Security / Privacy – Page 44 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:45:17 +0000

Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic.

How Denmark’s Welfare State Became a Surveillance Nightmare

Credit to Author: Gabriel Geiger| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Once praised for its generous social safety net, the country now collects troves of data on welfare claimants.

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Evaline Schot, Gabriel Geiger| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

A system used by the Dutch city of Rotterdam ranked people based on their risk of fraud. The results were troubling.

Credit to Author: Omar L. Gallaga| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Employee monitoring increased with Covid-19’s remote work—and stuck around for back-to-the-office.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Every DJI quadcopter broadcasts its operator’s position via radio—unencrypted. Now, a group of researchers has learned to decode those coordinates.

Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Plus: Iran’s secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass’ unhinged encounter in Russia.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:29:13 +0000

Mozilla researchers found that apps often provide inaccurate data use disclosures, giving people “a false sense of security.”

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:04:01 +0000

Twitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication. Switch to these alternatives to keep your account safe.