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Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts

October 10, 2019 0 Comments employment, facebook, job applicants, job candidates, jpd, LinkedIn, online privacy, Privacy, recruiter, social media, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:04:24 +0000

Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eFV3-DLwZNg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google brings Incognito mode to Maps

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Google, google maps, incognito, location data, Location history, location tracking, online privacy, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 10:14:21 +0000

It’s good, but also a perfect opportunity for us to remember that Incognito mode doesn’t translate to “I’m invisible!”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KkXzlbi_Sso” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Is $100 million enough to save the web from ads?

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Brave browser, browser privacy, coil, creative commons, firefox, grant for the web, Mozilla, online privacy, Privacy, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:33:50 +0000

Mozilla, Creative Commons and Coil are teaming up to launch a $100m fund to drive out advertising and advocate privacy across the web.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/7IGQrwFwo98″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Trivia! 5 things you never imagined could be hacked by cyber criminals

September 13, 2019 0 Comments Cyber safety, Hacker, Hacktivism, Home Security, online privacy

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:35:29 +0000

The term “hacking” has become the talk of the town, with one new incidence of hacking being reported every single day. The internet is in for a spin as cases of hacking are getting reported on a global level, triggering the realization that anything and everything with a vulnerable spot…

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Did Facebook know about “View As” bug before 2018 breach?

August 19, 2019 0 Comments access tokens, data breach, data loss, facebook, facebook data, Law & order, online privacy, Privacy, security threats, social network, Social networks, View As, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:31:52 +0000

Even though Facebook protected employees, it failed to fix the vulnerability or to protect most users, a court filing charges.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3KG4K9pSsio” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, AdwCleaner, Amazong, BlueKeep, Cloud Security, Elasticsearch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FaceApp, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Flight 17, FTC, Malaysian Airlines, Marcus Hutchins, office 365, online privacy, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Phobos, pre-installed software, Ransomware, Ring doorbell, russia, russian disinformation, Stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, WannaCry, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security AdwCleaner Amazong BlueKeep cloud security Elasticsearch Electronic Privacy Information Center FaceApp facebook Federal Trade Commission Flight 17 FTC Malaysian Airlines Marcus Hutchins office 365 online privacy parental monitoring parental monitoring apps Phobos pre-installed software ransomware Ring doorbell russia russian disinformation stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission WannaCry week in security

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You can probably be identified from your anonymized data

July 25, 2019 0 Comments anonymizing, de-identified data, GDPR compliance, online privacy, PII, Privacy, user data

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:59:13 +0000

The idea of de-identifying data has been around for a while. However, a study published this week asserts that it’s even easier to re-identify information than we first thought.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/K0vDv3n7Irg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook admits to Messenger Kids security hole

July 24, 2019 0 Comments children online, facebook, Facebook Messenger, ico, Information Commissioner's Office, Messenger for Kids, online privacy, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:32:46 +0000

A hole in the supposed closed-loop messaging system allowed children to join group chats with people their parents hadn’t approved.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zoVWl8iXUpM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>