Day: January 18, 2021

‘I Looked at All the Ways Microsoft Teams Tracks Users and My Head is Spinning’

An anonymous reader shares a report: As far back as June, Microsoft explained in somewhat legalistic terms that it’s happily recording so much Teams activity for the benefit of employers and it’s up to them what they do with it. Sample wording from Redmond’s fine lawyers: “Our customers are controllers for the data provided to…


Huawei ban timeline: Trump administration reportedly restricts its US suppliers at last minute – CNET

Here’s a breakdown of the controversial Chinese telecom giant’s saga so far. …read more Source:: CNet


SpaceX Starship SN9 reloads its Raptors ahead of high-altitude flight Tuesday – CNET

SN9 is on deck to boldly follow in the footsteps of SN8, which bravely sacrificed itself in the name of iteration. …read more Source:: CNet


How can you flip your software delivery ops from own goals to meaningful goals?

Tune in and we’ll take you from benchmarking to insight Webcast You keep hearing that DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery are the key to overhauling your software development organisation.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Help The FBI Identify These MAGA Terrorists

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Trump administration reportedly restricts Huawei’s US suppliers – CNET

The outgoing government is revoking the licenses of companies like Intel, according to Reuters. …read more Source:: CNet


Only 3 in 10 victims of sexual harassment in Singapore report the incident

According to the first national survey conducted in Singapore regarding sexual harassment, two in five workers in the country report being sexually harassed at the workplace in the past five years. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Hackers ‘manipulated’ stolen COVID-19 vaccine data before leaking it online

European Medicines Agency says investigation into cyberattack has revealed the hackers have attempted to “undermine trust” in COVID-19 vaccines. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Still talking to Cortana? Microsoft gives you more control over how your voice recordings are used

Microsoft still wants to re-use your voice clips, but will now ask for permission first. …read more Source:: ZDNet


DuckDuckGo Surpasses 100 Million Daily Search Queries For the First Time

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo reached a major milestone in its 12-year-old history last week when it recorded on Monday its first-ever day with more than 100 million user search queries. From a report: The achievement comes after a period of sustained growth the company has been seeing for the past two years, and especially since…