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Turkey Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Google And Android OS
March 07, 2017

Turkey has opened an inquiry into whether Google’s Android software ran afoul of the antitrust rules in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Consumer Reports To Start Rating Security, Privacy Of Connected Devices
March 07, 2017

Consumer Reports announced Monday (Mar. 6) that it is gearing up to rate consumer appliances based on their security and privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Russian Hackers Suspected Of Blackmailing Liberal Groups
March 07, 2017

According to sources familiar with FBI and private security efforts, Russian hackers are hard at work scouring the emails of liberal groups in a search for details embarrassing enough to pay hush money over. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Waymo Lawsuit Against Uber Creates Awkward Situation For Google Ventures
March 07, 2017

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has reportedly lodged a lawsuit against leading taxi hailing app Uber for what it claims is theft of its trade secrets. That lawsuit, however, could hurt its venture arm, which invested in Uber. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Imposter Scams Bypass Identity Theft For First Time
March 06, 2017

Last year imposter scams bypassed identity theft for the first time as the second largest category of consumer complaints, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Network in 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Uber Loses Fight In UK Over English Speaking, Writing Standards
March 06, 2017

Uber, the leading taxi-hailing app, lost a legal fight in the U.K., which requires private drivers to meet strict English reading and writing standards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Amazon Blames Incorrect Command For Outage Last Week
March 06, 2017

The outage at Amazon’s Web Services last week, which brought down online services and hurt Apple’s iCloud platform, was due to an incorrect command execution by a team member of Amazon’s Simple Storage Service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Ransomware Hits Pennsylvania Senate Democrats
March 06, 2017

On Friday morning, Pennsylvania state Senate Democrats reportedly found themselves locked out of their official computer network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Slack Security Flaw Could Have Exposed Users To Hacker Hijacking
March 06, 2017

Workplace communication and collaboration platform Slack disclosed earlier this week that a major security vulnerability within its system was patched. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....