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Critics say bug bounty programs buy researcher silence, may violate labor law, and are less effective when they are closed and have NDAs placed on them (J.M. Porup/CSO)

J.M. Porup / CSO: Critics say bug bounty programs buy researcher silence, may violate labor law, and are less effective when they are closed and have NDAs placed on them  —  When Jonathan Leitschuh found a catastrophic security vulnerability in Zoom, the popular videoconferencing platform … Critics say bug bounty programs buy researcher silence, may

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Apple's deal with Amazon to allow the Prime Video app to process some in-app payments on its own shows how arbitrary, unfair, and outdated App Store rules are (Dieter Bohn/The Verge)

Dieter Bohn / The Verge: Apple’s deal with Amazon to allow the Prime Video app to process some in-app payments on its own shows how arbitrary, unfair, and outdated App Store rules are  —  Apple and Amazon very, very quietly unveiled a monumental app deal this week, without fanfare or, sadly, much in the way

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iOS 14 code indicates that Apple is working on a new feature codenamed "Avocado" to enable real, movable widgets on iPad and iPhone home screens (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: iOS 14 code indicates that Apple is working on a new feature codenamed “Avocado” to enable real, movable widgets on iPad and iPhone home screens  —  9to5Mac reported last month that Apple is working on a redesigned wallpaper settings panel for iOS, based on an early build of iOS 14 …

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US Small Business Administration issues new guidance for the $350B stimulus program that still seems to exclude most VC-backed startups (Jonathan Shieber/TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: US Small Business Administration issues new guidance for the $350B stimulus program that still seems to exclude most VC-backed startups  —  Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed … US Small Business Administration issues

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Sources: Apple is in the process of acquiring the California-based VR startup NextVR in a deal valued around $100M (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Sources: Apple is in the process of acquiring the California-based VR startup NextVR in a deal valued around $100M  —  It’s no secret that Apple has ambitious plans for augmented reality and a future AR-focused headset.  Apple is practically building the platform for its future headset out in the open with

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China's efforts to track COVID-19 cases using personal data has been messy, partly due to sporadic coordination between different agencies and local governments (Financial Times)

Financial Times: China’s efforts to track COVID-19 cases using personal data has been messy, partly due to sporadic coordination between different agencies and local governments  —  Efforts to track cases have been haphazard but technology companies face pressure to hand over information China's efforts to track COVID-19 cases using personal data has been messy, partly

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