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Uber announces new feature, letting up to 10 riders share payment information

June 9, 2018 at 12:21 a.m.

Uber just announced "Family Profiles," a new feature that will let up to 10 riders share the same payment information. But don't get too excited parents -- it won't help...

Debate over encryption ‘backdoors’ escalates

June 11, 2018 at 7:59 a.m.

Nearly 200 experts, companies and civil society groups from more than 40 countries are asking governments around the world to support strong encryption — and reject proposals that would undermine...

A boy looks at VTech's V.Reader, an interactive e-reader for children ages 3 and older, in New York, in 2010. Police in the UK said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, they've made an arrest in the hacking of kids' technology maker VTech, which compromised the personal information of more than 6 million children around the world.

Police make arrest in hack of toymaker VTech, which exposed data on 6 million kids

June 16, 2018 at 9:27 a.m.

Police in Britain arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday as part of an investigation into the massive hack against Hong Kong-based toymaker VTech. VTech sells popular toys for young children, including...

Toymakers are tracking more data about kids — leaving them exposed to hackers

March 27, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

As toys go high-tech, hackers are zeroing in on a particularly vulnerable target — children. VTech, a Hong Kong-based company that sells baby monitors and digital learning toys such as...

‘Like’ Facebook’s ‘Year in Review’ function? Many don’t

August 18, 2019 at 6:31 p.m.

Unless you're making an active decision to disconnect this holiday season, you've probably seen a flood of Facebook "Year In Review" posts -- a sort of digital card highlighting the...

ALL-IN-ONE INTERNET SHOPPING SITES SOMETIMES MORE HASSLE THAN HELP

August 10, 2021 at 7:35 p.m.

With less than two weeks before Christmas, you might be tempted to try some of the new services promising to make on-line shopping faster. Well, be wary. Some services make...

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