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Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:07:48 +0000

Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome extensions from its Web Store that researchers discovered were stealing browsing data and executing click fraud and malvertising.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/izP6lapUPOU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google forced to reveal anonymous reviewer’s details

February 17, 2020 0 Comments australia, bad reviews, fraudulent reviews, Google, google reviews, Law & order, lawsuit, personally identifiable information, PII, Privacy

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:02:28 +0000

A court has forced Google to reveal the details of an anonymous poster who published an unpalatable review of a dentist.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d4sEoG9Kawk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google to force Nest users to turn on 2FA

February 13, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, automated attacks, credential stuffing, Google, login notification, Nest, recaptcha enterprise, safer internet day

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:06:09 +0000

Nest users who aren’t using 2FA or a Google account will be required to take an extra step by verifying their identity via email.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LX4OPw0ys9w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla issues final warning to websites using TLS 1.0

February 12, 2020 0 Comments Apple, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, netscape, Safari, ssl/tls, TLS, tls 1.0, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:13:57 +0000

From March, the Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Edge browsers will show warnings when users visit websites that only support TLS versions 1.0 or 1.1.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3oMQ9dp5jKA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HTTP

February 10, 2020 0 Comments browser security, chrome, Chrome browser, downloads, Google, Google Chrome, http, https, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:59:34 +0000

Google has announced a timetable for phasing out insecure file downloads in the Chrome browser starting with desktop version 81 due next month.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pLJD5xgjayo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google Maps: online interventions with offline ramifications

February 7, 2020 0 Comments art vs tech, businesses, cars, crowdsourcing, Google, google maps, gps, gps location, location, map maker, maps, Privacy, reviews, traffic apps, traffic sensors, user generated content

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:24:50 +0000

We look at some of the ways people have gamed online mapping systems over the years.

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Privacy

Tags: art vs tech businesses cars crowdsourcing Google google maps gps gps location location map maker maps reviews traffic apps traffic sensors user generated content

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Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

February 7, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, BIPA, CFAA, class action, clearview ai, david mutnick, DCMA, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, first amendment, Google, hiQ Labs, hoan ton-that, Illinois, illinois biometric information privacy act, Instagram, Law & order, law enforcement, lawsuit, LinkedIn, Machine Learning, Privacy, privacy law, Social networks, twitter, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:30:03 +0000

It’s my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we’re just doing what Google Search does.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/X7rOITrf5_c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Wacom driver caught monitoring third-party software use

February 7, 2020 0 Comments data collection, Google, Google Analytics, Privacy, privacy policy, wacom

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:22:06 +0000

Graphics tablet company Wacom can collect data unconnected to its products, such as which applications users open on their computers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/x2JzRp08MfM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Update now – WhatsApp flaw gave attackers access to local files

February 6, 2020 0 Comments facebook, Google, perimeterx, Privacy, remote code execution, security threats, whatsapp

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:39:57 +0000

The flaw affecting WhatsApp’s desktop client when it’s paired with the iPhone app allowed attackers access to local file systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z97jnHoyCbQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

February 6, 2020 0 Comments alphabet, assembler, cheapfakes, deepfakes, disinformation, facebook, fake news, gan, generative adversarial network, Google, jigsaw, Machine Learning, shallowfakes, Social networks, stylegan, the current, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:52:30 +0000

Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6IJPjMtC2sA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>