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Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

December 12, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Apple, Apple Safari, data loss, fido, fido u2f, Google, Incognito mode, iOS, ios 13.3, ios update, ipados 13.3, lightning, Mobile, nfc, security threats, sim swap fraud, titan key, tvos 13.3, usb, watchos 6.1.1, yubico, Yubikey

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:27:30 +0000

Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I3Xzl-C4fcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple says Tencent isn’t snooping on your browsing habits

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, browser privacy, china, Cryptography, fraudulent website warning, Google, Organisations, Privacy, Safari, safari browser, safe browsing, Tencent, Web Browsers, web browsing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:46:27 +0000

Apple was quick to allay user concerns this weekend after someone spotted that it was working with Chinese company Tencent to check its users’ website requests for malicious URLs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1ZcuAGpfi7s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, bgi, browser generated information, data protection, Google, Law & order, PII, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:36:48 +0000

A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fsGgtlXfCI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple restricts old adblocking tech

September 24, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, Adblocker, Apple, Apple Safari, browser extensions, content blocking, online ads, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:29:26 +0000

Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/O7GTlWpHw1M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple restricts adblocking extensions

September 24, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, Adblocker, Apple, Apple Safari, browser extensions, content blocking, online ads, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:29:26 +0000

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Chrome bumps ineffective EV certificates off the omnibar

September 10, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, chrome, chromium, EV badge, EV certificate, Extended Validation badge, Extended Validation certificate, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Mozilla, phishing, Safari, security threats, TSL, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:40:23 +0000

Ever notice a missing company name next to the URL address bar? Ever change behavior because of it? Likely not, so bye-bye, useless badge.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WxAmoP9NPKQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Firefox won’t follow Chrome’s anti-ad-blocker changes, says Mozilla

September 5, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, Adblocker, Apple Safari, Brave, browser extensions, chrome, chromium, firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, Opera, Organisations, Web Browsers, WebExtensions

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:27:12 +0000

Mozilla has told developers not to fret – it won’t follow Google in tweaking its browser to be unfriendly to ad blocking software.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/m–la7sLG8k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>