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Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants

December 16, 2019 0 Comments Android, arson, atf, bureau of alcohol, dragnet, firearms and explosives, geofence, geofencing, Google, Law & order, location data, Location history, Mobile, Privacy, reverse location search, sensorvault, tobacco, warrant

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:14:20 +0000

Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/uI3cDCVNbEk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook will target ads based on your Oculus VR data

December 13, 2019 0 Comments ad targeting, facebook, oculus, Privacy, Virtual Reality, vr

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:51:55 +0000

If you’re logged into Facebook, it will suck up information such as which apps you use to provide “relevant content, including ads.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KvZ9_BDvYpk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook refuses to break end-to-end encryption

December 12, 2019 0 Comments #nobackdoors, backdoors, congress, Cryptography, encrypted messaging, encryption back doors, facebook, Instagram, Law & order, messaging, no backdoors, Privacy, Social networks, whatsapp

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:26:50 +0000

Congress on Tuesday told Facebook it must put backdoors into its end-to-end encryption, or it’ll be forced to.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Lghno3KWNa0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 79 includes anti-phishing and hacked password protection

December 12, 2019 0 Comments anti-phishing, chrome, Cryptography, encryption, Google, Google Chrome, password checkup, password protection, password security, passwords, phishing, Privacy, security threats, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:03:59 +0000

Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kPx8Ii–vqQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk

December 11, 2019 0 Comments children's privacy, Coppa, FTC, kids, Privacy, security threats, smart toys, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:22 +0000

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/t82KjRHVgzo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ad industry groups ask that the CCPA keep its mitts off their cookies

December 11, 2019 0 Comments adchoices, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, Law & order, PII, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:56:06 +0000

Ad-blocking technologies can block the cookies that record consumers’ privacy choices, they claim.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SmRFSPB5ipA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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EU releases its 5G conclusions

December 10, 2019 0 Comments 5G, 5g cybersecurity, china, EU, Government security, government surveillance, Huawei, Mobile, Privacy, security threats, telecomms, uk, usa

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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Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules

December 10, 2019 0 Comments 2016 US presidential election, Cambridge Analytica, cubeyou, data loss, eu-u.s. privacy shield, facebook, FTC, Global Science Research, gsr, gsrapp, Law & order, mypersonality, PII, Privacy, privacy shield, psychographic, psychometrics center, Social networks, targeted marketing, thisisyourdigitallife

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:55:38 +0000

Delete the data, and don’t do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1_W3PpVtWZk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

December 10, 2019 0 Comments bytedance, child predators, children, children online, children's privacy, china, Coppa, laura lopez, Law & order, Mobile, musical.ly, PII, Privacy, sherri leshore, Social networks, TikTok

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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US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy

December 6, 2019 0 Comments bytedance, child predators, children, children online, children's privacy, china, Coppa, laura lopez, Law & order, Mobile, musical.ly, PII, Privacy, sherri leshore, Social networks, TikTok

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=””/>