Twitter pauses verification requests for blue tick – Here’s why
Twitter announced, with a bit of a fanfare, that it was reviving the public request for verification for the first time since 2017. The process for bestowing the coveted 'blue...
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors
If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security hanging in...
Vodafone’s market-leading fibre broadband deal finally ends on Monday
If you're looking to get your hands on a new broadband deal, you might want to make your decision before Monday - that's when the market's top fibre plan is...
Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting
Apple's new M1 CPU has a flaw that creates a covert channel that two or more malicious apps—already installed—can use to transmit information to each other, a developer has found....
Blanket-banning firms risk losing contractors and suffering reputational damage
Private and public sector organisations that fail to take reasonable care when carrying out IR35 status determinations risk alienating their contractors and suffering reputational damage, according to research by...
SolarWinds hackers are back with a new mass campaign, Microsoft says
The Kremlin-backed hackers who targeted SolarWinds customers in a supply chain attack have been caught conducting a malicious email campaign that delivered malware-laced links to 150 government agencies, research institutions...
Social media influencers can’t get away with paid content – Must label them
Advertisement industry watchdog, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), has made it mandatory for online influencers to prominently label promotional content and do appropriate due diligence about products or...
India lobs a verbal grenade: Twitter undermining India’s legal system
In a wholly predictable turn of events, after Twitter accused India of resorting to intimidatory tactics, the government responded by charging the micro-blogging platform with refusing to comply with the...
Charter charges more money for slower Internet on streets with no competition
Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum service truck in McKinney, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. It's no surprise that cable companies charge lower prices for broadband when they face competition...
MP-backed push to stop tech giants claiming super-deduction tax relief thwarted
A push by Labour MPs to block multinational tech giants from claiming tax relief through the government’s “super-deduction” policy has failed, despite concerns that the system could be used...