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Covid disinformation sites often use tools from Google, Facebook and Apple, report finds

Some of the tools are free “widgets” or bits of computer code that allow web designers to expand the capabilities of their sites and are used widely across the Internet, often without the companies that produce them knowing who is deploying them. Several problematic sites, for example, support financial transactions through Apple Pay, use Apple’s affiliate links or enable compatibility with Apple devices such as the iPhone, the Oxford researchers said. Some of the content pushed by the… Source link

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New York Covid Alert app by Google and Apple has flags less than 1,000 potential coronavirus exposures in first two months

The 854 cases represent just .5% of the more than 180,000 positive Covid-19 tests the state has recorded since the app’s launch. The app has been downloaded 1.1 million times, which would represent 7% of the adult-age population in New York, though it is unlikely that each download represents an active user. As cases rise again in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pushed for people to download the app as a mitigation measure during the new surge for the virus, with a link to the app placed at… Source link

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Washington state launches COVID-19 exposure notification app using Google and Apple technology

Images of the Android interface for the WA Notify app being released Monday. Washington state unveiled a new app to inform residents if they’ve been exposed to someone diagnosed with COVID-19, as infection rates in the state soar to an average of 2,700 cases a day. WA Notify, announced Monday morning, is a free app that uses technology developed through a joint effort by Apple and Google called the Exposure Notification System. The app takes advantage of low-energy… Source link

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Massive Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung Savings

Target Cyber Monday 2020 deals are here with massive savings on smartphones, laptops, tablets, wireless headphones, TVs and more. Below is a list of my favorite deals along you should checkout before they are gone. Tip: bookmark this page, because deals updated regularly. (Updated 11/30) Target’s Black Friday 2020 sales are here Mike Mozart MORE FROM FORBESApple Cyber Monday 2020: AirPods Pro, iPad, iPhone, New MacBook Pro DealsBy Gordon Kelly Cyber… Source link

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Google Chrome is available as an Apple M1 native app today

Enlarge / Chrome isn’t available in the App Store—you’ll need to download it using Safari. When you do, Google will ask you which version you’d like to download. Jim Salter The Google Chrome browser is now available as an Apple M1 native application, for those of you lucky enough to have M1 Mac Mini, Macbook Air, or Macbook Pro systems. (If you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, the M1 is Apple’s newest in-house-designed ARM… Source link

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Utah Department of Health exploring the use of Apple & Google technology for COVID-19 contact tracing

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health says the state intends to explore the use of Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification tools to tell people in Utah about potential exposures to the virus through their smart devices. As a result of this, the state health department says it’s canceling its previous bid to get other companies to submit their proposals to add their Bluetooth tracking technology to the state’s Healthy Together app. That app came under scrutiny due to… Source link

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Apple patches iOS against 3 actively exploited 0-days found by Google

Apple has patched iOS against three zero-day vulnerabilities that attackers were actively exploiting in the wild. The attacks were discovered by Google’s Project Zero vulnerability research group, which over the past few weeks has detected four other zero-day exploits—three against Chrome and a third against Windows. The security flaws affect iPhone 6s and later, seventh-generation iPod touches, iPad Air 2s and… Source link

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Why Apple Might Lose The US Government’s War On Google

AFP via Getty Images On October 20, the United States government filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. One question is: was that really for abuses of antitrust law, or was it just about politics and scoring points in the U.S. national election? And, is Apple actually be the biggest potential casualty in an antitrust battle between the U.S. government and Google? “I think there’s been a consensus now for a while on both the left and the right, that companies… Source link

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