Pentagon To Probe Trump Aide’s Use Of Signal App For Yemen Chat Leak Case

[ad_1] Washington: The Acting Inspector General (IG) of the US Department of Defence (Pentagon) will investigate Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal in a group chat with other national security officials to discuss military actions against the Houthis in Yemen last month, according to a letter from the IG’s office on Thursday, CNN…

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Apple Fined $162 Million By France Over App Tracking Privacy Feature

[ad_1] Paris: French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries. The watchdog said the way Apple implemented its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) software was “neither necessary nor proportionate to the company’s stated goal to protect user…

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What Is Signal, The Messaging App Trump Aides Used To Share Yemen War Plan

[ad_1] Washington: Top Trump administration officials used messaging app Signal to share war plans and mistakenly included a journalist in the encrypted chat, spurring calls by Democratic lawmakers for a congressional investigation into the security breach. Under U.S. law, it can be a crime to mishandle, misuse or abuse classified information, though it is unclear…

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Trump Administration Launches App To Allow Immigrants In US To “Self Deport”

[ad_1] Washington: The Trump administration rolled out a new app on Monday that will allow immigrants in the United States illegally to “self deport” rather than face possible arrest and detention, building on President Donald Trump’s deportation push. The US Customs and Border Protection app, called CBP Home, will offer an option for someone to…

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