Security
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Trends
Ancestry.com rejected a police warrant to access user DNA records on a technicality
DNA profiling company Ancestry.com has narrowly avoided complying with a search warrant in Pennsylvania after a search warrant was rejected…
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An adult sexting site exposed thousands of models’ passports and driver’s licenses
A popular sexting website has exposed thousands of photo IDs belonging to models and sex workers who earn commissions from…
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Russia starts testing its own internal internet
Russia has begun testing a national internet system that would function as an alternative to the broader web, according to…
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No, Spotify, you shouldn’t have sent mysterious USB drives to journalists
Last week, Spotify sent a number of USB drives to reporters with a note: “Play me.” It’s not uncommon for…
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Mastercard acquires security assessment startup, RiskRecon
Mastercard announced today that it is acquiring RiskRecon, a Salt Lake City startup that uses publicly available data to build…
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F5 acquires Shape Security for $1B
F5 got an expensive holiday present today, snagging startup Shape Security for approximately $1 billion. What the networking company gets…
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