Law Enforcement Take Down Three Bulletproof VPN Providers
Law enforcement agencies from the US, Germany, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have seized this week the web domains and server infrastructure of three VPN services that provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to attack their victims. From.....»»
Big ISPs fight to save exclusive wiring deals that limit choice in apartments
Exclusive deals boost competition by forcing ISPs to install newer wiring, NCTA claims. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | niknikon) The cable lobby is trying to stop a possible ban on exclusive wiring deals between Internet providers and landlor.....»»
China roundup: Tencent takes on sites trying to circumvent its age limits
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The enforcement of China’s new gaming regulations is unfolding like a c.....»»
Indonesian D2C insurance marketplace Lifepal raises $9M Series A
Choosing an insurance policy is one of the most complicated financial decisions a person can make. Jakarta-based Lifepal wants to simplify the process for Indonesians with a marketplace that lets users compare policies from more than 50 providers, ge.....»»
Daily Crunch: Under pressure from ‘banking partners and payout providers,’ OnlyFans bans explicit content
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
After climate court victories comes the problem of enforcement
Marjan Minnesma cheered along with her fellow climate activists in May when a judge ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc to drastically slash its carbon dioxide emissions. It was the first time a company had been held legally accountable for its planet-warm.....»»
Phison striving to secure supply commitments from NAND chip vendors
Phison Electronics is striving to strike deals with NAND flash chip providers for 2022 and finds it difficult to secure supply commitments from the memory chip vendors, according to KS Pua, chairman of the Taiwan-based memory controller and module su.....»»
The Perl Foundation is fragmenting over Code of Conduct enforcement
"I'm fresh out of ideas with regards to handling toxicity in the Perl community." Enlarge / One of the Perl programming language's best-loved nicknames is "the Swiss Army chainsaw." The nickname also seems unfortunately applicable to Perl's rece.....»»
Netflix is adding residential IP addresses to its VPN blocklists
Netflix's new "VPN" block policies can catch innocent users in the crossfire. Enlarge / The privacy and access wars waged between consumers and content providers don't seem likely to abate any time soon. (credit: metamorworks via Getty Images).....»»
Netflix combats VPN region bypassing by blocking some residential IP addresses
Netflix began banning VPN providers in 2014 after receiving several complaints from rights holders. Users and VPN services continued to find workarounds, and in 2016, PayPal allied with Netflix by severing payment processing services associated with.....»»
Study outlines factors that help engage nonresident fathers in child welfare efforts
A recent study outlines a number of things that social service providers should be aware of if they want to engage nonresident fathers in efforts aimed at supporting the well-being of their children. The study also highlights the need for more formal.....»»
How DNA recovered from pill surfaces could snare drug syndicates
Forensic scientists have for the first time shown that DNA can be recovered from the surface of capsules after just 15 seconds of contact by drug manufacturers and dealers—making it possible for law enforcement agencies to track down criminal syndi.....»»
Phison expects output to jump in 2022
Phison Electronics has managed to obtain more capacity support from two foundry service providers, and will see its output for 2022 jump 200% from this year, according to KS Pua, chairman for the Taiwan-based flash device controller IC supplier......»»
FCC Unveils New Mobile Service Maps
The Federal Communications Commission released a new set of maps Friday showing mobile service coverage and availability as reported by the major wireless providers. From a report: Billions of dollars are about to be spent on boosting broadband acces.....»»
Verifiable secures $17M for its API that manages healthcare provider information
The Austin-based company’s technology creates an infrastructure for healthcare provider data management that puts providers at the center. Less than a year after its $3 million seed round, Verifiable snapped up another $17 million for its.....»»
Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images
Later this year, Apple will roll out a technology that will allow the company to detect and report known child sexual abuse material to law enforcement in a way it says will preserve user privacy. Apple told TechCrunch that the detection of child sex.....»»
Apple says it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images
Later this year, Apple will roll out a technology that will allow the company to detect and report known child sexual abuse material to law enforcement in a way it says will preserve user privacy. Apple told TechCrunch that the detection of child sex.....»»
Apple Confirms It Will Begin Scanning iCloud Photos for Child Abuse Images
Apple will roll out a technology that will allow the company to detect and report known child sexual abuse material to law enforcement in a way it says will preserve user privacy. From a report: Apple told TechCrunch that the detection of child sexua.....»»
Amazon and Google Patch Major Bug in Their DNS-as-a-Service Platforms
At the Black Hat security conference Wednesday, two security researchers have disclosed a security issue impacting hosted DNS service providers that can be abused to hijack the platform's nodes, intercept some of the incoming DNS traffic, and then ma.....»»
Why Square is shelling out $29B to snag BNPL player Afterpay
With PayPal, Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm and a host of smaller BNPL providers proving that customers like fee-based installment loans for online purchases, Square had to join the fight or miss a trick Shares of Square are up this morning after.....»»
Amazon warns that some older Kindles will soon start losing cellular connectivity
The change has nothing to do with Amazon directly, but rather the fact wireless providers are starting to phase out support for dated networks in favor of speedier standards. Because these models don’t have Wi-Fi capabilities, they’ll be unable t.....»»