Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes said Tuesday it believes that some of its emails were compromised by the same threat actors behind the hack of SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems late last year. In a statement, Malwarebytes said that based on the tactics and techniques of the attack, the Santa Clara, California-based […]

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Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff said on Tuesday that their company doesn’t want to follow other tech giant companies in implementing an algorithm to surveil people around clock, stating that such a practice goes against the Fourth Amendment. “So on Parler, our disagreement was that we did not want to put in an algorithm that […]

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Apple has suspended social media platform Parler from its App Store for not take “adequate measures” to address alleged “threats of violence and illegal activity” by its users. “We have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the App Store, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and […]

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YouTube announced Thursday that it will begin to warn users before they post comments that may be deemed offensive to other people. As part of an effort to “keep comments respectful,” the company said the new feature will issue a warning to users of the video-sharing platform if its automated systems detect a potentially hurtful […]

Millions of homes and businesses will gain access to ultra-fast internet under a $4.5 billion upgrade to the National Broadband Network (NBN). At least eight million premises have the potential to receive up to one gigabit per second by 2023. The upgrade will be financed through NBN Co. borrowing from private debt markets. Paul Fletcher, the federal […]

U.S. trade representatives have urged Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force tech giants to pay local media companies for news content. Assistant Trade Representatives Daniel Bahar and Karl Ehlers called on the government not to rush the laws and to work towards developing a […]

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Companies are beginning to censor and de-platform people associated with President Donald Trump. Facebook has clamped down further on election-related speech. At the U.S. Southern Border, President Trump marked 400 miles of new wall completion. However, a new caravan is being formed down in Honduras, planning to make its way up here to America. Over […]

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Top U.S. government agencies said Tuesday that Russia was likely behind the hack of SolarWinds technology, which caused a breach of U.S. government systems, calling it “a serious compromise that will require a sustained and dedicated effort to remediate.” The federal security agencies in a rare joint statement said they believe, based on evidence so […]

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has bolstered space sector ambitions with the appointment of Virgin Galactic’s Chief Operating Officer as the new head of the Australian Space Agency. Perth native Enrico Palermo will replace inaugural boss Megan Clark to assist the Australian government’s aims to significantly grow its space industry with jobs and economic growth over […]

The first commercial rocket was launched from Australia to the edge of space on Saturday carrying a payload that will aid in the country’s space and defence efforts. The DART rocket payload deployed a prototype radio frequency receiver unit designed for the Royal Australian Air Force (Air Force) at 100 kilometres above the Earth’s surface. […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the removal of Parler from Apple’s online store was done because the company doesn’t consider incitement of violence free speech. “We looked at the incitement to violence that was on there and we don’t consider that free speech and incitement of violence has an intersection,” Cook told Fox News anchor […]

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The CEO of Parler, John Matze, on Tuesday dismissed claims that the social media website was hacked and users’ personal information, including pictures of driver’s licenses, was leaked. Rumors being spread on Twitter, Reddit, and an article published by Russian state-backed RT.com asserted that more than 70 terabytes of data from Parler servers were captured […]

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden outperforms in counties that use the Dominion or HART InterCivic voting machines, according to a data analyst. “Analysis evidence suggests the use of the Dominion X/ICX BMD (Ballot Marking Device) machine, manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems, and machines from HART InterCivic appear to have abnormally influenced election results,” the data […]

A three-year probe by a British data watchdog found no evidence that the controversial digital marketing firm Cambridge Analytica and its associate company SCL colluded with Russia to intervene in any political processes. The SCL group, which had links to Cambridge Analytica and was dissolved in 2018, stood accused of using illegally harvested personal data […]

More than 3000 public houses will join South Australia’s (SA) latest Tesla renewable power project, delivering lower power bills, and improve the electricity grid across the state. The new installations properties will bring the total to 4,100 houses involved in the scheme to become part of South Australia’s first virtual power plant (SA VPP), which Tesla […]

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Jan. 13 that the company’s decision to remove President Donald Trump was divisive and set a dangerous precedent. “Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation. They divide us. They limit the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning. And sets a precedent I feel is dangerous: the power an […]

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A web hosting and domain registrar service said Monday that it has not been in contact with Parler, the social media website dumped from Amazon’s web servers. “We have had no contact or discussions with Parler in any form regarding our organization becoming their registrar or hosting provider. From our understanding, Parler was working on […]

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it begun the process of revoking China Telecom’s authorization to operate in the United States as it took further steps to crack down on China’s role in U.S. telecommunications. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai noted several U.S. government agencies had recommended the revocation citing national security concerns. […]

A woman walks past the headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of video sharing app TikTok, in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2020. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) A federal district judge has ruled to temporarily grant China-based TikTok owner ByteDance a preliminary injunction, which will allow the app to remain available for download from U.S. […]

HONG KONG—TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for the company to find a new owner independent of China’s Communist Party over what the White House says was security risks to American’s data. In a letter to employees, Mayer said that his decision to leave comes after the “political environment has sharply changed.” […]