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Russia keeps getting hacked

Mashable VR

Russia — a nation that has famously been on the offensive when it comes to cyber attacks — is now facing its own barrage of hacks as multiple sanctions hit the country from the West. Since then, there have been data leaks abound, from Russia's second-biggest bank to e-commerce sites, Reuters reported.

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Data Dive: Web AR Ratchets Up

AR Insider

To back that up, web AR specialist and innovator 8th Wall recently sent us data that indicate that the emerging AR modality continues to ratchet up in market traction. The post Data Dive: Web AR Ratchets Up appeared first on AR Insider. Within the first 5 minutes, 250,000 users experienced it. More from AR Insider….

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Netflix is suspending its streaming services in Russia

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Netflix has suspended its services in Russia, as the country's war with neighbouring Ukraine continues. Earlier this month Netflix halted production on all its upcoming Russian series , as well as putting a pause on any acquisitions from Russia. SEE ALSO: Apple Maps now marks Crimea as part of Ukraine outside Russia.

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Telegram founder stops short of promising user data is safe

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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov posted an account in his public Telegram channel Monday about his history of protecting user data from the Russian government. But what Durov doesn't give on either Telegram or Twitter is an assurance that Telegram's user data is safe. On the matter of user privacy, Telegram's founder has spoken.

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Russia cracks down on Zello walkie-talkie app amid ongoing war

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At issue, according to an official press release (translated from Russian by Google), is the Texas company's failure to prevent discussion of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine on its platform. "On We reached out to Zello in an effort to determine what effect, if any, this supposed limiting of its app in Russia has had on service.

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Russia Fines Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitch for Not Storing Data Where the Kremlin Can Get It

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A number of Silicon Valley darlings are in hot water with Russian authorities for violating the country’s data protection laws, which Read more.

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Advertisers Are Selling Americans' Data to Hundreds of Shady Foreign Businesses

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Senator Ron Wyden has released a list of hundreds of secretive, foreign-owned companies that are buying up Americans’ data. like Russia and China. Some of the customers include companies based in states that are ostensibly “unfriendly” to the U.S., Read more.

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