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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 12:00:45 +0000

Not that I needed to the reminder, but the influx of emails with the subject line “Updates to our Privacy Policy” from companies that I deal with (and some that I’ve never heard of!) means that TODAY is the day! The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has officially taken effect. Originally adopted by the European…

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Kaspersky Security

May 25, 2018 admin

What will voice-assistant ads “look” like?

Credit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 08:24:59 +0000

Advertising in voice assistants is coming soon. We examine how it will use personal data and what you can do about it.

Security Wired

May 24, 2018 admin

‘Significant’ FBI Error Reignites Data Encryption Debate

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 23:02:00 +0000

FBI stats about inaccessible cellphones were inflated, undermining already controversial bureau claims about the threat of encryption.

ComputerWorld Independent

May 23, 2018 admin

How your web browser tells you when it's safe

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 13:27:00 -0700

Google last week spelled out the schedule it will use to reverse years of advice from security experts when browsing the Web – to “look for the padlock.” Starting in July, the search giant will mark insecure URLs in its market-dominant Chrome, not those that already are secure. Google’s goal? Pressure all website owners to adopt digital certificates and encrypt the traffic of all their pages.

The decision to tag HTTP sites – those not locked down with a certificate and which don’t encrypt server-to-browser and browser-to-server communications – rather than label the safer HTTPS websites, didn’t come out of nowhere. Google has been promising as much since 2014.

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Security Wired

May 23, 2018 admin

Stealthy, Destructive Malware Infects Half a Million Routers

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 16:48:05 +0000

Cisco researchers discover a new router malware outbreak that might also be the next cyberwar attack in Ukraine.

Security Wired

May 23, 2018 admin

Facebook Is Beefing Up Its Two-Factor Authentication

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 16:16:10 +0000

The update, now available to most users, comes several months after Facebook was criticized for spamming users’ two-factor authentication phone numbers.

Security Wired

May 23, 2018 admin

How the LAPD Uses Data to Predict Crime

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 21:02:59 +0000

The Los Angeles Police Department is using “predictive policing” to prevent crime, but this innovative approach has its problems.

ComputerWorld Independent

May 23, 2018 admin

How to see everything Apple knows about you (u)

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 04:41:00 -0700

Apple has at last introduced a new tool that lets you request and download everything the company knows about you, including all the data it gathers and retains when using the company’s retail outlets, iCloud, apps, products, and services.

Why is this tool available?

In part, Apple has made this information available to bring it into line with Europe’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) legislation, laws designed to better protect individual privacy in an online age.

Google, Facebook, Twitter, and almost every other company has also had to introduce these tools, making it far easier for users to compare the quantity and depth of information these unconstrained corporations hold about them.

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