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Most EU cookie ‘consent’ notices are meaningless or manipulative, study finds – TechCrunch

New research into how European consumers interact with the cookie consent mechanisms which have proliferated since a major update to…

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Superbacklash – TechCrunch

Hot startup Superhuman has been getting some ‘backlash’ as happens now and then when someone notices the precise methodology that…

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After breach, Stack Overflow says some user data exposed – TechCrunch

After disclosing a breach earlier this week, Stack Overflow has confirmed some user data was accessed. In case you missed…

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Nearly all 2020 presidential candidates aren’t using a basic email security feature – TechCrunch

Three years after Russian hackers targeted and breached the email accounts of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, nearly all of the…

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Scranos, a new rootkit malware, steals passwords and pushes YouTube clicks – TechCrunch

Security researchers have discovered an unusual new malware that steals user passwords and account payment methods stored in a victim’s…

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Hackers compromised support agent’s credentials to access customer email accounts – TechCrunch

On the heels of a trove of 773 million emails, and tens of millions of passwords, from a variety of…

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Robocaller firm Stratics Networks exposed millions of call recordings – TechCrunch

If you’ve ever had a voicemail appear out of nowhere, there’s a good chance Stratics Networks was involved. The Toronto-based…

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How to stop robocalls spamming your phone – TechCrunch

No matter what your politics, beliefs, or even your sports team, we can all agree on one thing: robocalls are…

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Even the IAB warned adtech risks EU privacy rules – TechCrunch

A privacy complaint targeting the behavioral advertising industry has a new piece of evidence that shows the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) shedding…

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At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees – TechCrunch

Thousands of people trusted Blind, an app-based “anonymous social network,” as a safe way to reveal malfeasance, wrongdoing and improper…