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Hetzner cloud server provider bans cryptocurrency mining

Popular German cloud hosting and dedicated server provider Hetzner has banned cryptomining on its servers after users have been using their large storage devices to mine Chia. […]

12 May

Tor Project auctions off the first Onion URL ever created as an NFT

The Tor Project is auctioning off the first Tor Onion domain ever created, duskgytldkxiuqc6.onion, as an NFT. […]

11 May

German watchdog bans Facebook from using WhatsApp users’ data

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) has banned Facebook today from processing WhatsApp user data for the next three months. […]

09 May

WhatsApp to restrict features if you refuse Facebook data sharing

WhatsApp says that it will not delete or deactivate the accounts of users who oppose its latest privacy policy update that requires sharing data with Facebook companies. […]

05 May

Twitter kills ‘Open for a surprise’ tweets with new mobile feature

Twitter is rolling out a new feature for iOS and Android mobile apps that aims to bring “bigger and better” images to your timeline in the form of tall and uncropped photos. […]

04 May

Network Solutions and Register.com hit by ongoing DNS outage

Both Register.com and Network Solutions are suffering from an ongoing DNS outage that prevents access to websites, VPNs, and other services. […]

23 Apr

Twitter accidentally sends suspicious emails asking to confirm accounts

Twitter caused quite the panic Thursday night when they accidentally sent emails asking users to confirm their accounts, which looked suspiciously like a phishing attack. […]

19 Apr

Rogers is down: Canadian users report voice and data outages

Rogers is currently affected by a nationwide outage in Canada that prevents customers from accessing wireless voice and data services. […]

18 Apr

WordPress to automatically disable Google FLoC on websites

WordPress announced today that they plan on treating Google’s new FLoC tracking technology as a security concern and plans to block it by default on WordPress sites. […]

17 Apr

Twitter is suffering from another worldwide outage today

Twitter is suffering a worldwide outage that started last night and is continuing into Saturday morning with erratic behavior and features partially working. […]

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