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Google and Microsoft have gone too far

January 24, 2020 0 Comments Browsers, Google, Microsoft, Privacy, search, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:55:00 -0800

Google and Microsoft are using dark pattern design to trick or force users to do things they never intended. Is it time to switch to more ethical browsers? (We list 10 alternatives.)

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Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system

January 24, 2020 0 Comments ad tracking, Apple, Apple Safari, browser privacy, Google, intelligent tracking prevention (itp), Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:36:06 +0000

Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including – ironically – being tracked.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bhI2Ftj-42Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key

January 17, 2020 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, Android, Apple, authentication keys, bluetooth, Google, Google Chrome, iOS, iPhone, iPhones, Mobile, secure enclave, secure enclave processor, sep, SIM hijacking, sim jacking, sim swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swaps, smart lock

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:13:19 +0000

Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/E-1ND1RZhgg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

January 16, 2020 0 Comments adcolony, ads, advertising, amazon, Android, app privacy, appnexus, appsflyer, behavioral ad industry, braze, bucksense, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, clue, data brokers, digital marketing bill of rights for minors, drug use, facebook, fluxloop, fysical, GDPR, Google, gps data, grindr, happn, leanplum, location data, Marketing, Mobile, mobile ad platforms, mobile ads, mobile marketing, muslim: qibla finder, muslims, my talking tom 2, mydays, neura, norwegian consumer council, okcupid, openx, perfect365, PII, placer, places/fouraquare, political views, Privacy, profiling, pubnative, qibla finder, receptiv, religious preferences, safegraph, sexual orientation, smaato, targeted advertising, tinder, twitter, unacast, verve, vungle, wave keyboard

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:43:44 +0000

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NPeC4ksaHAY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

January 16, 2020 0 Comments chrome, cookies, fingerprinting, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, privacy sandbox, Tracking, Web Browsers, web tracking

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:20:59 +0000

Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Wd6Jr8cQUKg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fleeceware is back in Google Play – massive fees for not much at all

January 14, 2020 0 Comments Android, fleeceware, Google, Google Play, play store

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:45:36 +0000

The apps itself isn’t malicious – the treachery lies in the payment model.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/hTaSy5s-eoE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google tests biometric authentication for Android autofill

January 14, 2020 0 Comments Android, autofill, bad passwords, biometrics, Google, Mobile, Operating Systems, password manager, password security

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:31:33 +0000

Google is testing out a feature to make Android’s built-in password manager safer.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Bv2NtaVOe80″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (January 6 – 12)

January 13, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, ces, ces 2020, consumer electronics show, education cybersecurity, Google, Phobos, phobos ransomware, pre-installed mobile malware, Ransomware, retail industry, ring, search industry, TikTok

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:29:59 +0000

A cybersecurity news roundup from January 6–12, with a look at Phobos ransomware and a discovery of pre-installed malware on government-funded phones.

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A week in security

Tags: CES CES 2020 Consumer Electronics Show education cybersecurity Google Phobos Phobos ransomware pre-installed mobile malware ransomware retail industry Ring search industry tiktok

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Google urged to tame privacy-killing Android bloatware

January 13, 2020 0 Comments Android, Android apps, app permissions, bloatware, Google, Mobile, motorola, nokia, Pixel, Privacy, privacy international, samsumg, Samsung, sundar pichai

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:18:24 +0000

A letter sent to the Google CEO by Privacy International claims bloatware has allowed a privacy and security hole to open almost unnoticed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2m7OBQefjuM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Lawmakers look to spread COPPA out to cover kids up to 16

January 13, 2020 0 Comments biometrics, children, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Coppa, Google, gps, Law & order, location data, online tracking, PII, Privacy, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:14:48 +0000

If that bill passes, you can say bye-bye to YouTube, says one content creator.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fcctp3f85Mc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>