Cookie consent choices are just being ignored by some websites
Resaerchers found that 90% of websites were in violation of one or more privacy regulations concerning cookie consent.
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Note-taking apps and to-do lists with end-to-end encryption | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Stan Kaminsky| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:11:20 +0000
An overview of private and encrypted note-taking apps, to-do lists, and diaries on all platforms.
Read more19 million plaintext passwords exposed by incorrectly configured Firebase instances
Researchers scanned the internet for incorrectly configured Firebase instances and what they found was frightening.
Read moreSocial media influencers targeted by identity thieves
Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thefs. Not just for their bank accounts but also to influence their followers
Read moreHow 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.
Read moreTikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance
A bill that passed the House of Representatives would ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance gives up its share of the app.
Read moreA 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.
New Facebook photo rule hoax spreads
A hoax telling people to copy and paste a copyright notice on Facebook has been making the rounds since 2012. Can we make it go away? Please!
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