Police Records Show AirTag Stocking is a Problem
This week in Privacy News, Lego and Epic will make a safe and private environment for your kids in the metaverse, Google uses AI to update business profiles, and police reports show that AirTags are often used to stalk women by men they know and hate. We also look at Security News.
Google Kills Digital Purchases on Android | Weekly News Roundup
This week in Business News, Musk joins the Twitter board, Audi is selling car hardware as a service, and Glenn Canyon dam could be in danger. Also, the NTHSA investigates LG batteries and Google cracks down on digital payments in Play Store apps. We also look at Silly News.
The Articles
Privacy
https://www.techspot.com/news/94095-lego-epic-games-want-make-metaverse-safer-kids.html
https://blog.google/products/maps/how-ai-and-imagery-build-self-updating-map/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3vj3y/apple-airtags-police-reports-stalking-harassment
Security
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/google-will-soon-hide-neglected-apps-in-the-play-store/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-android-users-wanted-to-protect-their-phones-from-hackers-instead-they-downloaded-malware/
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/04/mailchimp-internal-tool-breach/
https://www.techspot.com/news/94075-block-82-million-us-cash-app-customers-affected.html
Business
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/elon-musk-joins-twitter-board-asks-users-if-they-want-an-edit-button/
https://www.techspot.com/news/94045-audi-infotainment-system-informs-owners-unpaid-options.html
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/its-not-just-glen-canyon-dams-around-the-southwest-are-taking-a-hit/
https://time.com/5814276/google-data-centers-water/
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/nhtsa-investigates-lg-chems-recall-response-for-ev-battery-issues/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/google-play-crackdown-makes-amazon-barnes-noble-pull-digital-purchases/
Silly
https://www.techspot.com/news/94101-hit-puzzle-game-wordle-has-new-copycat-comes.html
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/6/23013896/meta-facebook-zuck-bucks-finance-financial-services-products
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/5/23012129/netflix-actually-added-short-ass-movie-category-snl-pete-davidson
https://www.techspot.com/news/94088-new-windows-11-security-feature-requires-clean-install.html
