Apple and Alphabet’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. From a report: Apple and Google, whose operating systems power 99% of smart phones, said last month they would work together to create a…
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The Linux Foundation Identifies Most Important Open-Source Software Components and Their Problems
The Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII) and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) have revealed — in “Vulnerabilities in the Core, a preliminary report and Census II of open-source software” — the most frequently used components and the vulnerabilities they share. From a report: This Census II analysis and report is the first major study of its kind…
Google-owner Alphabet in Talks To Buy Fitbit, Says Reuters
Google owner Alphabet has made an offer to acquire U.S. wearable device maker Fitbit, as it eyes a slice of the crowded market for fitness trackers and smartwatches, Reuters reported Monday, citing familiar with the matter. From the report: While Google has joined other major technology companies such as Apple and Samsung in developing smart phones, it has yet to develop…
Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because ‘Cellphones Are Throwaways’
The New Hampshire State House rejected the Digital Fair Repair Act earlier this week in part thanks to a representative who seems to think that cell phones are literally garbage that no one should bother repairing. From a report: The bill would have forced manufacturers such as Apple to share repair manuals and parts with independent repair stores. House members didn’t…