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Will the new iPhone 11 track you even if you tell it not to?

December 9, 2019 0 Comments Apple, gps, iPhone, location services, Tracking

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:27:40 +0000

Does turning location access off for all your apps mean that location access is off altogether?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1A-Ftqr67sM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Brave 1.0 launches, extends ad-watching payouts to iOS

November 15, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, ad tracking, basic attention tokens, bat, Brave, brave 1.0, cryptocurrency, iOS, malvertising, Mobile, Privacy, Tracking, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:36:08 +0000

It’s showtime: Finally out of beta comes the browser that promises privacy, anonymity and cryptocurrency in exchange for your eyeballs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oVgTjmFNurY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mozilla says ISPs are lying to Congress about encrypted DNS

November 6, 2019 0 Comments broadband, Browsers, browsing activity, browsing history, chrome, congress, dns, dns encryption, DNS-over-HTTPS, DoH, domain name services, domain name system, firefox, Google Chrome, https, isps, Law & order, lobbyists, Mozilla, Privacy, Tracking, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:34:07 +0000

Mozilla on Friday posted a letter urging Congress to take the broadband industry’s lobbying against encrypted DNS within Firefox and Chrome with a grain of salt.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/L0V0e9wwPL4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Cybersecurity for journalists: How to defeat threat actors and defend freedom of the press

November 1, 2019 0 Comments communication, data, eavesdropping, encrypted, how-tos, journalists, Privacy, Security, Tracking

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:26:48 +0000

When it comes to cybersecurity, journalists need to protect themselves, their sources, and the freedom of the press. Which methods should they use?

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Facebook says location data in iOS 13, Android 10 may be confusing

September 11, 2019 0 Comments Android, Android 10, facebook, iOS, iOS 13, location data, location tracking, Marketing, Mobile, Privacy, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:16:00 +0000

The OS updates may not reflect your Facebook app setting, but Facebook says it will respect whatever users’ most restrictive settings are.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6rvcy97aMoE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook delivers ‘clear history’ tool that doesn’t ‘clear’ anything

August 22, 2019 0 Comments Cambridge Analytica, clear history, delete history, facebook, login, Login with Facebook, Pixel, pixel tracking, Privacy, Social networks, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:02:55 +0000

The new feature “disconnects,” but doesn’t delete, your browsing history. Facebook will still use it for analytics.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OzZW7zidE7Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Instagram boots ad partner for location tracking and scraping stories

August 9, 2019 0 Comments Big Data, data scraping, facebook, Hyp3r, Instagram, location data, Marketing, Privacy, Tracking, user data, user profiles

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:07:06 +0000

A “preferred Facebook Marketing Partner” is alleged to have tracked millions of Instagram users’ locations and stories.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/tYg0EOUDhS8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Parents, it’s time to delete Pet Chat from your child’s LeapPad

August 9, 2019 0 Comments Checkmarx, children, Cryptography, https, LeapFrog, LeapPad, LeapSearch, location data, MITM, Mobile, Pet Chat, Privacy, rogue access point, tablets, Tracking

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:54:02 +0000

LeapFrog has done lots to fix the security of the LeapPad. Now all that’s left is for parents to scrape Pet Chat off of older tablets.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ejkztteslLE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>