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The Snowflake Inc logo, which represents the American cloud computing-based data company that offers cloud-based storage and analytics services, is being displayed on their pavilion at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024.
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Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers | TechCrunch

Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian citizen, has pled guilty to hacking more than 165 companies, stealing billions of...

a Flock license plate surveillance camera on a street pole in San Francisco.
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More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey | TechCrunch

The growing backlash against surveillance companies like Flock may have reached a tipping point. A new survey has...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 01:ATF investigators survey damage on Thursday, July 1, 2021 after an LAPD Bomb Squad truck exploded with illegal fireworks in South Los Angeles. The truck failed to handle a planned detonation of seized explosives the night before leaving 17 people injured and damage in the neighborhood. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
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ATF declares ‘major incident’ as ransomware gang claims hack | TechCrunch

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, says a cyberattack on one of its...

a t-mobile store in NYC in Times Square with bright pink lights on a billboard with T-Mobile's logo
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T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network | TechCrunch

New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese hackers...

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Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch | TechCrunch

Comcast has rolled out a new motion-sensing technology to its latest home routers, allowing homeowners to receive notifications...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable ‘pervert glasses’ | TechCrunch

Norway is considering a ban on smart glasses and other camera-enabled wearable headsets as it seeks to regulate...

An illustration of a key over a cloud icon, background of cloud and lock icons.
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Apple rescues Hide My Email feature from the privacy scrap heap | TechCrunch

Apple has reneged on a planned change to its Hide My Email feature that users said would have...