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Facebook seems to constantly deal with issues that have to do with privacy, many of which are specifically its own fault. Its privacy mess-ups could ultimately cost the company a record FTC fine in the billion dollar range. Facebook recently warned ... Here are your HotHardware.com email updates for {EMAIL} - [Facebook Won't Let Users Opt Out Of Its Phone Number Search Feature](#0) - [Researcher Shares macOS Keychain Exploit With Apple Despite Bug Bounty Shutout](#1) - [Apex Legends Hits 50 Million Players In Just One Month, Leaving Fortnite In The Dust](#2) - [Volvo Will Impose 112MPH Speed Limits For Its Vehicles, Considers Geofencing For Safety](#3) - [Window Lite Is Microsoft's Rumored Lightweight OS To Take On Google's Chromebooks](#4) - [Piëch Mark Zero EV Sports Car Combines Good Looks With 300-Mile Range, 5-Min Charging](#5) - [Huawei Reportedly Preparing To Sue US Government Over Spying Hysteria](#6) - [USB4 Leverages Thunderbolt 3 Protocol Doubling Speeds To 40Gbps](#7) - [Delete All Your Instagram Posts, And You Could Win Free Flights For A Year From JetBlue](#8) - [Google Project Zero Exposes Severe macOS XNU Kernel Flaw After Apple Inaction](#9) - [Facebook Messenger Users Can Now Enable Dark Mode With This Emoji Trick](#10) - [Sony Is Allegedly Offering Refunds To Some Anthem Players Due To PS4 System Crashes](#11) - [Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Model Y Crossover EV Unveil Set For March 14th](#12) - [More Recent Articles](#237542_recap) --------------------------------------------------------------- [HotHardware.com News Rss Feed]( - 13 new articles [][Facebook Won't Let Users Opt Out Of Its Phone Number Search Feature]( [Facebook Won't Let Users Opt Out Of Its Phone Number Search Feature]( Facebook seems to constantly deal with issues that have to do with privacy, many of which are specifically its own fault. Its privacy mess-ups could ultimately cost the company a record FTC fine in the billion dollar range. Facebook recently warned popular health apps that use its API to be sure they have legal justification for sharing personal [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Won't Let Users Opt Out Of Its Phone Number Search Feature;6438769) • [][Researcher Shares macOS Keychain Exploit With Apple Despite Bug Bounty Shutout]( [Researcher Shares macOS Keychain Exploit With Apple Despite Bug Bounty Shutout]( Early last month a security researcher announced that he had discovered a severe bug in macOS that left passwords stored in keychain vulnerable. The catch was that the researcher, Linuz Henze, refused to share the flaw with Apple because he was unable to get paid for his work. While Apple operates a bug bounty program for iOS where finding [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Shares macOS Keychain Exploit With Apple Despite Bug Bounty Shutout;6438769) • [][Apex Legends Hits 50 Million Players In Just One Month, Leaving Fortnite In The Dust]( [Apex Legends Hits 50 Million Players In Just One Month, Leaving Fortnite In The Dust]( Do you hear that, folks? That’s the sound of potential growing concern over at Epic Games headquarters in Cary, NC. Respawn Entertainment co-founder Vince Zampella took to Twitter this morning to announce that Apex Legends has surpassed 50 million active users during its first month of availability. That is a staggering figure by any standard, [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Legends Hits 50 Million Players In Just One Month, Leaving Fortnite In The Dust;6438769) • [][Volvo Will Impose 112MPH Speed Limits For Its Vehicles, Considers Geofencing For Safety]( [Volvo Will Impose 112MPH Speed Limits For Its Vehicles, Considers Geofencing For Safety]( Maverick of Top Gun may have a need for speed, but Volvo drivers will not be able to ride on the highway to the danger zone. Volvo Cars plans to impose a top speed limit of 180 kph on all of its vehicles by 2020. The company hopes that this limitation will reduce the number of speeding-related accidents. According to the United States National [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Will Impose 112MPH Speed Limits For Its Vehicles, Considers Geofencing For Safety;6438769) • [][Window Lite Is Microsoft's Rumored Lightweight OS To Take On Google's Chromebooks]( [Window Lite Is Microsoft's Rumored Lightweight OS To Take On Google's Chromebooks]( Rumors are heating up that Microsoft is working on a stripped-down version of Windows 10 that would be as lightweight and nimble as Chrome OS, to compete in the same market. That market consists of Chromebooks, though Microsoft would also target dual-screen tablets, with new hardware potentially emerging sometime this year. In fact, it's [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Lite Is Microsoft's Rumored Lightweight OS To Take On Google's Chromebooks;6438769) • [][Piëch Mark Zero EV Sports Car Combines Good Looks With 300-Mile Range, 5-Min Charging]( [Piëch Mark Zero EV Sports Car Combines Good Looks With 300-Mile Range, 5-Min Charging]( There's no question that Tesla is at the top of electric vehicle (EV) field with respect to battery technology, performance and efficiency. However, a number of companies -- most recently, Rivian -- are looking to challenge the American automaker. The latest is Piëch Automotive, a startup helmed by Toni Piëch. The company's first vehicle [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Mark