Apple has plugged a stream of vulnerabilities in the OS X Yosemite operating system used on its popular MacBooks, some of which could be exploited by hackers to control victims’ computers. The OS X Yosemite update plugs over 70 security issues, some of …
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Google has launched a centralized hub that lets users manage the privacy and security controls of all its services, and introduced a site with information about these topics.
The hub, called My Account, is not the first effort from Google to centralize settings: in 2009, it introduced a dashboard to let users control settings on most services on one page.
On My Account, people can control settings for Search, Maps, YouTube, Gmail and other products in one place, Google said in a blog post on Monday.
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U.S. businesses that collect personal data would be required to describe their privacy and security practices and give consumers control over their personal information under a proposed privacy bill of rights released Friday by President Barack Obama’s administration.
The proposal would also require companies and nonprofit groups to collect and retain only the personal data they need to operate.
However, the proposal allows industry groups to submit their own codes of conduct to the Federal Trade Commission and shields companies that follow those codes from FTC enforcement actions.
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Controlling your computer from your mobile device is nothing new, but over the last year or so, a few notable apps have popped up for iOS and Mac that make it a truly awesome experience. Let’s take a look at a few of the best apps that give you control of …
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