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Apple introduced a new iCloud+ service during the WWDC 2021 keynote speech. The service brings a bunch of new privacy features alongside the iCloud storage. These includes iCloud Private Relay, Hide My Email, and expanded support for HomeKit Secure Video cameras. The iCloud Private Relay feature brings added security to all the traffic leaving the

Following outrage against e-commerce giant Amazon after users claimed that a bikini having colours of the Karnataka flag and emblem was available for sale on its Canada site, state’s Kannada and Culture Minister Aravind Limbavali has said the government would take legal action. Calling it a matter of Kannadigas’ self-pride and that the government would not

A slew of crypto-related accounts in China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform were blocked over the weekend, as Beijing stepped up a crackdown on Bitcoin trading and mining. More actions are expected, including linking illegal crypto activities in China more directly with the country’s criminal law, according to analysts and a financial regulator. Last month, China’s State

The US and the European Union voiced concern over Nigeria’s decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after the US social media giant deleted a tweet from the president’s account for violating its rules. International human rights groups have also condemned the move, which followed previous attempts by the government of Africa’s most populous country to regulate

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday that he will send a bill to Congress next week to make Bitcoin legal tender in the Central American nation, touting its potential to help Salvadorans living abroad send remittances home. “In the short term this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside

Google agreed to make changes to some of its widely used online advertising services under a settlement with France’s antitrust watchdog released on Monday. The authority also fined the Mountain View, California-based company EUR 220 million (roughly 1,950 crores) after a probe found it abused its market power in the intricate advertising business online, where

Twitter could be working on a feature that will allow users to decide who can reply to their tweets after they’ve been published. It is still unclear how the feature will work exactly or when it will be rolled out to the general public since the company hasn’t made an official announcement yet. Notably, Twitter

A threatening video by ‘Anonymous’ — an international hacking collective — targeting Elon Musk, has garnered more than a 20 lakh views within a couple of days of being posted. “You may think you are the smartest person in the world, but now you have met your match. We are anonymous, we are legion”, were

Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is in talks to raise at least $3 billion (roughly Rs. 21,850 crores) from investors including Japan’s SoftBank Group and several sovereign wealth funds, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The startup is aiming for a valuation of about $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,91,130 crores) and is in talks with Singapore’s GIC Pte.,

Mozilla has extended its protection against cross-site tracking for all Firefox users accessing the Web through Private Browsing windows. The change comes through a security feature called Total Cookie Protection that is enabled by default on Firefox 89 — the latest version. Mozilla claimed that its Total Cookie Protection is based on a principle that

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has released the ‘ICUBE 2020′ report in partnership with Kantar and it predicts that active Internet users (AIU) in India are expected to grow from 622 million in 2020 to 900+ million in 2025. This indicates that there will be a growth of about 45 percent in the

A ransomware attack on JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, by a criminal group likely based in Russia has strengthened the Biden administration’s resolve to hold Moscow responsible for costly cyber assaults – even if they are not directly linked to the Kremlin. US President Joe Biden has launched a review of the threat posed by

The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that social messaging platform WhatsApp was trying to “force” its users to consent to the new privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes the law by bombarding them with notifications daily to obtain their consent. Terming WhatsApp’s bombarding of notifications on its customers as an

RBI on Monday asked banks, NBFCs, and payment system providers not to refer to its earlier virtual currencies-related circular, that was issued in April 2018 and later aside by the Supreme Court, in their communications to customers. The latest directive comes against the backdrop of some banks and regulated entities citing the circular and cautioning

Google Chrome for Android is getting a new built-in Screenshot tool. The new option appears in the sharing menu in the bottom row along with Copy Link, Send to Your Devices, QR Code, and Print. The new tool seems to be a part of the Chrome 91 update for Android that was recently released by