Credit agency Equifax says breach affecting up to 143M US consumers found 7/29; sensitive data exposed included DOB, SSN, and 209K credit card numbers
Struck by cow Wall Street Journal : Equifax Hack Leaves Consumers, Financial Firms Scrambling Theo Douglas / Government Technology News : Equifax Data Breach Could Involve State Agencies but How, to W...
Concerns raised after New America Foundation, a think tank funded by Google, fired Barry Lynn, a senior fellow who praised EU's antitrust fine against Google
AMD's New Ammo in Battle Against Intel Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Google-funded think tank fires member after he criticizes the tech giant Yves Smith / naked capitalism : New America Foundation Head Ann...
Facebook updates mission statement to “give people power to build community, bring the world closer together”, from “making the world more open and connected”
For anyone still wondering if Mark … Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Facebook changes its mission statement Simon Sharwood / The Register : Facebook gives itself mission to ‘bring the world closer’ by gettin...
CEOs of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and others decry Trump's decision to withdraw US from Paris climate accord as Musk exits Trump advisory councils
and the move could spell bigger problems for Tesla Paris Martineau / New York Magazine : For an International Pact That's ‘Anti-Business,’ the Paris Agreement Sure Seems Popular in the Tech Industry J...
WikiLeaks releases mostly decade-old documents detailing CIA techniques for compromising Macs and iOS devices using EFI, UEFI, and firmware malware
Sci-fi fans who have watched Doctor … Sam Biddle / The Intercept : Apple Says It Fixed CIA Vulnerabilities Years Ago Alexandra Burlacu / Tech Times : Apple On Latest WikiLeaks CIA Documents: No Worrie...
Silicon Valley, which was at its most politically vocal before the election, reacts with disbelief, anger, and frustration at Trump's win
I am writing this from Web Summit … Brad Feld / Feld Thoughts : Getting Back To Work — Yesterday morning I woke up and said out loud … Gordon Hunt / Silicon Republic : Donald Trump: The shock presid...