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'Delete these apps now' warning to iPhone and Android phone users amid potential data hack

The dangerous apps managed to sneak onto the Play Store and App Store by disguising themselves as popular services such as photo editors, mobile games and VPN services.

Irish Mirror · Oct 16, 2022

Companies are increasingly tracking eye movements — but is it ethical?

When Facebook reinvented itself into Meta in October 2021, it was widely reported that Meta would be focusing on virtual reality (VR) by being at the forefront of the metaverse.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022

S.Korea's Yoon calls for quick resumption of popular messaging, portal services

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday called for swift measures to resume all services offered by Kakao Corp and Naver Corp, a day after a fire at a data centre damaged their servers and caused outages.

Reuters · Oct 16, 2022

Urgent Facebook scam warning issued to anyone using an iPhone or Android phone

Android and iPhone users should check their devices after the discovery that 400 seemingly harmless apps are attempting to steal social media login details.

Chronicle Live · Oct 14, 2022

Five scams you need to know about before Black Friday starts on November 25

Scams have reportedly trebled since 2020. Cybersecurity experts reveal what you should be vigilant about including what to do if you are the target of a phishing attack.

Wales Online · Oct 14, 2022

Google is now distributing Truth Social, Trump's Twitter alternative

It is an about-face for the tech giant, which had blocked Trump's social media app from Google Play, its app store, over content that can incite violence.

WEKU · Oct 14, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: The Supreme Court holds the internet's fate in its hands, and you should be terrified

Almost no one noticed in 1996 when Congress gave online social media platforms sweeping legal immunity from what their users posted on them.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022

Meta Working to Speed Up Metaverse, but Success Far from Certain

A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and promoting new virtual reality gear. But analysts say the company has toned down the hype a bit as it struggles…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Meta calls FTC suit to block VR fitness deal ‘ill-conceived’

Meta Platforms Inc. urged a judge to reject the U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company’s acquisition of virtual reality app Within Unlimited, saying the agency’s claims about competition in the area are based on “pure speculation.”

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

Post-it Notes adapt to work-from-home with Microsoft Teams app

Post-it Notes are getting a hybrid-work upgrade with a Microsoft Teams app that lets users digitize handwritten notes by holding them in front of the camera.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022