Latest Privacy news

Starting 23 January 2017, Evernote Staff Will Be Able to Read Unencrypted Notes

Evernote updated its Privacy Policy yesterday and added provisions that allow company employees to access unencrypted notes. The new Privacy Policy comes into effect as Evernote is pushing features powered by machine learning algorithms.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 15, 2016
- 12:20 PM
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Flash Bug Allows Attackers to Spy on Users via Camera, Microphone

In yesterday's monthly security patch, Adobe fixed a bug in Flash Player that would have allowed an attacker to hijack permissions granted to other Flash applets and spy on users via their camera or microphone
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 14, 2016
- 06:11 PM
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As of Today, US Law Enforcement Has New Hacking Powers

As of December 1, 2016, US law enforcement has gained new hacking powers thanks to changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that now simplify the process of getting warrants to hack into devices of US citizens and the citizens of other countries.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 01, 2016
- 08:35 AM
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Secretions and Residue on Your Phone Give Away Your Lifestyle Choices

The dirt and secretions that users have on their hands rubs on their phones and leave clues behind about the owner's identity, his daily habits, the places he's been, his lifestyle, medical treatments, and more.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 18, 2016
- 02:50 PM
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iPhones Send Call History to Apple If You've Connected Your iCloud Account

Your iPhone is sending a history of all your calls to Apple's iCloud service, Oleg Afonin, Elcomsoft researcher has revealed today. For some iPhone users, this wasn't a secret. Many have figured it out on their own. This is especially true for family members that share an iCloud account on different iPhones.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 17, 2016
- 01:30 PM
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Google and Mozilla Remove Extension That Was Caught Selling User Data

An investigation by German public broadcaster NDR revealed that MyWOT (WOT, or Web Of Trust) has been selling user data to third-parties without properly anonymizing user information, which in some cases exposed the user's real identity and details about his browsing habits.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 07, 2016
- 05:11 PM
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Encrypted App Makers Need to Help Fight IS, Argue Germany and France

Germany and France feel the makers of encrypted messaging apps like Telegram and Signal should help fight Islamic State terrorists, and they're pushing for Europe-wide rules to make that happen.
- David Bisson
- August 23, 2016
- 01:09 PM
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How to Trick Facial Recognition Tech with a Facebook Photo

Security researchers have demonstrated a system by which they can use publicly available photographs of an individual to trick facial recognition technology and achieve successful authentication.
- David Bisson
- August 22, 2016
- 01:18 PM
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Australian Porn Site Members Targeted School Girls for Nude Images

Members of a pornography website targeted dozens of Australian schools so they could view and swap graphic sexual images of female students and other non-consenting women. News.com reports that members of the site have posted and shared more than 2,000 images since December 2015.
- David Bisson
- August 18, 2016
- 01:00 PM
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