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WordPress ad-fraud plugins generated 1.4 billion ad requests per day
A large-scale ad fraud operation called ‘Scallywag’ is monetizing pirating and URL shortening sites through specially crafted WordPress plugins that generate billions of daily fraudulent requests. Scallywag was uncovered by bot and fraud detection firm HUMAN, which mapped a network of 407 domains supporting the operation that peaked at 1.4 billion fraudulent ad requests per day. HUMAN’s efforts to block…
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Alexa Will No Longer Process Requests Locally, Recordings Will Be Sent to Amazon
Like Assistants of yesteryear, Alexa has always had an option for users to opt out of Telemetry. It made users less concerned about Amazon collecting their data, but that’s about to change. Soon, Alexa will not process requests locally, meaning your recordings with Echo devices will be sent to Amazon with no option to disable the same whatsoever. Here’s everything…
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Bluesky’s Latest Update Brings 3-Minute Videos, DM Requests, Muting, and More
You might have forgotten about Bluesky, but we surely didn’t. The app garnered headlines as the most popular X alternative in the midst of all the drama going on the platform. The decentralized microblogging platform recently introduced short-form videos similar to TikTok, and now they are pushing their length up to 3 minutes with the latest Bluesky version 1.99 update.…
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FOI requests show the vast majority of UK data center applications are approved
With the UK government keen to make it easier to develop more data centers, new research shows that – in the cities at least – the vast majority of planning applications are approved. According to FOI-based research from Onnec, local authorities in the UK’s 20 biggest cities declined just three out of 88 applications over the last five years. A…
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Xbox Is Bringing Back Friend Requests, Marking the End of a Decade-Long Absence
After a ten-year hiatus, Microsoft is planning to bring the Xbox friend requests feature back. In a latest Xbox Wire post, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox will revive the friend requests option with the latest “friends and followers experience”. According to the revelation, Xbox Insiders can try out a redesigned friend and follower experience. The feature will only be available…
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