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Firefox Scrambles DNS to Boost Consumer Privacy
2020-02-26 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Firefox users in the United States are getting an extra measure of privacy protection starting this week, the Mozilla Foundation announced. Firefox Desktop Product Development Vice President Selena Deckelmann heralded the rollout of encrypted DNS over HTTPS, or DoH, by default in Mozilla's browser. The DNS, or Domain Name System, is one of the oldest parts of the Internet.
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Facebook: Privacy scandals take toll on profits
2020-01-30 00:25:18| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The firm recorded its first annual decline in profits in at least five years in 2019.
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Grabbing the Cybersecurity and Privacy Problems by the Horns: ECT News Roundtable, Episode 3
2020-01-23 22:26:57| TechNewsWorld
Cybersecurity and privacy threats aren't confined to the tech world. They've cast their pall on the world in general. Computer viruses, malware and data leaks have become commonplace, personal privacy has become a bad joke, and cyberwar looms like a virtual mushroom cloud. What sometimes gets lost in the gloom are the many ways security professionals have been working to shore up cyberdefenses.
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Trump launches fresh attack on Apple over privacy
2020-01-15 03:30:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The firm rejects claims that it is shielding criminals by refusing to co-operate with investigators.
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Privacy Int'l, 50 organisations ask Google CEO to remove bloatware from Android phones
2020-01-13 09:32:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Privacy International and a group of 50 organisations requested Google's CEO Sundar Pinchai in a letter to remove pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted from devices made by partners who use the Android trademark and branding. These apps leave users vulnerable to their data being collected, shared and exposed without their knowledge or consent, the letter's authors said. The organisations also asked Google to introduce new OEM rules for Android bloatware.
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