Technology – Page 14

Amazon S3 will now encrypt all new data with AES-256 by default

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) will now automatically encrypt all new objects added on buckets on the server side, using AES-256 by default. […]

05 Jan

France fines Apple for targeted App Store ads without consent

France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Apple €8,000,000 ($8.5M) for collecting user data for targeted advertising on the App Store without requesting or securing the user’s consent. […]

05 Jan

ChatGPT banned in NYC schools over learning impact concerns

The NYC Department of Education has banned the use of ChatGPT by students and teachers in New York City schools as there are serious concerns about its use hampering learning and leading to misinformation. […]

04 Jan

200 million Twitter users’ email addresses allegedly leaked online

A data leak described as containing email addresses for over 200 million Twitter users has been published on a popular hacker forum for about $2. BleepingComputer has confirmed the validity of many of the email addresses listed in the leak. […]

02 Jan

BleepingComputer’s most popular technology stories of 2022

2022 is over, and it’s been filled with a wide assortment of stories ranging from the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the many bugs introduced by Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for Windows. […]

04 Dec

Open source software host Fosshost shutting down as CEO unreachable

Open source software hosting provider Fosshost will no longer be providing services as it reaches end of life. Fosshost project volunteers announced the development this weekend following months of difficulties in reaching the leadership including the CEO. […]

02 Dec

Cloud provider Rackspace hit by ongoing 12-hour Exchange outage

American cloud computing services provider Rackspace is investigating a 12-hour-long and still active outage leading to connectivity issues and affecting hosted Microsoft Exchange environments they manage for their customers. […]

02 Dec

Rackspace: Ongoing Exchange outage caused by security incident

American cloud computing services provider Rackspace says an ongoing outage affecting its hosted Microsoft Exchange environments and likely thousands of customers was caused by a security incident. […]

01 Dec

Brave starts showing “privacy-preserving” ads in search results

Brave Software announced that, as part of a global beta program, it is now displaying “privacy-preserving ads” in-between results shown by its web search engine to select users. […]

20 Nov

Donald Trump returns to Twitter after Elon Musk’s poll

In a surprising move, Twitter has lifted the “permanent suspension” of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s account. The move follows a Twitter poll ran by Elon Musk that asked users whether to reinstate Trump’s account—the majority of 15 million respondents answered affirmatively. […]

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