Health Data Ad Tracking
Today in Privacy News, the IRS ends the ID.me partnership, iOS stops sending your voice to Apple, and Facebook threatens to close down in the EU. Also, Amazon launches its online health services companies while other health sites harvest user data across the Internet with Facebook ads. We also look at security news.
The Sun Rejects Starlink
Today in the Business News, Peloton fires a bunch of people and gives them memberships, Apple is working on RealityOS, and Battlefield players want their money back. Also, iPhones will be able to transfer NFC payments without hardware, and the Sun destroys several Starlink satelites. We also go to SillyVille.
The Articles
Privacy
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/irs-stops-requiring-selfies-after-facial-recognition-system-is-widely-panned/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ios-15-4-update-why-youre-asked-to-help-improve-siri-after-updating/
https://fossbytes.com/meta-threatens-to-shut-down-facebook-and-instagram/
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22923381/amazon-care-telehealth-nurse-locations
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/02/health-sites-let-ads-track-visitors-without-telling-them/
Security
https://www.techspot.com/news/93277-cybercriminals-launch-campaign-targeting-intuit-users.html
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/02/radio-station-snafu-in-seattle-bricks-some-mazda-infotainment-systems/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/02/after-lying-low-ssh-botnet-mushrooms-and-is-harder-than-ever-to-take-down/
https://www.techspot.com/news/93343-fbi-notices-sharp-increase-sim-swapping-attacks-leading.html
Business
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22923480/peloton-severance-package-membership-layoffs
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/devs-discover-realityos-hints-in-apple-logs-and-code/
https://www.techspot.com/news/93340-more-than-85000-battlefield-2042-players-sign-petition.html
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/soon-iphones-will-process-contactless-payments-without-extra-hardware/
https://www.popsci.com/science/spacex-loses-starlink-satellites-solar-storm/
Silly
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/coming-soon-to-windows-11-more-reminders-that-your-pc-doesnt-meet-the-requirements/
https://www.theverge.com/22922714/neil-young-spotify-letter-ceo-daniel-ek-employees-joe-rogan
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/meta-establishes-four-foot-personal-boundary-to-deter-vr-groping/
