Frank Bajak

Associated Press

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Apple, Google Team Up

They want to track down people who may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.

In this June 13, 2019, file photo, Steve Marcinkus, an Investigator with the Office of the City Commissioners, demonstrates the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia.

Voting Machine Reliability Questioned

They are at least twice as expensive as the hand-marked paper ballot option.

In this Aug. 11, 2019, file photo an iPhone displays a Facebook page in New Orleans. A Ukrainian security researcher says a database with the names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users was exposed on the open internet for at least 10 days this month.

Data on 267M Facebook Users Exposed

A database with names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users was found on the open internet.

In this March 27, 2019, photo, author Shoshana Zuboff pauses while walking her dog near her home in Maine. Zuboff is the author of 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,' a book about how tech companies collect and use personal data.

Meet the Scholar Who Diagnosed 'Surveillance Capitalism'

The unflattering term evokes how companies monetize the details of our lives to make billions.

DOJ Charges 2 Russians in 'Evil Corp.' Cybertheft Ring

Officials say the group developed malware used to steal at least $100 million from banks and other financial institutions.

This July 30, 2019, photo provided by James Glenn shows Glenn, a computer security expert. Glenn won a trailblazing payout in a whistleblower lawsuit over critical security flaws he found in October 2008 in Cisco Systems Inc. video surveillance software used at major U.S. international airports and multiple federal agencies with sensitive missions thought his discovery would be a career-boosting milestone.

Whistleblower Vindicated in Cisco Case

He thought his discovery would be a career-boosting milestone. Instead, he was fired.

Vehicles are parked outside the home of Paige A. Thompson, who uses the online handle 'erratic,' Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in Seattle. Thompson was taken into custody Monday at her home and has been charged with computer fraud and abuse in connection with hacking data from more than 100 million Capital One credit holders or applicants.

Alleged Hacker Didn't Hide

And she barely bothered to hide.

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mesdar is seen at an unknown location. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed Friday July 19, 2019 that Iran had seized one British, the Stena Impero, and one Liberian-flagged vessel, Mesdar, in the Strait of Hormuz.

Tanker Incidents May Raise Costs

Insurance rates have been up since May, and Iran could wreak havoc with global oil supply if it decided to mine the Strait of Hormuz or choke the oil exports flowing through it .

In this Monday, May 20, 2019, photo, shoppers visit a Huawei store in Beijing. Chinese tech giant Huawei has filed a motion in U.S. court challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment.

China Dangles Rare Earths Threat

Chinese state media warned that Beijing could cut America off from exotic minerals that are widely used in electric cars and mobile phones.

In this Thursday, March 7, 2019 file photo, the Texas state flag files outside the Huawei Technologies Ltd. business location in Plano, Texas. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday, May 15, 2019, apparently aimed at banning equipment from Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from U.S. networks. It does not name specific countries or companies and gives the Department of Commerce 150 days to come up with regulations.

Huawei Hit by U.S. Export Controls

It appears the law invoked in Wednesday's executive order has never before been declared in a way that impacts an entire commercial sector.

In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei consumer business group speaks as he unveils the wireless router running with 5G modem Balong 5000 chipset in Beijing. Security experts say the U.S. government is likely exaggerating the threat it says the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei poses to the world’s next-generation wireless networks. Critics say the U.S. case is short on specifics and glosses over the fact that China doesn’t need secret access to Huawei routers to infiltrate global networks.

Anti-Huawei Campaign Likely Exaggerated

The Chinese don't need secret access to Huawei routers to infiltrate global networks that already have notoriously poor security.

Pedestrians walk past a Huawei retail shop in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologies executive who was arrested in a case that adds to technology tensions with Washington and threatens to complicate trade talks.

Arrest Deepens US/China Conflict

Huawei has been a subject of U.S. national security concerns for years.