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Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:48:01 +0000
During his SOTU speech, President Biden highlights teen mental health, privacy on children’s data, and targeted ads.
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:58:25 +0000
The UK’s data watchdog has issued a reprimand to both the Scottish government and NHS National Services Scotland about their COVID Status app
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Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:37:51 +0000
A video analytics startup has built an app store for unproven facial recognition tools that can be loaded onto surveillance cameras.
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:12:18 +0000
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| The suit alleges that Facebook’s now-defunct photo-tagging feature illegally collected data about Texans, including non-Facebook users. Categories: Privacy Tags: CUBIDTPAface recognitionfacebookfacial recognitionJerome PresentiKen Paxtonmetastate of TexasTexas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier ActTexas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection ActYann LeCun |
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Credit to Author: Enoch Root| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:24:52 +0000
How dangerous AirTags are as a tracking tool, what Apple is doing about it, and how to protect yourself from being stalked with an AirTag.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:51:24 +0000
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| We take a look at a story regarding so-called “Beamers”, who use a number of techniques to compromise and then sell Roblox items. Categories: Privacy Tags: compromisediscordgamersgamingphishphishingrobloxRobuxSIM swapvideo games |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 18:32:19 +0000
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| We take a look at claims by the developers of City: Skylines that a mod contained rogue elements and should be removed immediately. Categories: Privacy Tags: city: skylinesgamingharmonymodmoddingsteamvideo games |
The post City: Skylines developers warn of rogue mod appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:29:40 +0000
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| Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies. Categories: Privacy Tags: Citizen LabDario BettiGary MillerGSMAIlja GorelikMitto AGMobile Ecosystm Forumtwitter |
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