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=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:51:03 +0000
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| Mobile device sensors offer great utility to users—from taking pictures and commanding voice assistants to determining which direction to flip your screen. However, they harbor little-known vulnerabilities that could be exploited by crafty cybercriminals. Categories: Tags: accelerometerAndroidcameraGooglegyroscopeInternet of ThingsiOSIoTiPhonemicrophoneMobilemobile device sensorsmobile devicesmobile phonemobile phonesmobile securitymobile sensors |
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:44:00 -0800
Advertising has become too personal.
Modern systems learn too much about your personal life, tastes and aspirations, and while this is manna from heaven for advertisers, it’s an invasion of privacy for many. And Apple is changing the equation.
Apple has built a technology that reduces the quantity of data advertisers can harvest from your online life. It is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention and The Information tells us that since the technology debuted in 2017:
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:44:00 -0800
Advertising has become too personal.
Modern systems learn too much about your personal life, tastes and aspirations, and while this is manna from heaven for advertisers, it’s an invasion of privacy for the many. And Apple is changing the equation.
Apple has built a technology that reduces the quantity of data advertisers can harvest from your online life. It is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention and The Information tells us that since the tech debuted in 2017:
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:24:08 +0000
If you’re one of the tiny hardcore still using Windows 10 Mobile, 10 December 2019 is probably a day you’ve been dreading for nearly a year.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/w-H0FgJ8FqU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000
The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the “need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G”.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xeeZjuXDL08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0800
Android security is always a hot topic on these here Nets of Inter — and almost always for the wrong reason.
As we’ve discussed ad nauseam over the years, most of the missives you read about this-or-that super-scary malware/virus/brain-eating-boogie-monster are overly sensationalized accounts tied to theoretical threats with practically zero chance of actually affecting you in the real world. If you look closely, in fact, you’ll start to notice that the vast majority of those stories stem from companies that — gasp! — make their money selling malware protection programs for Android phones. (Pure coincidence, right?)
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:36:08 +0000
The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AJarV9pQvjA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:05:00 -0800
That story going round that claims iPhone 11 devices are secretly harvesting your location information even though you’ve told them not to do so? You don’t need to worry about it, and here’s why:
The tale begins when a security researcher noticed the devices seemed to be sending out location data even when Location Services were switched off on the iPhone.
He thought this was weird, but Apple reassured him that this was “expected behaviour” – and while the company took a little time to figure out what to say about this, it’s answer is convincing, once you know what it means.
The matter relates to iPhone 11’s U1 chip, which brings in an exciting (yet veteran) technology called Ultra Wideband (UWB).
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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