US Blacklists Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group
The United States on Wednesday added the Israeli spyware company NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware to its “entity list,” for acting “contrary to the foreign policy and …
Computer Software and Applications
Crime-watch app Citizen Employees Vote to Unionize
Citizen employees announced that they decided to unionize, marking a rare case of effective labor organizing at a venture-backed technology business. According to Citizen union spokesman Beth Allen, Communications Workers …
Apple Issues Emergency Security Patch to Close a Spyware Flaw
Apple Inc. has issued an emergency security patch to block spyware used by Israel-based NSO Group that could infect iOS devices. Apple rushed the release of iOS 14.8 and iPadOS …
Google and Apple Warned over Hosting Navalny’s App
The Russian state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, pressured Google and Apple to remove the Smart Voting app of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny before elections as they will be criminally liable …
Over 30 Percent of Basecamp Employees Resign After Political Discussion Ban
Productivity software developer Basecamp has lost a third of its employees after new policies were implemented that banned workplace discussion about politics. Basecamp chief executive Jason Fried outlined the policies …
German Software Developer SAP Fined $8m Over Iran Exports
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that German software company SAP would be fined exceeding $8 million over its exports to Iran which would exempt them from criminal prosecution. …
European Union Plans Strict Guidelines and Regulation for Artificial Intelligence, Non-Compliance to Be Fined Heavily
Leaked European Union documents point to heavy restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) technology according to a draft of their upcoming rules. The draft outlines the banning of “high-risk” AI systems …
U.S. Federal Reserve Suffers Disruption of ‘Fedwire’ Payment System
The United States Federal Reserve systems suffered a widespread disruption to multiple services for several hours on Feb. 24 due to an “operational error.” According to a message on the …
Adobe, Arm, BBC, Intel, Microsoft, and Truepic Form Anti-Disinformation Alliance
Adobe, Arm, BBC, Intel, Microsoft, and Truepic have formed a coalition to develop an end-to-end open standard for tracing the origin and evolution of digital content to combat disinformation. The …
