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Zoom vulnerability would have allowed hackers to eavesdrop on calls

{$inline_image} Getty Images/iStockphoto Cybersecurity research company Check Point Research says in a report out today that it found security flaws in videoconferencing platform Zoom that would have allowed a potential hacker to join a video meeting uninvited and listen in, potentially accessing any files or information shared during the meeting. While Zoom has addressed the

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French startup ManoMano, which operates an e-commerce site for DIY, home improvement, and gardening products, raises $139M led by Temasek (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: French startup ManoMano, which operates an e-commerce site for DIY, home improvement, and gardening products, raises $139M led by Temasek  —  French startup ManoMano is raising another mega round of funding.  The company operates an e-commerce website for DIY, home improvement and gardening products. French startup ManoMano, which operates an e-commerce

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Ring’s Android app reportedly sends data to third-party trackers

Ring, the Amazon-owned security camera company, has been caught in another privacy mishap. A report published by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) earlier today, suggests Ring’s Android app sends a ton of personally identifiable information (PII) to third-party trackers without explicit user consent. The report suggests the app (version 3.21.1) sends data to four trackers including Facebook’s graph

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Ten years after the iPad's launch, it has not come close to being revolutionary or living up to its potential because of its inconsistent multitasking software (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Ten years after the iPad’s launch, it has not come close to being revolutionary or living up to its potential because of its inconsistent multitasking software  —  It surprised everyone, in several ways.  Some expected a touchscreen Mac with a stylus.  Some expected a product … Ten years after the

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