How Wi-Fi WPA2 is hacked using PMKID interception | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:49:58 +0000

PMKID interception is the simplest, most effective, and least noticeable way to hack Wi-Fi networks. We explain how this attack works and how to defend against it.

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A call for digital-privacy regulation 'with teeth' at the federal level

Credit to Author: scot.finnie@gmail.com| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0700

How did we get to the point where the tech industry is in the user-data business instead of the tech business?

Every day, Google collects data on billions of people worldwide, according to The Regulatory Review. The dodge that users gain some benefit from ad targeting is fallacy. For example, if Google’s search were decoupled from its advertising, there would be less chance for users to be misled by ignored search terms and seemingly hard-wired results.

There’s nothing beneficial to the user about Google’s sponsored search results. That’s also true of  the adjacent Google ads that follow you around from site to site.

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EC's use of Microsoft 365 violates data-privacy rules, watchdog group says

The European Commission (EC) has violated several key data protection rules in its use of Microsoft 365 regarding the transfer of people’s personal data from Europe to other regions not covered by EU data-protection laws, a key European privacy watchdog found.

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on Tuesday chastized the EC after finding it did not take proper protective measures when sending personal data outside the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) when using the cloud-based app.

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