Microsoft changes Windows 10’s update model
Enlarge / New changes to Windows’ deployment policies will hopefully mean more time for testing and fewer chances for major public breakage.
Microsoft outlined new directions for …
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DOJ to approve T-Mobile/Sprint merger despite 13 states trying to block it
The Justice Department plans to approve the T-Mobile/Sprint merger as part of a settlement involving the sale of spectrum licenses, wholesale access, and a prepaid wireless business …
Advanced mobile surveillanceware, made in Russia, found in the wild
Researchers have discovered some of the most advanced and full-featured mobile surveillanceware ever seen. Dubbed Monokle and used in the wild since at least March 2016, the Android-based application was …
Dropbox irks Mac users with annoying Dock icon, offers clueless support
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This is a story I never had any intention of writing. Dropbox updated its file-sync application for Mac last month, and the new …
Chances of destructive BlueKeep exploit rise with new explainer posted online
A security researcher has published a detailed guide that shows how to execute malicious code on Windows computers still vulnerable to the critical BlueKeep vulnerability. The move significantly lowers the …
Verizon wants you to pay $650 plus $85 a month for a 5G hotspot
Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018.
Verizon’s 5G mobile service is available in just a handful of cities, but the …
Chrome 76 prevents NYT and other news sites from detecting Incognito Mode
Enlarge / The Boston Globe and some other news sites prevent non-subscribers from viewing articles in a browser’s private mode.
Google Chrome 76 will close a loophole that websites use …
As Russian “FaceApp” gobbles up user photos, Schumer asks FBI to investigate
Enlarge / The FaceApp application displayed on Apple’s App Store.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called for a federal investigation into FaceApp, saying the Russian-operated mobile application “could …
Nigerian scammers slide into DMs, so Ars trolls them
Enlarge / The heartbreak of being blocked by a romance scammer. The joy of burning an account used in a criminal operation.
I’ve got a history with …
More on DataSpii: How extensions hide their data grabs—and how they’re discovered
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In our 5,000 word piece on “DataSpii,” we explained how researcher Sam Jadali spent tens of thousands of …