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Investigation finds some Google apps on Android and iPhones automatically store time-stamped location data even when the location history setting is paused — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
According to release notes for iOS 12's latest developer beta, Group FaceTime has been removed from initial release of iOS 12 and will ship later in the fall — This is a disappointing development: Group FaceTime for iPhone, iPad, and Mac appears to be delayed and won't be ready in time for iOS 12 and macOS Mojave launch next month.
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| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
Report finds 18 Android tracking apps have flaws allowing account access; Korean app Couple Vow left 1.7M users' plain text passwords and data exposed on server — Android “tracker” apps aimed at couples and concerned parents are being widely sold on Google Play, even though many contain serious vulnerabilties.
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Sources: YouTube is signing stars to new contracts that pay them to use new features like paid chats and prohibit them from posting first on competitors' sites — - Twitch, Facebook try to lure talent with new video ventures — Parent Google wants to diversify revenue for talent, itself| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Researcher details vulnerabilities in police body cams, like possibility for outsiders to track individual cams, alter video footage, plant malware, and more — AS THEY PROLIFERATE, police body cameras have courted controversy because of the contentious nature of the footage they capture … | Michael Brown / PCWorld: |
Samsung launches SmartThings WiFi mesh router with Adaptive WiFi tech from Plume, a $70 SmartThings Hub, and smart button, and upgrades smart outlet, sensors — Samsung is putting its well-regarded SmartThings brand front and center in the latest iteration of its combination Wave 2 Wi-Fi mesh router and smart-home hub.
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Lenovo unveils ultra-thin ThinkPad P1 with a 15.6-inch 4K display, Intel 8th Gen/Xeon CPUs, up to 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD in a carbon fiber chassis starting at $1,949 — Lenovo on Monday introduced its new ThinkPad P1 workstation, which brings together a 4K 15.6-inch display, high performance, and portability.
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| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
AMD Threadripper 2990WX 32-core and 2950X 16-core review: cheaper offering toasts competition on a narrow set of workloads, while 2990WX is “out of this world” — If you live by the workstation, you die by the performance. When it comes to processing data, throughput is key … | Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Saudi Arabian regulators issue statement clarifying that cryptocurrency trading is illegal in the country — A governmental committee comprised of Saudi Arabian regulators has issued a statement clarifying that cryptocurrency trading is illegal in the kingdom.
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Netflix says its CFO David Wells, who led the service's international expansion to 190 countries, is leaving the company after 14 years — Netflix chief financial officer David Wells will step down, the company announced Monday. — The company said Wells will stay on the job until he can help choose a successor.| Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: a16z launches a new fund of ~$15M for black celebrity investors to try to boost diversity in tech, with Kevin Durant and Will Smith among its LPs — Silicon Valley stalwart Andreessen Horowitz launches new fund in an effort to boost diversity in tech| Tanya Dua / Business Insider: |
Vimeo has joined YouTube and others in removing InfoWars from its platform; sources say removal came after employee dissatisfaction that it hadn't been banned — - Vimeo is the latest platform to removed InfoWars' account from its platform, following Facebook and YouTube.
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