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How to use Safari’s tools to protect your privacy while browsing
If you’re a Mac user, then you have a copy of Safari on your computer — it’s the default browser for macOS. If you do use it, you’ll be happy to learn that, like other major browsers, Safari has been provided with a number of safeguards to enhance user privacy.…
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Peru’s startup scene is ready for more
Greg Mitchell Contributor Greg Mitchell is regional director of Angel Ventures, a startup investor and advisor and is the creator of the blog Ruta Startup. Funding of Latin American startups has doubled each year over the past two years. And while most of this capital has been directed toward Brazil…
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FTC votes to review influencer marketing rules & penalties
Undisclosed influencer marketing posts on social media should trigger financial penalties, according to a statement released today by the Federal Trade Commission’s Rohit Chopra. The FTC has just voted 5-0 to approve a Federal Register notice calling for public comments on questions related to whether The Endorsement Guides for advertising…
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Microsoft’s game streaming service Project xCloud launches in preview on iOS
Last year, Microsoft launched a preview of Project xCloud, its ambitious game streaming service that aims to deliver games to any screen — console, PC, or mobile. However, the service until now has only been available to mobile users on Android. Today, that changes as Microsoft is bringing the Project…
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Lawsuit alleges Juul advertised in Seventeen Magazine, Nick Jr. as part of campaign explicitly targeting kids
A lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts attorney general includes new details about how the company intentionally marketed illegally to teens, including advertising on websites for Seventeen Magazine, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. The suit from Attorney General Maura Healey makes good on the 2018 announcement from her office that…
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Registration price for .com domain names will increase substantially
The internet registration outfit ICANN recently announced that the private company which administers the .com domain, Verisign will be allowed to increase prices by more than 70 percent over the next decade. Domain registrars aren’t happy with the change as they will be forced to pass on these higher fees…
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