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Google’s Project Zero giving companies more time to roll out patches before disclosing details

April 16, 2021
The Project Zero team today announced an updated vulnerability disclosure policy for 2021. It follows changes made last year to better address perennial concerns from the broader security community. In short, the Google security team in 2021 will wait 30 days before sharing technical details of a vulnerability that has been patched within the 90- or seven-day (for a zero-day) deadlines. That…
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Tesla warns owners of a potential defect in their cars through in-car notification

April 16, 2021
Tesla is now using in-car notification to warn owners of a potential defect inside their vehicles – almost like a new way to do a recall. All of Tesla’s vehicles are connected to the internet. That connectivity is used for a variety of features ranging from sending back data for Autopilot to more simple entertainment features like music streaming. One lesser-known advantage of connectivity…
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Microsoft Edge adds a handy Kids Mode in its latest move that Google Chrome should copy

April 16, 2021
Microsoft Edge quickly skyrocketed to the second-most popular desktop browser after switching to Chromium, the same engine that powers Google Chrome. Since its debut, Microsoft Edge has added lots of useful new features including, today, the debut of a Kids Mode with parental controls. Available now to Microsoft Edge users on Windows and macOS, Kids Mode is designed to let parents give their…
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Some Google Pay users are seeing American Express cards removed for no clear reason

April 16, 2021
Google Pay works with a ton of banks and credit cards for in-store payments, but each card can be unlinked by the financial institution if required. Overnight, quite a few Google Pay users that use American Express cards have seen their methods of payment unlinked without clear cause. An email sent out to some American Express cardholders in the past 24 hours notifies users that their card was…
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