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Samantha Cole / VICE: Stardust's privacy policy said it may share “anonymized, encrypted” data to third parties “whether or not legally required”, before being changed after pushback — Stardust Period Tracker was the most-downloaded free app on iOS over the weekend. — Samantha Cole Samantha Cole / VICE: Stardust's privacy policy said it may share “anonymized, encrypted” data to third parties “whether or not legally required”, before…

Image: Getty Images/iStockphotoGoogle it trying to make its software development code review process more equitable after finding that women, Black+, Latinx+, and Asian+ developers face pushback on code changes more frequently than White, male engineers. It also found that older developers faced higher odds of pushback than younger developers.Google revealed details about code review pushback in its study "The Pushback Effects of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Age in Code Review", published in computer industry journal…

In the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 dead, many are looking to the tech industry to deliver solutions. But at least one company’s proposal raises more questions than answers.Axon, which makes Tasers, body-worn cameras and other technology for law enforcement, announced on Thursday that it plans to mount Tasers on drones, as part of a solution to America’s problem with school shooters.“This network of cameras, with human and AI monitoring, together with panic buttons and other local communication…

Elon Musk’s demand that Tesla staff stop “phoning it in” and get back to the office got short shrift from Germany’s largest trade union on Thursday. The Tesla chief executive waded into the future of work debate by telling staff at the electric carmaker that they must return to the office for at least 40 hours a week or leave the company, according to an email seen by Reuters. The IG Metall union in Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen, where Tesla’s plant is located, said it would support any employee who opposed Musk’s ultimatum.…

Amid growing pressure from private companies and governments to allow sideloading on iOS, Apple is out today with a new security paper diving into real-world data on how malware is impacting mobile devices. Along with statistics like Android having between 15 and 47 times more malware than iPhone, Apple is making its latest case against sideloading with data and recommendations from the US Department of Homeland Security, European Agency for Cybersecurity, NIST, Norton, and more. As proposed legislation in the US,…