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Leaked dataset from a location data company reveals a log of the movements of 12M+ Americans with 50B location pings across major cities between 2016 and 2017 — EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, everywhere on the planet, dozens of companies — largely unregulated, little scrutinized …
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Report: Facebook has tasked a co-author of Windows NT with building an OS from scratch, in order to stop relying on Android for products like Oculus and Portal — Facebook doesn't want its hardware like Oculus and Portal to be at the mercy of Google because they rely on its Android operating system.
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Google acquires Montreal-based game developer Typhoon Studio to be integrated into its Stadia cloud gaming division — Google's Stadia cloud gaming division has acquired Typhoon Studio, a Montreal-based triple-A game development house. — The move is part of Stadia's plan to double …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook bans misleading posts, photos, ads, and other content about the 2020 US Census, even if posted by a politician, on Facebook and Instagram — The new rules, announced Thursday, includes those placed by politicians — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook will remove posts …
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Congress passes the TRACED Act, enabling fines of up to $10K per robocall and requiring carriers to deploy STIR/SHAKEN protocol to identify spoofed numbers — A holiday gift for anyone with a phone — After months of negotiations, Congress approved a landmark bill on Thursday to stop the flood of illegal robocalls.
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German court bans Uber in the country, says it is using rental cars without a necessary license; source: Uber will change the way it operates in Germany — FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court on Thursday banned Uber ride-hailing services in Germany, arguing the U.S. company lacks …
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TiVo to merge with technology licensing company Xperi; the combined company will have a fully diluted equity value of $2.4B, with TiVo owning ~53.5% of it — TiVo has scrapped plans to split itself into two separate companies, and instead announced a $3 billion merger with Xperi …
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Apple open-sources parts of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit allowing anyone to prototype HomeKit devices — Apple has published an open-source version of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit, allowing more users to experiment with the development of HomeKit accessories.
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Facebook says it will no longer use phone numbers provided for 2FA for friend suggestions, after stopping their use for ad targeting in June — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will no longer feed user phone numbers provided to it for two-factor authentication into its “people you may know” …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Adviser to EU's highest court issues a complex legal opinion that adds uncertainty for the future of EU-US Privacy Shield personal data transfer mechanism — Facebook tried to block the referral but today an influential advisor to Europe's top court has issued a legal opinion …
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
According to a new report from Have I Been Pwned, 170M emails along with usernames and hashed passwords were stolen in the Zynga breach in September — If you're still playing Words with Friends or Draw Something, you should change your password — A September password breach …
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Sources: Facebook is pursuing rights to music videos from record labels to boost interest in Watch, has already begun testing music videos in Thailand and India — Facebook Inc. is pursuing rights to music videos from major record labels, programming that could boost interest in its Watch video service … Sponsor Posts
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