Apple for subpar web app features on iOS, crippling app[…]

Samsung accused of cheating on hardware benchmarks – again

[…] The South Korean titan was said to have unfairly goosed Galaxy Note 3 phone benchmarks in 2013, and faced with similar allegations about the Galaxy S4 in 2018 settled that matter for $13.4 million. This time Samsung has allegedly fudged the results for its televisions, specifically the S95B QD-OLED and QN95B Neo OLED LCD Read more about Samsung accused of cheating on hardware benchmarks – again[…]

Time to throw out those older, vulnerable Cisco SMB routers – they’re not gonna fix critical bugs for you

[…]Cisco has just released fixes for seven flaws, two of which are not great. First on the priority list should be a critical vulnerability in its enterprise security appliances, and the second concerns another critical bug in some of its outdated small business routers that it’s not going to fix. In other words, junk your Read more about Time to throw out those older, vulnerable Cisco SMB routers – they’re not gonna fix critical bugs for you[…]

Julian Assange Extradition to US Approved by UK Government

Julian Assange—founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks—can now be extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he will face charges of espionage. In April, a London court filed a formal extradition order for Assange, and the UK Home Secretary approved the order today, meaning that Assange can be extradited back to the Read more about Julian Assange Extradition to US Approved by UK Government[…]