Social media giants to testify over failing to protect kids
US senators issued subpoenas for the CEO’s of five social media giants to testify about their “failure to protect children online”.
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Meta sued over forcing users to pay to stop tracking
Privacy organization nyob has filed a complaint against Meta about their “Pay or Okay” model it has introduced for European users.
Read moreHow to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
Private browsing. Incognito. Privacy mode.
Web browser functions like those trace their roots back more than a decade, and the feature — first found in a top browser in 2005 — spread quickly as one copied another, made tweaks and minor improvements.
But privacy-promising labels can be treacherous. Simply put, going “incognito” is as effective in guarding online privacy as witchcraft is in warding off a common cold.
What is Contact Key Verification and how is it used?
Many business professionals require highly secure messaging solutions, particularly when they travel. Apple’s iMessage will soon offer a new secure identity verification system enterprise professionals might find useful. It’s called Contact Key Verification.
What is Contact Key Verification?
Apple actually announced the system in 2022. It is now expected to go live across the Apple ecosystem with the release of iOS 17.2 and updates for Macs and iPads.
Why Nothing Chats is unsafe | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:52:10 +0000
The Nothing Chats app promised to give Android users access to iMessage, but turned out to be so insecure that it was removed from Google Play within 24 hours.
Read moreChrome pushes forward with plans to limit ad blockers in the future
Google has set a date for the introduction of Manifest V3 which will hurt the capabilities of many ad blockers.
Read moreExplained: Privacy washing
Google’s recently been accused of “privacy washing”, despite claiming its a privacy-focused company. But what is privacy washing?
Read moreTop 10 tips to protect your privacy and safety during the online shopping season and beyond
Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:56:05 +0000
Digital pick pockets are ready to pounce so use these Sophos security practices on Cyber Monday – and every other day too.
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