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Mozilla suspends Firefox Send file-sharing service after reports malware operators use it to host and send links with malicious payloads to potential victims (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)
on July 11, 2020 at 20:45
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:Mozilla suspends Firefox Send file-sharing service after reports malware operators use it to host and send links with malicious payloads to potential victims — Mozilla has temporarily suspended the Firefox Send file-sharing service while it adds a Report Abuse mechanism. […]
Microsoft's Phil Spencer claims asking studios to make games for Xbox Series X that will also work on Xbox One at launch won't hinder the potential of Series X (Christopher Dring/GamesIndustry.biz)
on July 11, 2020 at 18:40
Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:Microsoft's Phil Spencer claims asking studios to make games for Xbox Series X that will also work on Xbox One at launch won't hinder the potential of Series X — “Held back is a meme that gets created by people who are too caught up in device competition&rdquo […]
Linux team approves new terminology to replace terms like "master/slave" and "blacklist/whitelist" for new Linux kernel source code and associated documentation (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)
on July 11, 2020 at 17:05
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:Linux team approves new terminology to replace terms like “master/slave” and “blacklist/whitelist” for new Linux kernel source code and associated documentation — Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts stamp on proposal to use neutral language in kernel code and documentation. […]
Signal's new feature that allows users to store certain data on their servers for recovery purposes has some security experts threatening to stop using the app (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/VICE)
on July 11, 2020 at 15:15
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:Signal's new feature that allows users to store certain data on their servers for recovery purposes has some security experts threatening to stop using the app — The popular encrypted app is now going to store your contacts in the cloud. Experts are worried this compromises users' privacy. […]
Pinterest's moderation approach, which blocks content at the search query level, rather than removing it entirely, lets some objectionable content remain (Sarah Emerson/OneZero )
on July 11, 2020 at 12:10
Sarah Emerson / OneZero :Pinterest's moderation approach, which blocks content at the search query level, rather than removing it entirely, lets some objectionable content remain — The moderation oversight is a result of hiding rather than deleting illicit content — Pinterest, a website best known for inspiration boards […]