Month: March 2022

Google, Apple, Meta and others call on Texas to drop anti-trans legislation

Google, Apple, and Meta are among more than 60 companies asking Texas governor Greg Abbott to abandon recent legislation that defines gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors as “child abuse.” In a full-page advertisement published in the Friday edition of the Dallas Morning News, the companies call on leaders in…

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Got a PS4? There’s an Apple TV Plus freebie that you can claim right now

Audio player loading… Sony is cosying up with Apple once again to give you more to watch when you yourself are cosying up in front of your PlayStation. If you’re a PS4 owner, Apple is offering up a free, three month trial to its Apple TV Plus streaming service. All…

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WhatsApp’s new browser extension is aimed at making web chats more secure

Code Verify is a new browser extension from WhatsApp parent company Meta that aims to improve the security of WhatsApp’s web version, the company has announced. The extension works by verifying that the contents of WhatsApp’s web version haven’t been tampered with. The aim is to make it a lot…

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WhatsApp is making a big security change – here’s how it affects you

Audio player loading… WhatsApp has revealed a new open source browser extension to help further protect those who use its online messaging service. The company has teamed up with web infrastructure company Cloudflare to launch Code Verify, which they say provides independent, third-party, transparent verification of the code users are…

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1Password ups maximum bug bounty

Audio player loading… 1Password has announced that it has increased its top bug bounty reward for finding potential security flaws in its password manager to $1m. Not only is the highest bounty in the history of the IT security company Bugcrowd but it’s also one of the largest rewards in…

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1Password ups maximum bug bounty to a cool $1,000,000

Audio player loading… 1Password has announced that it has increased its top bug bounty reward for finding potential security flaws in its password manager to $1m. Not only is the highest bounty in the history of the IT security company Bugcrowd but it’s also one of the largest rewards in…

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