Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 14:12:25 +0000
AirTag stalking is in the news as bills look to close loopholes used by stalkers. What are AirTags, and how can they be used to track people?
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 08:38:00 -0700
Apple may have put some of its plans to scan devices for CSAM material on hold, but the European Commission has put them right back in the spotlight with a move to force messaging services to begin monitoring for such material.
In terms of child protection, it’s a good thing. Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is a far bigger problem than many people realize; victims of this appalling trade end up with shattered lives.
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 15:38:26 +0000
Google are introducing virtual credit cards to the Chrome browser for users of their services in the US. We take a look at what’s in store.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 15:22:23 +0000
The facial recognition and surveillance company was sued for earning off the back of people’s faceprints that were taken without consent.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 13:04:04 +0000
On May 11, 2022, the EU will publicize a proposal for a law on mandatory chat control. Privacy advocates aren’t happy.
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 14:35:14 +0000
Google and all its products can dominate the average person’s life. Here’s an in-depth guide on how to remove yourself from their ecosystem.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 11:06:05 +0000
It’s World Password Day! We take a look at the basic problems surrounding the humble password, and how to make it more secure.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 01:06:58 +0000
Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won’t happen tomorrow. So it’s still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords.
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Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:35:00 -0700
Have you recently been on a video confefence call, hit the “mute” button and then offered up some nasty comments about a client or a colleague — or even the boss?
Or maybe while in a conference room with colleagues — muted — and pointed out that some proposed action would violate the terms of a secret acquisition in its final stages?
If you were comfortable that the mute button was actively protecting your secret, you shouldn’t have been.
Thanks to some impressive experimentation and research from a group of academics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Loyola University Chicago, utterances made while the app is in mute are still captured and saved into RAM.
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:18:25 +0000
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