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31 AUG

Chrome extensions with 1.4M installs covertly track visits and inject code

(credit: Chrome) Google has removed browser extensions with more than 1.4 million downloads from the Chrome Web Store after third-party researchers reported they were surreptitiously tracking users’ browsing history and inserting tracking code into specific ecommerce sites they visited. The five extensions flagged by McAfee purport to offer various services, including the ability to stream […]

28 FEB

Halifax cardiologist loses appeal against health authority in $1.4M lawsuit

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal rejected Dr. Gabrielle Horne’s appeal and reduced the damages awarded to her to $ 800,000 from $ 1.4 million, but her lawyer says it’s still the highest penalty handed down in Canada.

22 FEB

Complai Raises $1.4M Seed Round to Save Growing Companies on Their Second Largest Expense, Travel

PRESS RELEASE: Flagship Product, Shep, Helps Businesses Know Just How Much Is Spent by Business Travelers on Their Favorite Travel Sites AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 22, 2018– Complai, the Austin-based makers of Shep, today announced the company has closed a $ 1.4 million seed funding round led by Moonshots Capital with participation from the Capital Factory, an Austin-based accelerator […]