Easy-To-Pick 'Smart' Locks Gush Personal Data, FTC Finds

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A padlock -- whether it uses a combination, a key, or "smart" tech -- has e...

Verizon Is Cancelling Home Internet Installations During the Pandemic

According to The Verge, Verizon is canceling scheduled appointments for internet installation and repairs, "[leaving] Fios subscribers ...

Netflix Tightens Its Parental Controls for Cooped-Up Kids

Netflix is strengthening parental controls, offering more tools to limit what kids can watch on the world's most popular paid streaming ...

Taiwan Tells Agencies Not To Use Zoom On Security Grounds

Taiwan's cabinet has told government agencies to stop using the Zoom conferencing app due to privacy and security woes. Reuters reports:...

Google Fit redesign makes step tracking much more prominent

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out a refreshed user interface for its Google Fit apps for iOS, Android, and Wear ...

It's a 'Cold War Every Day' Inside Apple's IS&T Group

An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a report via BuzzFeed News: A group inside Apple called Information Systems & Technology, or ...

Facebook Asks Users About Coronavirus Symptoms, Releases Friendship Data To Researchers

Facebook said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project...