Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:16:24 +0000
A web-mapping project came across detainees’ prescriptions and other PII that could be used by identity thieves to victimize prisoners.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ypFJWLIWMOE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:44:10 +0000
Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ns3LDtnKrEc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:14:20 +0000
If you visit the website of renowned Canadian novelist Patrick deWitt today, you’ll see a surprising message. “THIS IS NOT PATRICK DEWITT”, it says.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kJgrSESCUjo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:24:50 +0000
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:30:03 +0000
It’s my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we’re just doing what Google Search does.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/X7rOITrf5_c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:22:06 +0000
Graphics tablet company Wacom can collect data unconnected to its products, such as which applications users open on their computers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/x2JzRp08MfM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 15:39:57 +0000
The flaw affecting WhatsApp’s desktop client when it’s paired with the iPhone app allowed attackers access to local file systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z97jnHoyCbQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:39:12 +0000
Text messages may be old hat – but SMS is still a handy tool for crooks out to find more about you.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OuQJbO6XlzE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:58:47 +0000
As the well-worn internet saying goes – there is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ANgXswF_DM0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:58:14 +0000
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YUhRiBvzy6c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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