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Coronavirus: Zoom Promises Fixes For Security Issues

Widely used video-conferencing app Zoom apologies for security flaws, and promises to improve both safety and privacy going forward

Coronavirus: Google Releases Location Data To Help Authorities Check Lock-downs

Location data is being released by Google in 131 countries so officials can see if people are obeying self-isolating rules

TSB Suffers Another Online Banking Outage

Hundreds of customers of British bank TSB were reportedly unable to access their online banking and mobile apps services on Wednesday

Houseparty Claims Sabotage By Rival Over Hacking Reports

The owner of video chat app Houseparty claims a commercial rival has engaged in a smear campaign, and is offering £1 million for proof

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Coronavirus: UK Removes Data Caps For Home Broadband

Netflix bingeing…main ISPs and operators in the UK agree to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: Has The Government Requested Mobile Location Data?

Contradictory reports state the government has requested location data of citizens to see if they are obeying Coronavirus advice

Coronavirus: Vodafone Confirms Mobile Data Traffic Up 50 Percent

World’s second largest mobile operator, Vodafone, admits surge in data traffic on its network due to Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: American Singer Blames 5G For Pandemic

Seriously? American singer/songwriter Keri Hilson blames 5G networks for the start of Coronavirus pandemic around the world

NSO Asks US Court To Sanction Facebook Over Lawsuit

NSO alleges Facebook failed to follow ‘international law’, after the Israeli firm failed to show up in US court to contest WhatsApp lawsuit

One Billion Android Phones At Hack Risk – Which?

Which? report warns hundreds of millions of Android phones are now at risk because they are no longer receiving security updates

Twitter Tests Disappearing ‘Fleets’ In Brazil

Twitter is testing tweets that disappear which it calls ‘fleets’, similar to features found in Snapchat and Instagram

NSO Fails To Appear In Court After WhatsApp Lawsuit

NSO Group fails to show up in US court to contest WhatsApp spyware lawsuit, despite promising to ‘vigorously fight’ Facebook’s allegations

Google Seeks Huawei Trade Exemption – Report

Google has reportedly applied for a trade exemption licence from the US government, so it can continue working with Huawei

Apple Shareholders Vote On Chinese App Removal Policies

Apple’s policy to obey Chinese government orders to remove certain apps from its App Store in China is facing a shareholder vote

Samsung Admits Rogue Alert Resulted In Data Breach

Breach admission. Samsung now admits its rogue alert last week in its Find My Mobile app resulted in some users seeing other people’s data

Samsung Sent Mysterious Alert To Users Overnight

Samsung admits it accidentally sent an alert to thousands of its devices worldwide in the early hours of Thursday morning

Fate Of MWC 2020 To Be Decided Friday – Report

Organisers GSMA allegedly to meet on 14 February to decide if Mobile World Congress (MWC) should go ahead in light of Coronavirus outbreak

Apple Loses Rehearing Bid In VirnetX FaceTime Case

Potential setback for Apple in the patent battle between it and VirnetX, after US Court of Appeals rejects Apple plea for rehearing

App Developer Calls For Open Revolt Against Apple

Developer of BlueMail publishes open letter calling on fellow app developers to join fight against Apple for allegedly “stealing ideas”

Apple App Developers Questioned As Part Of DoJ Antitrust Probe

US Justice Department officials question iPhone app developers as part of antitrust investigation of Apple and other technology giants

Google Sent Private Videos In Google Photos To Strangers

Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people’s videos shared with other users

UK Departure From EU May Mean End Of Free Roaming

Free roaming to end on 1 January 2021. British government confirms free EU roaming will likely end after the 11 month Brexit transition period

Microsoft Cloud Growth Pleases Wall Street

Microsoft is now worth $1.25 trillion after stock price rise thanks to continued growth of Redmond’s Azure cloud business

FinTech Part 1: A New Payments and Banking Landscape

As one of the fastest-growing sectors, FinTech is building technologies and services that will touch every consumer and business. In this new series, Silicon UK explores the current state of FinTech and asks why companies need to pay close attention to this transforming sector.

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