- 24 January 2019
2019年1月31日 星期四
2019年1月30日 星期三
當蘋果向Facebook；Google 開砲：Google joins Facebook in Apple’s banning spree. Facebook錯過了解決隱私侵犯問題的時機； Facebook posts record $6.9 billion profit amid privacy scandals
Google joins Facebook in Apple’s banning spree.
編輯推薦：當蘋果向Facebook開砲
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蘋果與Facebook之間的衝突愈演愈烈。週三，蘋果稱Facebook一款能夠監測用戶行為的內部應用程序違反其隱私保護條款，不僅決定將該程序撤下蘋果商店，還取消了Facebook的企業開發者資格。
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時報科技專欄作家Kevin Roose認為，此舉表明Facebook與蘋果之間關於數據使用和隱私的冷戰正在升溫 。蘋果CEO庫克曾說隱私是“基本人權”，還批評過Facebook和谷歌濫用用戶數據的行為。眼下，他可能會成為科技領域最後的監管者——利用蘋果強大的iOS操作系統與用戶基礎，來迫使軟件公司尊重用戶隱私。
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如果蘋果做得再激進一些，它還可以從蘋果商店裡下架Facebook及其旗下的所有應用程序，正式向Facebook宣戰。這樣會形成威懾效果嗎？對Facebook來說，這樣公平嗎？蘋果自己是否會引火上身？ Roose從各個方面解讀了蘋果與Facebook之間的這場爭端。
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Facebook's endless PR crises don't appear to be hurting its bottom line
2019年1月29日 星期二
Apple News: FaceTime bug; iPhone revenue for the quarter fell 15%, to $51.98 billion
Apple says its sales for the holiday quarter hit $84.3 billion, a 5% decline from the same quarter a year ago. Its iPhone revenue for the quarter fell 15%, to $51.98 billion.
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Fourteen-year old Grant Thompson was just trying to play video games with friends on a day off from school when he made an alarming discovery: A bug in Apple's FaceTime tool that could turn iPhones into eavesdropping devices
A 14-year old found Apple's FaceTime bug before it went viral
2019年1月26日 星期六
BBC:Google Chrome changes could 'destroy' ad-blockers
Google Chrome changes could 'destroy' ad-blockers
AFP
Blocking ads could become much harder if Google makes proposed changes to its Chrome web browser, warn developers.
The changes could "destroy" ad-blockers, said one maker of widely-used blocking software.
Others said the update would make it far harder for users to stop firms tracking them online and make it easier for them to be bombarded with ads.
Google said the proposals were a "draft" and added that it would work with developers to limit their impact.
No changes
"This would basically mean that Google is destroying ad-blocking and privacy protection as we know it," said a statement from ad-blocking developer Ghostery given to the Gizmodo tech news site.
Ad-blockers are a type of add-on or extension for a web browser that, as their name implies, try to spot and stop the commercial messages found on many web pages. There are many different types of browser extension.
Ghostery's comments were echoed by Raymond Hill, head developer of the popular uBlock Origin add-on for Chrome, who said the extension would "no longer be able to exist" if the changes were enacted according to the current proposal.
In a message put on a key discussion list for Chrome, Google said it wanted to make the changes to improve the "security [and] privacy" of extensions and improve their performance.
Often, it said, when add-ons examine incoming data, web pages take longer to load.
The row has blown up over Google's plan to stop extensions changing data they receive from the sites that users visit. This ability to block, modify or redirect incoming data is key to the extensions' ability to stop ads and pop-ups, as well as to thwart attempts to track users or seize their data.
The proposed update would mean extensions can only look at the incoming data rather than alter it.
"I don't see what is to be gained from doing this," Mr Hill from uBlock Origin told The Register.
Other developers pointed to separate proposals that could also restrict the ability of browser extensions to protect users.
Following the comments and criticisms, Google said it planned to consult with the makers of browser add-ons to limit the changes they had to make.
"This design is still in a draft state, and will likely change," wrote Google software engineer Devlin Cronin in a message put on the Chrome discussion list.
"Our goal is not to break extensions," he added.
