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Ahead of GDPR, Facebook debuts enhanced privacy controls for all users globally, starting in EU, with more choices about ads, allowing face recognition, more — In recent weeks we've announced several steps to give people more control over their privacy and explain how we use data.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
With an interface designed to push users to consent, Facebook's privacy changes comply with the letter of GDPR law but with questionable spirit — Facebook is about to start pushing European users to speed through giving consent for its new GDPR privacy law compliance changes.| Washington Post: |
The IRS' system for accepting online tax returns is working again after being down most of Tuesday; tax filing deadline without penalties delayed to Wednesday — The Internal Revenue Service announced late Tuesday that it would let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through Wednesday …
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| New York Times: |
Cambridge Analytica planned to raise funds via an ICO to create a system that would let people store and sell their online data to advertisers, says ex-employee — SAN FRANCISCO — The embattled voter-profiling firm Cambridge Analytica quietly sought to develop its own virtual currency … | Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Amazon and Best Buy announce multi-year partnership to sell smart TVs made by Toshiba and Best Buy's brand Insignia, with built-in Fire TV — In its quest to get more consumers to use its Fire TV products, Amazon announced an unusual partnership Wednesday: The company has teamed up with Best Buy …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google releases Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android with a slew of developer features and blocking by default autoplaying content with sound — Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Additions in this release include autoplaying content muted by default … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Counterpoint Research: in Q4 2017, iPhone X generated 35% of total worldwide smartphone profits and Apple accounted for 86% of total smartphone market profits — The iPhone X accounted for 35 percent of total worldwide handset profits in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to new estimates shared …
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| Julia Alexander / Polygon: |
YouTube CEO addresses demonetization and Partner Program concerns, says company will pilot a new video upload flow to decrease monetization icon changes — “We are working to make this faster,” Susan Wojcicki said — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki today addressed ongoing frustration …
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YouTube Creator Blog, The Verge, Firstpost, Engadget, Tubefilter, Business Insider, and GamesIndustry.biz. Tweets: @invisibletower
| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
NY AG launches inquiry into cryptocurrency exchanges, sends letter to 13, including Coinbase and Kraken, seeking information on their operations and more — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched an investigation into bitcoin exchanges today, his office announced.
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Tweets: @agschneiderman, @cryptocurrfiles, @agschneiderman, @coindesk, @coindesk, @thestalwart, and @russellbrandom
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: ZTE exploring options for its phone operating systems after ban blocking US firms from selling to ZTE may prevent it from using Google's Android — Google's Android operating system powers ZTE phones globally — ZTE Corp. executives are evaluating software options … | Michael Simon / PCWorld: |
Opera shuts down its free VPN app for iOS and Android; users who paid for the Gold service on iOS will get a free year of SurfEasy Ultra VPN service — Pour one out for Olaf. No, not the charming snowman from Disney's Frozen, the mascot for Opera's free VPN app.| Christine Lagarde / IMF Blog: |
IMF head Christine Lagarde shares thoughts on the upside of cryptocurrencies, following last month's look at their dark side and potential regulation — Versions in (Arabic), (Chinese), Español (Spanish), Français (French), (Japanese), Português (Portuguese), (Russian)
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Zero Hedge, CNBC, Coingeek, The Guardian, Bitsonline, Coinjournal, and Bitcoinist.com. Tweets: @coindesk
| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
Profile of Lea Kissner, who leads Google's 90-person NightWatch team, which is responsible for finding potential privacy flaws in the company's products — Lea Kissner is back at her alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley, armed with a crisp gray blazer, a slide deck … | Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Windows Central: |
Microsoft adds support for FIDO2 passwordless authentication to Windows Hello, following last week's announcement of Yubico's FIDO2 USB Security Key — If you're looking to ditch your passwords for something a little more secure, it's been a good week. After the debut of the new WebAuthn standard …
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Windows For Your Business, Engadget, SlashGear, Yubico, Neowin, Ars Technica, On MSFT, MSPoweruser, Business Wire, and Thurrott.com
| Rachel Sandler / Business Insider: |
SF Board of Supervisors voted to regulate electric scooters from startups such as Bird and Spin, requiring them to apply for a permit to operate on city streets — - San Francisco has voted to regulate electric scooters, requiring them to apply for a permit before operating on city streets.
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San Francisco Chronicle, TechCrunch, Wired, Mercury News, TechCrunch, and abc7news.com. Tweets: @simonkhalaf
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon adds International Shopping feature to its mobile apps, letting users easily shop for products when abroad with support for 5 languages and 25 currencies — Displaying in five new languages and 25 local currencies, with pricing, shipping, import duty estimates, and customs clearance
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon quietly launches an Android browser for emerging markets starting in India, touting it as “fast, lite and private” — Amazon has quietly launched an Android web browser app for emerging markets, where access to mobile data and high-speed connectivity is more limited.| Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer.com: |
Kaspersky Lab report: attacks spotted in Japan that hijack DNS settings of routers to reroute traffic to domains that could then infect some Android smartphones — Malware authors have hijacked DNS settings on vulnerable routers to redirect users to sites hosting Android malware.
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