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WhatsApp urges Android users to manually backup their chats
WhatsAppers have until 12 November. That's when WhatsApp will sweep
out dusty old backups that haven't been updated in more than a year.
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Twitch admits exposing user messages after archiving error
Games streaming giant Twitch has admitted accidentally exposing some
users' messages to other users as it shut down its legacy in-house
messaging system in May.
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Social networks to be fined for hosting terrorist content
Draft EU legislation, due out next month, will likely incorporate a
one-hour takedown window for extremist content flagged by law
enforcement.
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The security changes you can expect in iOS 12
We take a look at the beta version of iOS 12 and the security-related
changes we can expect to see when it's released in (probably) September.
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Firefox axes add-ons, developer pushes back
Mozilla has wiped 23 extensions from its directory of Firefox browser
add-ons after finding what it says were inappropriate functions in the
code.
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Los Angeles to use body scanners on metro riders
Subway and bus riders will be randomly scanned as the city becomes the
first in the country to use the technology to thwart suicide bombers.
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Google employees protest work on censored search engine for China
Hundreds signed a letter raising concerns about the moral and ethical
issues of Google helping China with its censorship.
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Adblocking and browser privacy can be bypassed, researchers find
Virtually every desktop browser and adblocker can have its ad-tracking
privacy or security bypassed by at least one software technique, a new
study has found.
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Monday review - the hot 23 stories of the week
From the 10-year jail sentence for not unlocking your phone and the
teen who hacked Apple to Facebook's news feed hoax, and more!
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