There’s been a huge rise in one particular form of phishing attack as cyber criminals look to exploit the combination of the holiday season shopping rush and the move to shopping online. More online shopping means people are receiving more emails about the shipment and deliveries of their orders and […]
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Kellogg’s and Britvic attack plan to ban junk food ads online
A child eating a burger Some of the UK’s biggest food companies have attacked a plan that could see all online junk food advertising banned to tackle childhood obesity. In a letter to the prime minister, bosses of firms including Britvic, Kellogg’s and Mars said they supported government efforts to […]
Trump’s Last, Desperate Attack On Obamacare Goes To The Supreme Court This Week
Donald Trump has lost the presidential election, but his last, desperate effort to kill the Affordable Care Act will get its day before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, when the justices hear arguments in a Republican-backed lawsuit alleging that Obamacare is unconstitutional. The case, known as California v. Texas, is […]
Martha McSally’s attack puts spotlight on Gabrielle Giffords shooting, Mark Kelly’s gun-safety advocacy
PHOENIX – A show-stopping moment during last week’s Senate debate between Republican Sen. Martha McSally and her Democratic opponent Mark Kelly came when the senator accused Kelly of having a part in a “radical political organization” tied to the “extreme left” fringe of the Democratic Party. Without explaining the nature of the […]
Red Funnel ferry firm’s IT system hit by ‘malicious attack’
image copyrightRed Funnel image captionThe issue has left the ferry firm unable to process bookings Ferry passengers have been left unable to make bookings for a cross-Solent ferry after the company’s IT systems were corrupted. Chief executive Fran Collins said the problem appeared to be “a malicious attack designed to […]
Attack ads that criticize Trump personally may drive voters away: Report
Political ads that attack President Trump’s personality and character, instead of being policy-focused or hopeful, are ineffective and possibly counterproductive by driving away undecided voters, new research from the group Fellow Americans finds. Fellow Americans is a nonprofit organization created by Obama administration alums and other Democratic activists that produces “content […]
The Big Business attack on California’s landmark privacy law moves to the ballot box
Back in 2018, after years of consumers’ privacy rights being trampled by businesses with the indulgence of the federal government, California enacted its own consumer privacy law. The California Consumer Privacy Act is a landmark. It gives Californians greater privacy protection than consumers anywhere this side of Europe. The existing […]
Facebook joins attack on Apple over App Store commission
Facebook on Friday joined the attack on Apple’s operation of its App Store after the iPhone maker refused to forgo its commission on live online events hosted on the social network that allow people to make money during the pandemic. The comments from Facebook come in the wake of a […]