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Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker
The feds say cybercriminals are buying online ads to impersonate brands with the aim of stealing or extorting money from victims.
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Tile Adds Undetectable Anti-Theft Mode to Tracking Devices, With $1 Million Fine If Used for Stalking
Scan and Secure is a security measure that Tile implemented in order to allow iPhone and Android users to scan for and detect nearby Tile devices to keep them from being used for stalking purposes. Unfortunately, Scan and Secure undermines the anti-theft capabilities of the Tile because a stolen device's Tile can be located and removed, something also possible with similar security features added for AirTags.
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In Our New Social Media Surveillance State, Anyone Can Go Viral — Whether They Like It Or Not
In an age where camera phones are ubiquitous and the lure of internet popularity is a chronic condition, everything — and everyone — is content.
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A researcher tried to buy mental health data. It was surprisingly easy.
A Duke University report found 11 data brokers agreed to sell information that identified people by issues, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder and often sorted them by demographic information.
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These retailers share customer data with Facebook's owner. Customers may not have been told
When a shopper shares their email address at the cash register — to receive an electronic receipt, rather than a paper one — do they really know where their details are being sent? A CBC News review of Facebook user data suggests a variety of well-known retailers in Canada have been sharing customer information with the social media platform's parent company to gain marketing research in return. And it's not clear what steps have been taken to warn shoppers.
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Microsoft won't access private data in Office version scan
Don't mind us, we'll just have a quick look for unsupported installs and then disappear, we pwoooomise
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Dump LastPass for open source Bitwarden
After the security breach last summer, staying put is playing with fire
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An Interview With the Guy Who Has All Your Data
It's 10 pm. Do you know where your data is? Chad Engelgau does. He's the CEO of Acxiom, a data broker. Your info is probably on one of his servers.
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Inventor of the world wide web wants us to reclaim our data from tech giants
The internet has come a long way since Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989. Now, in an era of growing concern over privacy, he believes it’s time for us to reclaim our personal data. Through their startup Inrupt, Berners-Lee and CEO John Bruce have created the “Solid Pod” — or Personal Online Data Store.
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Meta fined 390M euros in latest European privacy crackdown
European Union regulators have hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity
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Meta fined more than $400 million over ad targeting practices
Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity. Ireland's Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros ($414 million) in its decision in two cases that could shake up Meta's business model targeting users with ads based on what they do online.
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Facial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest, lawyer says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities’ use of facial recognition technology led to the mistaken-identity arrest of a Georgia man on a fugitive warrant, an attorney said in a case that renews attention to racial disparities in the use of the digital tool.
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Google Home speakers allowed hackers to snoop on conversations
A bug in Google Home smart speaker allowed installing a backdoor account that could be used to control it remotely and to turn it into a snooping device by accessing the microphone feed.
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For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.
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Data privacy rules are sweeping across the globe, and getting stricter
Businesses in highly regulated sectors and those that operate in multiple countries are faced with a growing number of data privacy regulations.
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DuckDuckGo now blocks Google sign-in pop-ups on all sites
DuckDuckGo apps and extensions are now blocking Google Sign-in pop-ups on all its apps and browser extensions, removing what it perceives as an annoyance and a privacy risk for its users.
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A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook?
Robot vacuum companies say your images are safe, but a sprawling global supply chain for data from our devices creates risk.
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Apple's AirTag lawsuit could be a bigger deal than you think
Apple has been challenged in court by two victims of alleged stalking using AirTags. The outcome could be much be much bigger than just another lawsuit.
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Huge win for privacy: Facebook tracking is illegal in Europe!
EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram must not force users to agree to tracking by putting this requirement into their terms. This business model is illegal according to the GDPR.
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TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights.
16 major domestic airports are testing facial-recognition tech to verify IDs — and it could go nationwide in 2023.
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