Day: January 26, 2023

Pet food retailer Zooplus hits out at Royal Canin’s ‘excessive’ price increases – and offers customers 10% off its competitors

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] Customers have been reporting steep price increases across a number of items from Royal Canin – with one saying her food had increased by £15 for a 10kg bag in less than a year. Zooplus, an online pet food seller that stocks Royal Canin – among other brands – said it did not want Read more about Pet food retailer Zooplus hits out at Royal Canin’s ‘excessive’ price increases – and offers customers 10% off its competitors[…]

Meta’s WhatsApp fined 5.5 mln euro by lead EU privacy regulator

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Meta’s (META.O) WhatsApp subsidiary was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) on Thursday by Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), its lead EU privacy regulator, for an additional breach of the bloc’s privacy laws. The DPC also told WhatsApp to reassess how it uses personal data for service improvements following a similar order it issued this Read more about Meta’s WhatsApp fined 5.5 mln euro by lead EU privacy regulator[…]

Microsoft rummages through your PC to look at Office installs

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Microsoft wants to know how many out-of-support copies of Office are installed on Windows PCs, and it intends to find out by pushing a patch through Microsoft Update that it swears is safe, not that you asked. Quietly mentioned in a support post this week, update KB5021751 is targeting versions of Office “including” 2007 and Read more about Microsoft rummages through your PC to look at Office installs[…]

Up to 925000 Norton LifeLock Accounts Targeted in credential stuffing attack

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Thousands of people who use Norton password manager began receiving emailed notices this month alerting them that an unauthorized party may have gained access to their personal information along with the passwords they have stored in their vaults. Gen Digital, Norton’s parent company, said the security incident was the result of a credential-stuffing attack rather Read more about Up to 925000 Norton LifeLock Accounts Targeted in credential stuffing attack[…]

Google Accused of Creating Digital Ad Monopoly in New Justice Dept. Suit

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The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of using its market power to create a monopoly in the digital advertising business over the course of 15 years. Google “corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech industry by engaging in a systematic campaign to seize control of the wide Read more about Google Accused of Creating Digital Ad Monopoly in New Justice Dept. Suit[…]

Perfectly Good MacBooks From 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock

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Secondhand MacBooks that retailed for as much as $3,000 are being turned into parts because recyclers have no way to login and factory reset the machines, which are often just a couple years old. “How many of you out there would like a 2-year-old M1 MacBook? Well, too bad, because your local recycler just took Read more about Perfectly Good MacBooks From 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock[…]

Indian Android Users Can Finally Use Alternate Search and Payment Methods and forked Google apps

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Android users in India will soon have more control over their devices, thanks to a court ruling. Beginning next month, Indian Android wielders can choose a different billing system when paying for apps and in-app smartphone purchases rather than default to going through the Play Store. Google will also allow Indian users to select a Read more about Indian Android Users Can Finally Use Alternate Search and Payment Methods and forked Google apps[…]