Risky Bulletin Newsletter
December 22, 2022
Risky Biz News: Recent Okta source code theft part of a larger incident
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Client-side encryption for Gmail: Google is adding E2EE support for Gmail's web client. The feature is currently available for Google Workspace users via a beta program. Users allowed in the beta trial will be able to send and receive encrypted emails within and outside their email domain. It's unclear when this will become available for regular Gmail personal accounts.
IE update: Microsoft says that an Edge browser update that will be released on February 14, 2023, will permanently disable Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10. Talk about the perfect Valentine's Day gift! Lovely!
Epic Games settlement: The US FTC has settled with Epic Games, and the gaming company has agreed to pay a $520 million fine in two lawsuits that accused the company of (1) breaching COPPA and collecting data on small children, (2) and employing dark patterns to trick customers into making unintentional purchases.