2019年1月21日 星期一
Google has been fined €50m for breaking EU privacy laws
Google has been fined €50m for breaking EU privacy laws
Google: French authorities fined Google about $57 million for not properly telling users how it collects data across its services, including its search engine, Google Maps and YouTube, to present personalized advertisements. It is the largest penalty to date under the E.U.’s privacy law known as G.D.P.R.
FT.COM
Just in: Google has been fined €50m for breaking EU privacy laws
Google: French authorities fined Google about $57 million for not properly telling users how it collects data across its services, including its search engine, Google Maps and YouTube, to present personalized advertisements. It is the largest penalty to date under the E.U.’s privacy law known as G.D.P.R.
It is the first case of a US tech giant being caught under Europe’s tough new data protection rules.
FT.COM
Just in: Google has been fined €50m for breaking EU privacy laws
2019年1月20日 星期日
西班牙政府通過數字服務稅，劍指美國科技巨頭；Chrome browser ALERT - The serious new warning Google users must not ignore
西班牙政府通過數字服務稅，劍指美國科技巨頭
西班牙政府在上周五舉行的一個內閣會議上通過了數字服務稅計劃，這令其可能成為第一個試圖從更多美國科技巨頭的在線收入中分得一杯羹的歐洲政府。
Chrome browser ALERT - The serious new warning Google users must not ignore
GOOGLE Chrome users are being warned as a new threat is detected which could steal important personal details.
By DAVID SNELLING
PUBLISHED: 08:57, Sun, Jan 20, 2019 | UPDATED: 09:11, Sun, Jan 20, 2019
Google Chrome alert as users warned of a serious new threat (Image: GOOGLE)If you use Google's Chrome then you should be aware of a new threat which could leave your most private and personal details exposed to hackers.
The issue, which was spotted by cybersecurity firm Eleven Paths, uses a sneaky Chrome extension to steal data from forms filled in on websites visited by the victim.
This extension was first spotted last year with Eleven Paths recently posting a blog saying it's still very much active.
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Top 10 Antivirus Comparison (2019): #1 Antivirus Now Free(The Top 10 Best Providers)Speaking about how the extension is finding its way on to browsers, Eleven Paths explained: "Instead of targeting victims through searches or massive emailing – which would make this campaign much more successful but at the same time much more ‘detectable’– the attackers have opted for another method.
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Google Chrome update looks set to dramatically improve the browser"They infect websites using a JavaScript that can detect if the browser is a Chrome one.
"In such a case, they just redirect to a web site indicating the users that they must install Flash, and then they are redirected to that extension."
With many people using online forms to send personal data such name, address and even bank details there is a serious threat this latest attack could leave some Chrome users open to being hacked.
Eleven Paths say they have alerted Google about the extension in the hope that it is removed from the market as soon as possible.
However, if you use Chrome and find yourself being asked to install the 'Flash Player' make sure it's only downloaded from the official Adobe site.rogress: 0%
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The news of this Chrome hack comes as Google aims to make its browser more user-friendly.
Last year Google launched its built-in ad blocker in some countries which is aimed at stopping users seeing some pop-up ads on desktops and flashing animated ads on mobile devices.
And now Google has revealed that the built-in ad blocker for Chrome will be expanding to every country in the world.
It's been confirmed that the Chrome ad blocker expansion will come into force on July 9 2019.
Google Chrome alert (Image: GETTY)In a statement, Google said: “Our ultimate goal is not to filter ads, but to build a better web for everyone, everywhere.
“Chrome's enforcement of the Coalition’s standards has inspired many website owners to improve the advertising experience on their sites in a way that benefits users.
“In the U.S, Canada, and Europe, website owners have successfully been able to make changes to the ads on their sites.
“As of January 1 2019, two thirds of all publishers who were at one time non-compliant to the Better Ads Standards are now in good standing.
“Further, out of millions of sites we’ve reviewed to date, less than one per cent have had their ads filtered.”
2019年1月15日 星期二
グーグルGoogle 日本法人、申告漏れ35億円 所得を海外移転
日本国内の広告主からの広告料を税率の低いシンガポールの法人に支払い、税負担を軽減していたと認定。グーグル日本法人が東京国税局の税務調査で、2015年12月期に約35億円の申告漏れを指摘されました。
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