Day: October 12, 2021

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls out Apple for promoting its services in the iPhone Settings screen

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Apple is now under appeal, is today calling out the iPhone maker for giving itself access to an advertising slot its competitors don’t have: the iPhone’s Settings screen. Some iOS 15 users noticed Apple is now advertising its own services at the top of their Read more about Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls out Apple for promoting its services in the iPhone Settings screen[…]

Facebook Banned Creator of Unfollow Everything App That Made Facebook Less Toxic

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A developer who created a browser extension designed to help Facebook users reduce their time spent on the platform says that the company responded by banning him and threatening to take legal action. Louis Barclay says he created Unfollow Everything to help people enjoy Facebook more, not less. His extension, which no longer exists, allowed Read more about Facebook Banned Creator of Unfollow Everything App That Made Facebook Less Toxic[…]

England’s Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data

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England’s National Data Guardian has warned that government plans to allow data sharing between NHS bodies and the police could “erode trust and confidence” in doctors and other healthcare providers. Speaking to the Independent newspaper, Dr Nicola Byrne said she had raised concerns with the government over clauses in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Read more about England’s Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data[…]

Microsoft said it mitigated a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever

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Microsoft said its Azure cloud service mitigated a 2.4 terabytes per second (Tbps) distributed denial of service attack this year, at the end of August, representing the largest DDoS attack recorded to date. Amir Dahan, Senior Program Manager for Azure Networking, said the attack was carried out using a botnet of approximately 70,000 bots primarily Read more about Microsoft said it mitigated a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack, the largest ever[…]