Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:10:31 +0000
Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BxgELatt-Vk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:30:01 +0000
Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok might be under fire from US politicians but it’s not going to go down without a fight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xsQAPLk_lYI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:22:20 +0000
When it comes to managing drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS) the US Department of Justice wants Americans to know it’s on the case.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/8ggat1Uqm_E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:48:05 +0000
Aventura allegedly imported cheap cameras and network-enabled security gear from China, then slapped US flag stickers on them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zfDZroWWndo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:14:55 +0000
The exception: drones being used in emergencies, such as fighting wildfires, search and rescue, and dealing with natural disasters.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_3c5fdPKPRI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:20:57 +0000
US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GlESIs9AFxA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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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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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:01:04 +0000
The tiny ATtiny85 chip doesn’t look like the next big cyberthreat facing the world, but sneaking one on to a firewall motherboard would be bad news for security were it to happen.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I8hFrWixXu4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:54:03 +0000
Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NGy6SSRh_9k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:31:34 +0000
The ‘super camera’ can identifying people dozens of meters away using facial recognition.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GeYEe_eqh_k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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