19 May 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 05/19/2023

Google’s turning off third-party cookies for 1 percent of Chrome users early next year  Google has been talking about a plan for Chrome to block the third-party cookies that can track user activity across many different websites since 2020. Its stated intention at the time was to complete the shift within two years. Three years later, it hasn’t happened, as its proposals for replacement technology have been criticized by competitors and privacy advocates and scrutinized by regulators who…
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23 Nov 2022
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 11/23/2022

FCC Rule for Blocking Overseas Robocalls Receives Approval The Office of Management and Budget has signed off on a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring gateway providers to block calls on a “do-not-originate list,” part of the agency’s May report and order designed to block overseas robocalls from reaching U.S. phones, according to a Federal Register notice published on Nov. 18. The FCC’s rules—adopted on May 19—said, in part, that the new requirements extend “our protections…
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