Trump directs federal agencies to assess security risks from Chinese-made drones

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing U.S agencies to assess security risks linked to Chinese-made drones used by American government fleets, prioritizing their removal. The executive order directs all U.S. agencies to outline the security risks posed to the existing government drone fleet from drones built by Chinese companies or by…

WhatsApp delays privacy update over user ‘confusion’ and backlash about Facebook data sharing

A great deal of confusion and backlash from users of WhatsApp over fears that the messaging app could share a wide range of user data with its parent company Facebook forced the messaging app to delay an announced privacy policy update about sharing of user data. “We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion…

Polish mobile developer Huuuge Inc plans to raise up to $150M through IPO

On Monday, U,S. registered mobile games developer Huuuge Inc stated, it expects to raise up to $150 million from issueing new share issue as part of its planned initial public offering (IPO) in Warsaw. The development comes in the wake of consumers surging for online entertainment in the wake of coronavirus-induced COVID-19 lockdown measures. Polish…

Messaging Platform Signal Crashes Due To Surge In Users After WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy Changes

With a sudden surge in downloads and users, the messaging platform Signal faced technical crisis and said that it was experiencing “technical difficulties” even as the firm attempted to upgrade its servers and network. There has been a surge globally in the downloads of the app in recent days after announcement by the Facebook owned…

New Safeguards For Young Users To Prevent Grooming On Its Platform To Be Taken By TikTok

With the aim of preventing grooming on the platform, the short video sharing app TikTok will impose “groundbreaking” new restrictions on children on the platform and the new rules will be particularly severe for those users who are under the age of 16 years, the Chinese owned company said. Those children users of the platform,…

Business users of WhatsApp’s not protected by end-to-end encryption

With users migrating to other messaging platforms following privacy concerns stemming from Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp update, Facebook said, it will delay the update. WhatsApp users are concerned that the Facebook owned messaging app is watering down its privacy policy in the update. Earlier this month, WhatsApp notified users through a notification that it was preparing…

Italy’s data authority scrutinizes WhatsApp’s updated privacy disclaimer

In a statement Italy’s data protection authority said, Facebook Inc has not clearly communicated its new privacy policy for its messenger app WhatsApp to users. On January 4, 2021, in an update WhatsApp said it reserved the right to share some data, including location and phone numbers, with Facebook and its units including Messenger and…

Trump Administration adds China’s Comac and Xiaomi to trade blacklist

The Trump Administration has added nine Chinese companies, including Chinese plane maker Comac and mobile phone maker Xiaomi,  to a trade blacklist which Washington thinks are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. These companies will be subject to a new U.S. investment ban which will compel American investors to divest their holdings of the…

Class action lawsuit filed against Amazon.com over ebook pricing

A class-action lawsuit has been filed accusing Amazon.com Inc of inflating ebook prices in collusion with some publishers. The class action lawsuit alleges that the e-commerce giant along with the five largest U.S. publishers, collectively called the ‘Big Five’, agreed to price restraints that cause consumers to overpay for eBooks purchased from them through a…