Author: Zach_Wilson
TikTok fined $367 million for how it handled children’s data
Today, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a €345 million (around $367 million) fine on TikTok for how the company processes the data of children. The fine follows an investigation by the DPC announced in 2021 that looked at TikTok’s compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws. Politico…
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The Morning After: Nintendo’s Direct showcase marks the return of a classic
This week, Nintendo's Direct livestream showcased a bunch of new games for the Switch, and an awful lot of them featured the company mascot (and movie star) Mario, if not his brother Luigi,Princess Peach and moreDonkey Kong. And this is all on top of the incomingSuper Mario Wonder. To start,…
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Bitwarden adds passwordless SSO
Bitwarden, our pick as the best password manager for free, has now added Single Sign-On (SSO) support for trusted devices on its enterprise tiers, which allows users to access their vaults without a password. On registered devices, users can access their encrypted vault data with SSO authentication alone, via their…
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Media mogul Byron Allen offers $10 billion to acquire ABC from Disney
Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen has reportedly made a $10 billion offer to acquire the ABC TV network, FX and National Geographic cable channels, and local stations from Walt Disney, according to a report from Bloomberg. The publication’s source claims that the offer is “preliminary and could change,” and…
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Unity temporarily shuts offices after receiving threats
Unity Technologies, the company behind the popular Unity game engine, has had to close up some of its offices after it received threats to its employees’ safety. While the threats came soon after Unity announced a controversial new installation fee policy, which would charge developers per install after reaching a…
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Apple to issue iPhone 12 software update in France to address radiation concerns
Apple says it will release a software update for iPhone 12 owners in France, after regulators ordered a halt of sales of the phone over concerns the device was breaching strict radiation exposure limits. “We will issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by…
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