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Google promises Chrome changes after privacy complaints

The search giant comes under fire for hoarding cookies and logging its website users into Chrome.

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<p>Google will acknowledge during a Senate committee hearing it made mistakes in past regarding how it handled users' privacy.</p>

Google to acknowledge privacy 'mistakes' to Senate panel

Senate committee to query tech giants on their user data protection practices.

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<p>A former NSA employee is going to prison for taking top secret US defense documents home.</p>

Ex-NSA employee gets 5 years in prison for taking home top secret files

Antivirus software on a home PC reportedly scooped up the information.

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<p>Shell's new AI platform running on Microsoft Azure will help predict when equipments need maintenance.&nbsp;</p>

Microsoft and Shell team up to build AI into gas stations

Shell is experimenting with cameras that can tell if you're smoking at a gas station.

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Trump administration recommends better data privacy controls

The proposal will likely shape how federal lawmakers draft any future legislation on privacy.

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<p>Google outlined a set of data protection principles in a document posted online.</p>

Google releases data privacy framework ahead of Senate hearing

The suggestions comes as the search giant faces political pressure on user privacy.

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<p>A Mozilla Firefox sticker</p>

Firefox Monitor shows if your personal information was lost in a hack

Mozilla's service can help you decide which passwords need changing.

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<p>Chrome browser has been secretly signing people in since the latest update, users say.</p>

Google started quietly logging you into Chrome with latest update, reports say

People note that Chrome 69 logs them into the browser when they access a Google-owned site.

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Trump OKs 'offensive cyber operations' as deterrent against US rivals

There'll be consequences if foreign adversaries launch cyberattacks against the US, the White House says.

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Twitter may have sent your private DMs to the wrong people -- but probably not

The bug ran for more than a year, but it's been fixed.

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<p>Cody Wilson, the founder and director of Defense Distributed.</p>

3D-printed gun maker Cody Wilson arrested in Taiwan on sexual assault charge

The proponent of 3D-printed guns allegedly paid $500 for sex with a 16-year-old girl, according to Texas police.

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<p>A new ransomware strain also turns victims' computers into a hacker's tool.&nbsp;</p>

New ransomware can turn your computer into a hacker's tool

Virobot infects devices and then forces them to spread malware via email.

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