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(Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser as safety and privacy concerns about its fast-growing video-conferencing app drive a global backlash against the company. That backlash includes a move on…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved Alphabet Inc unit Google’s (GOOGL.O) request to use part of an U.S.-Asia undersea telecommunications cable after the company warned it would face significantly higher prices to carry traffic by…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American and British cybersecurity officials are warning that state-backed hackers and online criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to further their operations, echoing concerns from digital safety experts. A joint advisory published on Wednesday by…

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday banned Zoom video conferencing application from its employees’ laptops, citing security concerns. “Recently, our security team informed employees using Zoom Desktop Client that it will no longer run on corporate computers as…

(Reuters) – Five Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday wrote Amazon.com Inc to raise concern about its firing of a worker who protested warehouse operations during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters. The letter, addressed…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is drawing up common rules for using mobile apps to track the spread of the coronavirus, aiming to make better use of the technology and address privacy concerns. The coordinated strategy comes after several…

(Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser and set up an advisory board to improve the privacy and security of its rapidly growing video-conferencing app amid a global backlash. Millions…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will monitor the mobile phones of those diagnosed with the new coronavirus to ensure they do not break quarantine, authorities said on Wednesday, marking the latest measure to stem an outbreak that has surged over the…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will on Wednesday adopt a pan-European approach on the use of mobile applications to track the spread of the coronavirus, according to a European Commission document seen by Reuters. The move came after several…

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’a internet regulator ordered search engine Baidu to clean up improper information and halt the spread of “low-brow content.” China’s powerful internet regulator, Cyberspace Administration of China, said in a post published on Wednesday on its official…