The practice undermines the EU’s existing net neutrality rules and also has worrying privacy implications, campaigners say
Matthew Broersma
Salesforce Customers Still Experiencing Issues After Major Outage
The outage began on Friday after the deployment of a database script that inadvertently granted users broad permissions over companies’ data
LVMH Debuts Blockchain-Based Product Tracking
The Aura system is designed on a consortium model, allowing any luxury firm to use it to provide tracking services to users
European Companies Report Increase In Forced Technology Transfers To China
An EU industry group finds that the number of firms reporting forced technology transfers has doubled over the past two years
Probe Finds Autopilot Was Engaged During Fatal Tesla Crash
The driver in a March crash had engaged his Tesla Model X’s Autopilot a few seconds before the incident, preliminary report finds
Google Restricts Huawei’s Access To Android After US Blacklisting
Google says it is ‘reviewing the implications’ of the US ban but that current Huawei Android devices will retain access to the Google Play store and Google security services
Microsoft Previews Blockchain-Based Decentralised ID System
The ION network would use Bitcoin’s blockchain for identity assurance, while creating a secondary network to vastly speed up processing chores
More Than 25,000 Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers Found Leaking Sensitive Data
The issue appears to be due to an incomplete patch for a known issue dating from 2014
SpaceX Set To Launch First ‘Production’ Broadband Satellites
The launch planned for this week follows that of two demonstration satellites in 2018
Facebook US Settlement Could Impose 20 Years Of Oversight
A deal with the FTC reportedly in the works could extend oversight of Facebook’s data practices, but critics say it’s too little, too late