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Lees meerNonsense! says Google in response to a lawsuit filed by New Mexico's AG, which accuses Google of violating COPPA's child privacy laws.
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Lees meerFrom 1 September 2020, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with more than a year on the clock.
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Lees meerAfter fixing a pile of critical security flaws as part of last week’s Patch Tuesday, Adobe has raised two more needing urgent attention.
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