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Multiple YouTube video and MP3 conversion websites are shutting down following legal notices from the music industry. Popular websites for…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
YouTube Audio Ripper Sites Targeted by Sony, Universal, Warner Bros and Others

Some of the biggest names in the music industry are going after websites that allow internet users to download MP3…

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Last updated September 27, 2021

Multiple music industry companies including Sony, Warner Bros., and Universal Studios are filing a lawsuit against Cox Communications that could…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
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A young British hacker was arrested in Ipswich after the U.K. Police received identification info from U.S. counterparts. The hacker…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
Cloudflare Sued at California Court for Not Acting Against Pirate Sites

The RIAA goes after music files hosting websites and pre-release portals. The organization has been issued a subpoena which was…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
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Convert2MP3 has shut down and handed over its domain to its prosecutors. The popular YouTube ripping service agreed to pay…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
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The “Music Mission” has released its first findings around pirating platforms, and the size of some is startling. What is…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
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‘Kingdom Leaks’ will go on until January 1, 2021, and then it’ll close down forever.The reasons given are that the…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
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Three large music labels are putting Apple in the defendant’s position in a Moscow court.The case involves three pirate music…

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Last updated September 27, 2021
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The operator of the ‘.MUSIC’ domain has finally reached a contractual agreement with the ICANN.The prerequisites for getting a domain…

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Last updated September 27, 2021

A report released by the NY Times has revealed how some apps capture and share user location data. 20 apps…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Facebook Is Being Investigated Over Its Data Practices in Seven States

Seven states in the United States are currently investigating Facebook in two groups. The social media company’s data practices and…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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Mozilla and EFF are asking PayPal to consider changing their Venmo privacy-undermining settings. The app has been repeatedly exposed by…

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Last updated September 25, 2021

The French Competition watchdog decided that Apple’s privacy-persevering features may be rolled-out as planned.The agency has rejected an urgent interim…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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Android is going to introduce mandatory data collection and usage purpose declarations on all apps in 2022.This follows Apple’s recent…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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The Hamburg Data Privacy regulator has issued a prohibiting order for WhatsApp.The authority wants to prevent the sharing of German…

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Last updated September 25, 2021

A few apps have collectively exposed millions of sensitive user data due to cloud service misconfigurations. Oftentimes, the embedded keys…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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All Venmo profile images that you have uploaded are easily accessible by anyone who finds your account URL.This privacy problem…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Intermediaries Rules in India taking into effect

The “Intermediaries Rules” that were voted three months ago are coming into effect today. The new rules will force tech…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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WhatsApp is accusing the Indian government of forcing it to strip privacy protections from its IM product.The software communications company…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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