Tech Wrap: Clubhouse banned, malware from 2016 returns, Facebook working on AR/VR | HT Tech

Tech Wrap: Clubhouse banned, malware from 2016 returns, Facebook working on AR/VR

Also, Instagram has launched a Parents Guide to help keep your kids safe online on the image-sharing platform.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Feb 08 2021, 23:47 IST
Tech Wrap
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Tech Wrap
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For those who kept a keen eye on the world of technology today, there were quite a few interesting stories of the day. From the ever-growing popular invite-only app Clubhouse getting banned in China, to Instagram launching a parents guide in the country. A popular antivirus service has warned that an old malware campaign from 2016 has reemerged, while Facebook is working on enabling users to ‘teleport' instead of transport via Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences.

 

Here are the highlights of today's tech news:

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to ‘teleport' with AR and VR instead of normal transport

In an interaction on the increasingly popular Clubhouse app, Zuckerberg said that the company was developing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technologies to help people move around virtually instead of using transportation.

Instagram launches Parents Guide to help keep your kids safe online

While privacy and security may not be the first words that come to mind when one thinks of Facebook, the company on Monday released a Parents' Guide to help them navigate the changing digital landscape and help their kids stay safe on the web.

Invite-only audio chatting app Clubhouse gets banned in China

It was inevitable - China has finally banned the popular, invite-only Clubhouse platform in China, after users from the country began flooding the app, even selling hard-to-find invites for hundreds of dollars.

Kaspersky warns that Facebook-based malware from 2016 is back, here are some tips to avoid it

Popular antivirus Kaspersky says that it has recently recorded a rootkit and found out that it has many similarities to a campaign run by a group called the SilentFade gang that released a similar malware back in 2016. Here's how you can avoid being infected in 2021.

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First Published Date: 08 Feb, 23:47 IST
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