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Brussels introduces declaration to establish digital rights

Brussels introduces declaration to establish digital rights

The European Commission has announced a declaration to protect digital human rights. With the 'Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles', the Commission hopes to make any future online activity fairer and safer. The European Commission (EC) wrote the Declaration on European Digital ... Read more

date2 years ago
WordPress 5.9 available: themes customizable with no-code interface

WordPress 5.9 available: themes customizable with no-code interface

WordPress 5.9 is available. The update introduces the Site Editor, a no-code replacement for Customizer. The road to 5.9 has been long and hard. The release was delayed for months. Addison Stavlo, one of the devs, described the development process as a "red flag" and "dangerously rushed". Yet, t... Read more

date2 years ago
Europe’s Wi-Fi satellite program will exclude non-EU countries

Europe’s Wi-Fi satellite program will exclude non-EU countries

The EC's lead Commissioner says full proposal will include strict criteria for those wishing to take part. Thierry Breton, the EC's Internal Market Commissioner, said this week that the bloc will likely exclude non-EU countries from a new communications satellite program. The reason for the excl... Read more

date2 years ago
Git 2.35 is available: mostly bug fixes, slight improvements

Git 2.35 is available: mostly bug fixes, slight improvements

The release of Git 2.35 introduces a new parameter and various bug fixes. Git 2.35 is a relatively minor update totalling 494 non-merge commits. The version fixes various bugs, including fetch misses, matching issues in sparse-checkout and a number of grep issues. Git-stash, a new parameter, all... Read more

date2 years ago
Sophos introduces ZTNA for secure user and device connections

Sophos introduces ZTNA for secure user and device connections

Sophos is introducing a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) portfolio. Zero trust principles and far-reaching integration with Sophos Intercept X's endpoint security are key to the release. With the arrival of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Sophos wants to offer a transparent and scalable securi... Read more

date2 years ago
Critical Linux vulnerability affects all major distributions

Critical Linux vulnerability affects all major distributions

Security researchers have found vulnerabilities in Linux PolicyKit (also known as Polkit). The vulnerabilities allow hackers to gain complete access to affected machines and upload malicious code. The issue has since been patched. According to Qualys researchers, the so-called PwnKit exploit man... Read more

date2 years ago
Google launches Topics API, new alternative to cookies and FLoC

Google launches Topics API, new alternative to cookies and FLoC

Google hopes to launch a test phase of the Google Topics API in April. The Topics API maps users' internet behaviour to push personalized ads. Similar to cookies, but -- according to Google -- compliant with privacy laws worldwide. Google is co-dependent on personalized ads. The organization use... Read more

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