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The FTC hit yet another tech company with a seemingly massive fine for mishandling user data. This time, YouTube, owned by Google, is forced to pay $170 million for collecting data about children under 13 without parental consent. The Federal Trade Commission slapped Facebook with a $5 billion fine just a few months ago. In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet asks whether or not these fines are effective in regulating the tech industry.

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September 5, 2019 admin

Cold War Analogies are Warping Tech Policy

Credit to Author: Justin Sherman| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Opinion: Politicians and pundits’ fixation with flawed Cold War metaphors have produced overly combative policies on emerging tech.

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September 5, 2019 admin

Google Wants to Help Tech Companies Know Less About You

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0000

By releasing its homegrown differential privacy tool, Google will make it easier for any company to boost its privacy bona fides.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 5, 2019 admin

Why Apple’s little ‘Find My’ Tile competitor is big news

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 04:42:00 -0700

Apple is expected to introduce its own Tile-competing tracking device(s), perhaps as soon as fall. So, what are the advantages of the device, what can we expect, and what happens next?

Freedom from networks

There are hundreds of tracking devices available today. These cost anything from tens to hundreds of dollars and in most cases require you sign-up to a network provider for SIM card-based network access.

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September 4, 2019 admin

Why ‘Zero Day’ Android Hacking Now Costs More Than iOS Attacks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:04:05 +0000

Brokers of so-called zero day exploits are paying out more for Android than iOS—which would have been unthinkable until recently.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 4, 2019 admin

How to disable basic or legacy authentication to set up MFA in Office 365

Microsoft recommends setting up multi-factor authentication in Windows 10 for better security, but you have to disable basic or legacy authentication first.