US tech companies – Page 6

Google & Facebook fined for spying on users

Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022By Editor

A French privacy watchdog accused the tech giants of making it difficult for users to opt out of tracking their activity … Read More >Google & Facebook fined for spying on users

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New telescope to solve mysteries of the Universe

Posted on December 29, 2021December 29, 2021By Editor

The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away to detect light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. How’s the mission going? RT America’s John Huddy has the details. Then Harvard’s Professor Avi Loeb explains the importance of this historic moment. … Read More >New telescope to solve mysteries of the Universe

USA

Apple memory-holes pedo-busting iPhone photo-scanning plan

Posted on December 24, 2021December 24, 2021By Editor

Tech giant Apple has quietly erased references to its plan to scan user files for images of child sexual abuse on all US iPhones, but didn’t shelve the idea itself. Critics call the proposed technology a major invasion of privacy. … Read More >Apple memory-holes pedo-busting iPhone photo-scanning plan

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The dangers of ‘protected opinion’

Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021By Editor

A major lawsuit brought by Fox News host John Stossel against Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has brought Facebook’s cadre of so-called “fact checkers” in the social media giant’s employ. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte reports. … Read More >The dangers of ‘protected opinion’

Google & Apple have ‘vice-like’ grip on consumers – regulator

Posted on December 17, 2021December 17, 2021By Editor

The UK’s competition regulator has blasted US tech giants Google and Apple for their tight control over consumers’ choices and the prices they pay for goods and services. … Read More >Google & Apple have ‘vice-like’ grip on consumers – regulator

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How even your deleted messages can be secretly accessed by US intelligence agencies

Posted on December 11, 2021December 11, 2021By Editor

A new study spells out in alarming detail how easy it is for American security services and law enforcement agencies to bypass conventional legal routes to access all manner of confidential data from your phone. … Read More >How even your deleted messages can be secretly accessed by US intelligence agencies

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Apple’s ‘secret’ $275 billion deal with China exposed

Posted on December 9, 2021December 9, 2021By Editor

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly signed a “secret” $275 billion deal with Chinese authorities to bypass restrictions on his company’s operations, according to newly published internal documents. … Read More >Apple’s ‘secret’ $275 billion deal with China exposed

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Russia’s top banker slams Zuckerberg’s metaverse as ‘unrealistic’

Posted on December 8, 2021December 8, 2021By Editor

Herman Gref, the head of Russia’s largest bank, SberBank, has criticized Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s idea of creating a metaverse, or unified platform for virtual and physical things. … Read More >Russia’s top banker slams Zuckerberg’s metaverse as ‘unrealistic’

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Can new leadership rescue Twitter & CNN?

Posted on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021By Editor

Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has resigned his position at Twitter and will be leaving the board in the coming months. CTO Parag Agrawal is preparing to take his place at the helm of the social media giant. Meanwhile, CNN continues to struggle for relevance amid hemorrhaging viewership as right-wing media outlet FOX and Newsmax appear to overtake the “most trusted name in news” in popularity. … Read More >Can new leadership rescue Twitter & CNN?

World

Apple sues Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware

Posted on November 27, 2021November 27, 2021By Editor

Apple is suing the NSO Group over its Pegasus spyware that specifically targeted iPhones, and seeking to permanently block the Israeli-based company from using any Apple device, software or service. … Read More >Apple sues Israeli company behind Pegasus spyware

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