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Uber says sorry to patrons in Brazil for massive data breach in 2016

UberonFridayapologizedtoits156,000usersinBrazil,whosepersonalinformationwasleakedinamajordatabreachin2016.Inanemailtothem,theride-sharingcompanyadmittedthatthei

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Instagram to allow users to download their data

FacebookInc'sInstagramwillsoonallowitsuserstodownloadacopyofallthecontenttheyhaveuploadedonthephoto-sharingplatform,aspokesmansaidonWednesday.Thedisclosurecomes

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Facebook scandal affected more users than thought: up to 87M

FacebookrevealedWednesdaythattensofmillionsmorepeoplemighthavebeenexposedintheCambridgeAnalyticaprivacyscandalthanpreviouslythoughtandsaiditwillrestricttheuserd

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S. Korean law firm representing 63,767 iPhone users sues Apple

ASouthKoreanlawfirmrepresentingmorethan60,000consumersfiledalawsuitagainstU.S.techgiantAppleInc.anditslocalbranchforintentionallyslowingdownolderiPhones.Hannuri

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The week Facebook's value plunged $58bn

Facebookendedtheweek$58bnlowerinvalueafteritshandlingofahistoricdatabreach.ItsfounderMarkZuckerbergapologisedfordatabreachesthataffected50millionusers.Theapolog

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US lawmakers formally ask Facebook CEO to testify on user data

USlawmakersonFridayformallyaskedFacebookInc’sMarkZuckerbergtoexplainatacongressionalhearinghow50millionusers’datagotintothehandsofpoliticalconsultancyCambridgeA

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China's Tencent profits up on mobile gaming popularity

ChinesetechnologygiantTencentreportedaprofitboostWednesday,helpedbythecontinuedpopularityofitsmobilegames.Netprofitfor2017wasup74percentyearonyearfrom41.1billio

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Android beats iOS in smartphone loyalty, study finds

Samsung’snewGalaxyS9maynotquiteliveuptotheiPhoneXwhenitcomestoSamsung’simplementationofaFaceID-stylesystemoritsoddtakeonARemoji.Butthat’snotgoingtomattermuchtoS

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The Samsung S9 vs the iPhone X: How do they compare?

Samsung'sS9wasalwaysgoingtobetheonlyAndroidphonethatcouldcompetewiththehypeandfanfarearoundApple'slaunchoftheiPhoneX-butnowthatbothmobilesareout,howdotheycompar

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Cryptocurrency mining site hijacked millions of Android phones

SmartphoneusersarejustasvulnerabletocryptocurrencymininghijacksastheirPCcounterparts,andsometimesonadramaticscale.Malwarebyteshasdetaileda"drive-by"miningcampai

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Less-cool Facebook losing youth at fast pace: survey

Withmom,dadandgrandmasigningupinincreasingnumbers,FacebookislosingyoungerusersintheUnitedStatesatafasterpacethanpreviouslyestimated,researcherssaidMonday.Arepor

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Sina Weibo re-introduces suspended portals after revamp

SinaWeibo,China’sTwitter-likesocialmediaplatform,reintroducedonSundayitstopsearchportalsafteritsuspendedthefunctionsfollowingcriticismbythecountry’stopInternetw

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Facebook makes privacy push ahead of strict EU law

FacebooksaidonMondayitwaspublishingitsprivacyprinciplesforthefirsttimeandrollingouteducationalvideostohelpuserscontrolwhohasaccesstotheirinformation,asitprepare

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Facebook to emphasize ‘trustworthy’ news via user surveys

Facebookistakinganothersteptotrytomakeitselfmoresociallybeneficial,sayingitwillboostnewssourcesthatitsusersrateastrustworthyinsurveys.InablogpostandaFacebookpos

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DPRK's phone users get photo beauty app

AnewmobilephoneappdevelopedintheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)allowsitsuserstoexperimentwithnewlooks.Whilesuchphotomanipulationappsarecommonaroundthewo

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Intel says security patches slow down chips by six percent

Theworld'stopchipmakerIntelCorp.confirmedTuesdaythatpatchestofixtheSpectreandMeltdownflawsinitseighthgenerationCorechipsarecausingasix-percentslowdownintheirper

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Canada will track suicide risk through social media with AI

TheCanadiangovernmentispartneringwithAIfirmAdvancedSymbolicstotrytopredictrisesinregionalsuicideriskbymonitoringsocialmediaposts.AdvancedSymbolicswillanalyzepos