Mariella Moon / Engadget: The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Kaspersky confirms that it has replaced the antivirus software on its US customers’ computers with software called UltraAV, owned by American company Pango — Earlier this week, some U.S. customers of Kaspersky’s antivirus were surprised to find out that the Russian-made software disappeared … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mariella Moon / Engadget: The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out Gemini-powered contextual Smart Replies, which analyzes the context of an email and suggests a detailed reply, in Gmail for paid users — Following the announcement at I/O 2024, Google is now rolling out Contextual Smart Replies to Gmail for Android and iOS. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Emma Roth / The Verge: Steam changes its subscriber agreement, removing its forced arbitration policy and allowing gamers to take legal action against its parent company Valve — Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Washington Post: Neo-Nazis are creating AI videos of Hitler making English versions of his speeches and to rebrand him as “misunderstood” via TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube — Videos of the Nazi leader speaking in English are reaching millions online. Experts fear they are fueling a surge of antisemitism. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies — The platform blocked a journalist from sharing a purported research document on the candidate, mirroring its past controversy. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mariella Moon / Engadget: The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft details how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature, including making it opt-in and giving users an option to uninstall — In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Eric Tucker / Associated Press: The US DOJ charges three hackers employed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard for allegedly hacking Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen info — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign … Lees verder op Tech Meme