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Google has branded claims made in a new lawsuit that free school Chromebooks are harvesting student information in violation of COPPA as “factually wrong.” The lawsuit, filed against the tech giant on Thursday by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, alleges that Google is illegally collecting data belonging to minors. See also: Cybersecurity: A guide for […] More
Microsoft has announced the public preview of Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) antivirus for Linux, as ZDNet reported it would at some point in 2020. The new Defender Linux endpoint protection rounds out Microsoft Defender ATP on the desktop after Microsoft added support for macOS last year and changed its name from Windows Defender […] More
The Department of Home Affairs has rejected criticisms of Australia’s controversial encryption laws, including the often-cited need for external judicial oversight and the impact of the laws on the tech industry. The department also rejected claims that the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018, generally known as the TOLA Act or […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a Department of Defense (DOD) agency tasked with providing secure telecommunications and IT support for the White House, US diplomats, and military troops, has disclosed a data breach. According to breach notification letters sent to DISA employees last week, the security incident took place between May and July 2019, […] More
Image: Google, ZDNet Google laid out today a plan to crack down on abusive Android developers who break app store rules by showing out-of-app ads. The term of out-of-app ads refers to ads that originate from one app but appear on top of other apps, or the device’s home screen, being unclear to users from […] More
As European governments consider the level of Huawei’s involvement in their 5G infrastructure, the Chinese telecommunications company has made it clear that Europe needs Huawei’s 5G products. During a press conference in London, the message from executive director Ryan Ding was unequivocal: Huawei knows what European network operators want, and is ready to cater for […] More
The new novel coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, has caused severe disruption to the technology industry and annual events, leading to uncertainty not only for attendees but also vendors. COVID-19, a respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, has been declared a “public health emergency of international concern” by the World Health […] More
Image: andreas160578 on Pixabay A security incident described as “a cyber-attack” has crippled some business operations at INA Group, Croatia’s biggest oil company, and its largest petrol station chain. The attack took place last Friday, on February 14, at 22:00, local time, the company said. Multiple sources have told ZDNet the cyber-attack is a ransomware […] More
