France’s privacy watchdog CNIL on Wednesday said it had imposed a EUR 8 million (roughly Rs. 70 crore) fine linked to ad personalisation in the iPhone maker’s App Store, citing shortcomings with regard to user consent. “The advertising targeting settings available from the “Settings” icon of the iPhone were pre-checked by default”, the CNIL said in
Month: January 2023
Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn’t a drought or a sudden surge in the demand for avocados. Rather, the reason was a ransomware attack. In the past years, companies, universities, schools, medical facilities and other organizations
Google’s much-anticipated fall detection for Pixel Watch has reportedly been spotted by some users. Though the tech giant is yet to officially announce the rollout of the feature, but it was originally said to bring the fall detection feature to Pixel Watch in the winter. Now, it appears that the feature could arrive soon on
Samsung Galaxy S23 series is expected to make its debut in next month. The new flagship series is tipped introduce a distinct design language for the three devices, as well as new hardware and camera enhancements. Amid global uncertainty and inflation, Samsung enthusiasts are waiting to see if the price of the lineup will remain
In this article CRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage on a Saleforce office building in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce is cutting 10% of its personnel and reducing some office space as part of a restructuring plan, the company announced
Pillows that stifle snores, urine-testing toilets, and “digital twins” for safer surgeries were all on display at a CES gadget fest in Las Vegas Tuesday, ahead of the opening of the consumer electronics extravaganza. Fueled by the pandemic, a rising trend in remote or home healthcare innovations is expected to be one of the major
Samsung unveiled new Neo QLED, MicroLED, and OLED TV models on Wednesday ahead of CES 2022. The new portfolio is aimed to provide broader viewing options and premium picture quality for users, alongside offering multi-device integration. New Neo QLED models come in 4K and 8K resolutions and they use Quantum MiniLED-lit panels. The company’s Micro
Xbox Series S consoles are reportedly getting a price hike in India — again. As per games analyst Rishi Alwani, Microsoft’s new-gen gaming console will now cost Rs. 39,990, with pre-orders for the same going into effect on January 10. That’s over a 5 percent increase, with the Series S previously listed at Rs. 37,990
Jan 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security Qualcomm on Tuesday released patches to address multiple security flaws in its chipsets, some of which could be exploited to cause information disclosure and memory corruption. The five vulnerabilities — tracked from CVE-2022-40516 through CVE-2022-40520 — also impact Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptops, prompting the Chinese PC maker to issue BIOS
Fitbit’s many achievements in its field has, to some extent, turned the brand name into something of a household term for wrist-worn fitness trackers. However, the concept of the fitness tracker itself is losing a bit of steam as smartwatches have now become affordable enough to make these smaller, fitness-focused bands somewhat obsolete. However, for fitness
Samsung Galaxy A34, the purported successor to the Samsung Galaxy A33 that was launched in India last year, has been spotted on a benchmarking website. The handset, which is expected to debut as an upcoming addition to the company’s Galaxy A series is shown to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC under the
Regulatory scrutiny forced Hangzhou-based Ant Group to abruptly suspend its massive IPO plans in 2020. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Ant Group’s consumer finance unit has received approval to more than double its registered capital, a sign of progress in resolving regulators’ concerns. Since the abrupt suspension of its massive
Twitter on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue. The company tweeted it would also relax its advertising policy for “cause-based ads” in the United States, and
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16, Zephyrus G16, Zephyrus G14, ROG Flow X13, Flow X16, and Flow X13 gaming laptops were launched by the company at Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023. The firm unveiled the refreshed lineup of its gaming laptops and desktops under their Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand on Tuesday. These include the Asus ROG
Jan 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananVPN / Server Security Synology has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting VPN Plus Server that could be exploited to take over affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2022-43931, the vulnerability carries a maximum severity rating of 10 on the CVSS scale and has been described as an out-of-bounds write bug
Vivo has expanded its Y-series phones with the launch of the new Vivo Y53t 5G in China. The budget offering from the Chinese manufacturer has been unveiled as a successor to the Vivo Y52t. The handset comes with a 6.51-inch HD+ display and a Mediatek Dimensity 700 SoC paired with up to 6GB of RAM.
Jan 03, 2023The Hacker NewsSecurity Automation / Cybersecurity Challenges with an enforcement-based approach An enforcement-based approach to security begins with a security policy backed by security controls, often heavy-handed and designed to prevent employees from engaging in risky behavior or inadvertently expanding the potential attack surface of an organization. Most organizations exclusively use enforcement-based security
Apple is reportedly working on “Airpods Lite.” The company currently offers four different AirPods models, from the upgraded AirPods Max to the second-generation AirPods. Additionally, even though AirPods have gained a lot of popularity, they are not exactly inexpensive. Therefore, the tech giant is said to be working on a new variation to compete with