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Google and Microsoft have gone too far

January 24, 2020 0 Comments Browsers, Google, Microsoft, Privacy, search, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:55:00 -0800

Google and Microsoft are using dark pattern design to trick or force users to do things they never intended. Is it time to switch to more ethical browsers? (We list 10 alternatives.)

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Google finds privacy holes in Safari’s ITP anti-tracking system

January 24, 2020 0 Comments ad tracking, Apple, Apple Safari, browser privacy, Google, intelligent tracking prevention (itp), Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:36:06 +0000

Apple’s much-vaunted Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) could leave users exposed to a raft of privacy issues, including – ironically – being tracked.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/bhI2Ftj-42Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

January 24, 2020 0 Comments age appropriate design code, children, children online, children's privacy, data breach, elizabeth denham, grooming, ico, Information Commissioner's Office, Instagram, Law & order, location data, molly russell, molly russell foundation, PII, predators, Privacy, privacy code, self-harm, social media, Social networks, stalking, suicide, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:09:18 +0000

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/85dspOTlfAY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan

January 23, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Apple, backdoors, backups, Cryptography, data loss, encryption, FBI, icloud, iOS, iPhone, keydrop, Law & order, Mobile, plesio, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:05:12 +0000

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qyltSL5-IRc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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NIST’s new privacy rules – what you need to know

January 22, 2020 0 Comments CCPA, cybersecurity framework, GDPR, national institute of standards and technology, nist, Privacy, privacy framework, privacy regulation

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:56:40 +0000

How do you ensure you’re compliant with privacy regulations? NIST has released a Privacy Framework to help you get your house in order.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qZfuL8tJwO4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Regus spills data of 900 staff on Trello board set to ‘public’

January 22, 2020 0 Comments data breach, data loss, exposed data, misconfiguration, Privacy, regus, trello

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:44:23 +0000

Another company has ended up accidentally spilling sensitive data from business collaboration tool Trello.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2lrLx8iOU38″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Nobody boogies quite like you

January 22, 2020 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, biometrics, dancing, finland, identification, journal of new music research, Machine Learning, music, Privacy, surveillance, university of jyväskylä

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:38:05 +0000

Our unique dancing style can be used by a machine-learning model to ID us, regardless of musical genre. Unless it’s Metal. We all headbang.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/uprytRWl518″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report

January 21, 2020 0 Comments Apple, apple transparency report, australia, brazil, data loss, fraud, iPhone, Law & order, phishing, Privacy, transparency report, transparency reports, US, user data

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 11:53:00 +0000

Most of the US and China’s requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AMKPqWhR4n0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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What do online file sharers want with 70,000 Tinder images?

January 21, 2020 0 Comments data leak, data loss, dating apps, deepfakes, online dating, online privacy, Privacy, Social networks, tinder

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:50:32 +0000

A researcher has discovered thousands of Tinder users’ images publicly available for free online.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/HtlXzKkoA5E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Teen entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online

January 20, 2020 0 Comments bullying, cyberbullying, digital services tax, facebook, harm research, Instagram, molly russell, Privacy, psychiatrists, report, royal college of psychiatrists, self-harm, social media, Social networks, tax, turnover tax, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:49:07 +0000

Molly Russell’s grieving father has backed a psychiatrists’ report, saying that tech companies must be forced to hand over anonymized data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Yj7ryqZZEUA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>