Zero EV Sports Car Combines Good Looks With 300-Mile Range, 5-Min Charging;6438769) • [][Huawei Reportedly Preparing To Sue US Government Over Spying Hysteria]( [Huawei Reportedly Preparing To Sue US Government Over Spying Hysteria]( Perhaps feeling as though it has been backed into a corner, Chinese telecom Huawei is preparing to sue the United States government over a defense bill that would further dissuade domestic companies from doing business with the company. The bill is the latest move in an ongoing effort to encourage businesses to distance themselves from Huawei [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Reportedly Preparing To Sue US Government Over Spying Hysteria;6438769) • [][USB4 Leverages Thunderbolt 3 Protocol Doubling Speeds To 40Gbps]( [USB4 Leverages Thunderbolt 3 Protocol Doubling Speeds To 40Gbps]( The USB Promotors Group has just officially announced the arrival of the USB4 specification, which will supersede the newly formed (and highly confusing) USB 3.2 protocol. USB4 promises to double the transfer speeds of USB 3.2 thanks in part to a critical move made by Intel. Intel has made its Thunderbolt 3 protocol royalty-free, which will [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Leverages Thunderbolt 3 Protocol Doubling Speeds To 40Gbps;6438769) • [][Delete All Your Instagram Posts, And You Could Win Free Flights For A Year From JetBlue]( [Delete All Your Instagram Posts, And You Could Win Free Flights For A Year From JetBlue]( Would you like to win free airline flights for an entire year? Well, JetBlue is giving you the chance, though it comes with one very big caveat, or a very small one, depending on how active you are on Instagram. To claim your entry, you must first delete all (yes, ALL!) of your Instagram photos. Oh, but "don't worry," Jet Blue says, because [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( All Your Instagram Posts, And You Could Win Free Flights For A Year From JetBlue;6438769) • [][Google Project Zero Exposes Severe macOS XNU Kernel Flaw After Apple Inaction]( [Google Project Zero Exposes Severe macOS XNU Kernel Flaw After Apple Inaction]( Through its Project Zero team, Google has appointed itself a vanguard of software security and accountability. As such, every so often Project Zero publicizes a security flaw that has gone unpatched for at least 90 days, sometimes at the contentious objection of the company it affects. This time it is Apple and its macOS software that is in [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Project Zero Exposes Severe macOS XNU Kernel Flaw After Apple Inaction;6438769) • [][Facebook Messenger Users Can Now Enable Dark Mode With This Emoji Trick]( [Facebook Messenger Users Can Now Enable Dark Mode With This Emoji Trick]( Dark Mode seems to be all the rage these days with desktop and mobile operating systems (and their complementing apps), and now Facebook is getting in on the action. The social network giant has now included a new dark mode in its popular Messenger app, and it’s relatively easy to enable.  The dark mode in Messenger can be accessed either [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Messenger Users Can Now Enable Dark Mode With This Emoji Trick;6438769) • [][Sony Is Allegedly Offering Refunds To Some Anthem Players Due To PS4 System Crashes]( [Sony Is Allegedly Offering Refunds To Some Anthem Players Due To PS4 System Crashes]( Electronic Arts is having serious issues with Anthem right now, and many gamers are not happy at all. However, players are reporting that Sony has given them refunds for the game. The reason gamers are wanting refunds on Anthem has to do with PS4 console crashes caused by the game. One Reddit user claims to have been given a full refund on [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Is Allegedly Offering Refunds To Some Anthem Players Due To PS4 System Crashes;6438769) • [][Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Model Y Crossover EV Unveil Set For March 14th]( [Elon Musk Confirms Tesla Model Y Crossover EV Unveil Set For March 14th]( Tesla's next big unveil has been confirmed, and it's happening on March 14th. That's right, the company's Model Y compact electric crossover will finally be revealed in less than two weeks according to a tweet this afternoon from CEO Elon Musk. At this time, we don't have many specifics regarding the vehicle, but we can infer a lot given [Add to Delicious]( to FaceBook]( to LinkedIn]( to Reddit]( This]( by email]( on Facebook]( on Google+]( it!]( This]( by RSS]( This]( • [Email to a friend]( Musk Confirms Tesla Model Y Crossover EV Unveil Set For March 14th;6438769) • [][More Recent Articles]( [] - [Windows 10 IoT Core Machines Vulnerable To Crippling Remote Hijacking Trojan]( - [OnePlus 7 Design Leaked In Fresh Renders Confirming Pop-Up Selfie Camera]( - [MIT’s Mini Cheetah Robot Does Backflips And Will Haunt Your Dreams]( - [Samsung Reportedly Sent Apple And Google Free Folding Display Samples To Drive Adoption]( - [AMD 16-Core Ryzen 9 3850X Zen 2 CPU Rumored At $560, 12-Core Ryzen 7 3700X $370]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Safely Unsubscribe]( • [Archives](subscriberid=52354144&validate=1401ccd49434d106eb3fe528febba35e&portal=237542) • [Preferences]( • [Contact]( • [Subscribe]( • [Privacy]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Email subscriptions powered by [FeedBlitz](), LLC • [365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA](