Privacy and Security
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Japan and US Join in Quantum Race against China Quantum computers are a cybersecurity officer’s worst nightmare – and China is winning the race toward quantum supremacy. -
Google to Disable Third-Party Cookies for ‘Privacy’ The search engine behemoth has promised privacy changes for years, but is now enacting them – with mixed reception. -
FBI Issues Stark Warning on Remote Desktop Ransomware As the cybercriminal gang BienLien continues to extort businesses, the FBI outlines some ways to stay safe. -
In December, Google’s Deleting a Ton of Inactive Accounts Google will send "multiple notifications" to the doomed accounts, but you'll need to actually log in to save your old data. -
Privacy-First Browser Brave Launches ‘Forgetful Browsing’ Feature Brave is going beyond simply blocking of third-party tracking by fighting back against unwanted first party reidentification. -
Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Launch Encrypted DMs This Week The new feature will ensure that only the sender and recipient of any given message are the only people who can read it. -
No, That Alert Doesn’t Mean 1Password Had a Data Breach Your 1Password login was not "recently changed" — but plenty of customers were falsely notified that it was. -
Opera Rivals Google With Free VPN on All Platforms The new release will make it the first web browser to offer a free, integrated VPN on all major platforms, including iOS. -
Study: 30% of IT Professionals Have Covered Up Data Breaches Even worse, 42% of IT professional have been asked by their supervisors to cover up data breaches. -
Mullvad VPN’s New Browser Wants to Keep Your Data Private The new browser has private mode enabled by default, and will block third-party trackers and cookies. -
FTC Urged to Investigate OpenAI’s GPT for “Bias and Deception” Experts are calling for a pause of AI developments, citing the risk tools like GPT-4 have on public safety. -
The Next Industry AI Is Taking Over? Phishing Emails AI chatbots like ChatGPT can improve spelling while creating longer and better phishing emails.