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Google quietly bought Mastercard credit and debit card records
The multimillion dollar data buy allows Google to link what we buy in brick-and-mortar stores to what ads we clicked online.
Why Yahoo scanning user email is no cause for panic
The Wall Street Journal yesterday published an unsettling report that the owner of Yahoo, Verizon subsidiary Oath, has been quietly analysing the emails of its 200 million users to sell to advertisers.
Google created “unnecessary risk” for Fortnite users, claims Epic boss
Google disclosed the bug “in order to score cheap PR points”, said Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney,
Microsoft disrupts Fancy Bear election meddlers
In a new skirmish, Microsoft took control of six internet domains that were about to be used by the group to spoof US political organisations.
WhatsApp urges Android users to manually backup their chats
WhatsAppers have until 12 November. That’s when WhatsApp will sweep out dusty old backups that haven’t been updated in more than a year.
Social networks to be fined for hosting terrorist content
Draft EU legislation, due out next month, will likely incorporate a one-hour takedown window for extremist content flagged by law enforcement.
Firefox axes add-ons, developer pushes back
Mozilla has wiped 23 extensions from its directory of Firefox browser add-ons after finding what it says were inappropriate functions in the code.
Google employees protest work on censored search engine for China
Hundreds signed a letter raising concerns about the moral and ethical issues of Google helping China with its censorship.
Adblocking and browser privacy can be bypassed, researchers find
Virtually every desktop browser and adblocker can have its ad-tracking privacy or security bypassed by at least one software technique, a new study has found.