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Google fixes Chromebook 2FA flaw in ‘built-in security key’

September 16, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, chrome os, chromebook, fido u2f, Google, security threats, Technologies, two-factor authentication, u2f, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:35:33 +0000

Google has discovered a flaw in a Chromebook security feature which allows owners to press their device’s power button to initiate U2F 2FA.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wxhr_hHEAl8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla Private Network VPN gives Firefox another privacy boost

September 13, 2019 0 Comments 1.1.1.1, browser privacy, chrome, Cloudflare DNS, DNS-over-HTTPS, DoH, firefox, Firefox Focus, Google, Mozilla, Organisations, Privacy, vpn, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:47:28 +0000

Is this week’s test pilot launch of Mozilla Private Network the moment browser VPNs finally become a must-have privacy feature?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MYg9gnQyZ7o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome

September 12, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, CloudFlare, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:10 +0000

Following hot on Mozilla’s trail, Google officially announced its own DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) experiment in Chrome this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MXZMT9v3Sj8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google experiments with DNS-over-HTTP in Chrome

September 12, 2019 0 Comments chrome, Chrome browser, CloudFlare, DNS-over-HTTPS, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:24:10 +0000

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Google & Apple pushed to reveal gun scope app users’ names to feds

September 10, 2019 0 Comments Android, App Store, Apple, apps, ATN, doj, Google, gun scope, ICE, illegal gun export, iOS, ITAR, Law & order, Mobile, play store, Privacy, rifle scope

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:50:48 +0000

It’s a first: The government has never demanded personal data of a single app’s users from Apple & Google.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SKydWWr9YsM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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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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Brave accuses Google of sidestepping GDPR

September 9, 2019 0 Comments Authorized Buyers, Brave, browser privacy, chrome, GDPR, GDPR compliance, Google, Google Chrome, Privacy, push pages, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:24:53 +0000

A senior executive at private browser company Brave has accused Google of using a workaround that lets it identify users to ad networks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lKGgZf-nQcM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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YouTube fined $170m for covertly tracking kids online

September 6, 2019 0 Comments Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Coppa, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Google, New York, Organisations, Privacy, youtube

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:43:26 +0000

YouTube can’t track kids online anymore without their parents’ permission, says the FTC, as it fined the Google-subsidiary $170m.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1ObwzofWsMw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Android gets September update as price of flaws soars

September 5, 2019 0 Comments Android, Android 10, bug bounties, Google, iOS, Mobile, Operating Systems, Organisations, Patching, Project Mainline, security threats, Technologies, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:51:21 +0000

When is a security update not a security update? When it’s patching flaws in a version of an OS nobody beyond developers is yet running.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xUkOcZUm9To” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook loses control of key used to sign Android app

September 4, 2019 0 Comments Android, Android Package Kit, APK, APK repository, data loss, facebook, Free Basics, Google, Internet.org, Mobile, private key, security threats, signing key, walled garden

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:30:46 +0000

What should be a private key used to vouch for the ‘Free Basics by Facebook’ app was used to sign unrelated apps.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oMymgOZ03gI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>